Journal Policy

Journal Policy

1. Editorial Duties and Responsibilities: 

1.1. Publication Decisions

The editorial board is the responsible for approving the publication of the scientific article submitted to the journal. All they will be evaluated to ensure that they meet all the criteria of publication’s terms and conditions regardless of race, gender, religious backgrounds, ethnicity, nationality, and political philosophy. What is taken into consideration is the scientific value, ethical criteria of work, scientific research integrity, language, citation and plagiarism. The editorial board is committed to improve the scientific sobriety of the journal through the publication of researches according to their importance, clarity, originality and their accordance with the terms and conditions announced to the researchers.

1.2. Confidentiality

The chief and the members of the editorial board undertake not to disclose any information related to submitted articles to the journal except those necessary information authorized by the authors, editors, consultants and publisher.

1.3. Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

It is not permitted for the chief or the members of the editorial board to use any information stated in the unpublished articles their own scientific researches except by having a written permission from the original author of the research.

2. Reviewers Responsibilities:

2.1. Contribution to Editorial Decisions

The articles will be reviewing by the reviewers helps the editorial board to make the appropriate decision concerning the research. Furthermore, the reviewing process may help the author to improve his/her research. The editorial board is committed to give the arbitrators the regulations, standards, and the level of sobriety of the documents and papers accepted for publications in the journal. The editorial board is also committed not to disclose the names of the arbitrators unless with a written consent by the arbitrators themselves.

2.2. Promptness

It is necessary for the selected reviewers to notify the editorial board, in the appropriate time, of their inability and wish to apologize for article review.

2.3. Confidentiality

It is required from the reviewers to deal confidentially with the researches sent to them for reviewing. The articles cannot be disclosed or discussed with others, except the editor of the journal.

2.4. Standards of Objectivity

The objective criteria in arbitration are a must and the personal judgments concerning authors is not allowed and disregarded. The arbitration must be reinforced by clear opinions and scientific arguments and it must be in accordance with the regulations and approved criteria of “publication terms” of the journal.

2.5. Acknowledgement of Sources

Reviewers must notify the editorial board by the non compliance of the author with the standards of publication in the journal and to make sure of the aptness of the references with the sources and that the sources must match the ones listed in bibliography. It must be ensured that the views and arguments presented do not belong to other researches. They are must alert the editor of the existence of similarity or overlap between a manuscript submitted to the journal and other published researches.

2.6. Disclosure and Conflict of Interests

It is not allowed to use any information and ideas stated in the arbitrated manuscripts by the arbitrators for personal purposes, competitive interests, or any other interests, and wouldn’t be taken into consideration when reviewing a manuscript of any of the authors, institutions, or companies involved.

3. Authors' Duties:

3.1. Article Standards

Researcher(s) must comply with the regulations and disciplines of “publication policy” and the writing style approved by the journal. Criteria of accurate manuscripts must be provided through clarity of the aim, presentation of results in an accurate and sequent way, discussion of these results to fulfill the aims of the research along with object justification of the method of research. The manuscripts should be enhanced with work details as well as with modern scientific references. Researches should not include results stated in other researches. Inclusion of results that are forged or stolen is considered unethical and unacceptable behavior. The researcher should sign a pledge concerning the above items.

3.2. Originality and plagiarism

The author must avoid plagiarism or quote the words or ideas of others and include them as a special research work as well as quote without reference to the original source adopted, the journal will responsible for Plagiarism check for all the research submitted for publication before sending to reviewers.

3.3. Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Researchers should not send their work to more than one journal; otherwise, it would be against the discipline of the publication. It is not permitted for researchers to submit a manuscript being evaluated to another journal which has its own policy of publication. In case of submitting a manuscript, a researcher can retain the published material.

3.4. Authorship of the Paper

Specific names of the authors must be given, those who have made significant contribution in the research including idea of the research, design, implementation, and writing. One of the authors must be appointed as a coordinator to be in contact with the journal. A final approval should be given for the final version of the manuscript submitted to publication (the pledge).

3.5. Disclosure and Conflict of Interests

Researchers should reveal financial support or any other kind of support provided for them. Also, they should reveal any financial conflicts or other issues that affect the results or the interpretations of the research.

3.6. Fundamental Errors in Published Works

Researcher(s) should notify the editor or the publisher in case of misstatements in the material of their manuscripts in order to do the needed corrections in the misprinting forms. When authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in the published research, they should inform and cooperate with the editor or the publisher of the journal in order to undo or correct their researches in the misprinted form.