Journal Policies

    The Wasit Journal for Pure sciences is following the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and in terms of authorship, it advocates both WHO and GPP3 guidelines. This means that all authors have read and agreed to its content when the manuscript is submitted, and that the manuscript fits the journal’s policies.

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    Affiliations

    All authors and coauthors must list all their relevant affiliations to indicate where their scholarly work, research, and study was approved, supported, and/or conducted.

    • In the case that the author/s and their coauthors are moved to a different institution before publication, they have to state the affiliation where the work was performed and refer to their current affiliation.
    • In the case that the author/s and their coauthors have no relevant institutional affiliation, they should mention their independent status.

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    Acknowledgement

    Acknowledgment should be to the individuals who participated in the manuscript progression but are not included in the author list, as well as to the organizations that provide support, funding, and/or other resources.

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    Authorship

    Authorship on an article is a significant acknowledgment, intended to credit individuals who have substantially contributed to the work. It is imperative to maintain transparency and accountability for the integrity of the content.

    All authors listed on the article must agree to any modifications in the authorships, both before and after publication. This includes adding or removing authors. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining confirmation from all co-authors and providing a rationale for the changes.

    In cases where authorship changes are made after the article's publication, a formal notification will be issued to announce the amendment. It is crucial that any such changes adhere to the journal's authorship criteria.

    To qualify for authorship, individuals must meet specific criteria, including:

    • Substantial contributions: contributions to the conception, design, data acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of the work.
    • Drafting and revising: participation in drafting the manuscript or critically revising it for important intellectual content.
    • Approval of final version: Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

    Requests for significant changes to the authorship list after the article has been accepted should be accompanied by clear reasons and evidence of author contributions. Without sufficient justification, such a request may be rejected.

    By adhering to these criteria, we ensure that authorship accurately reflects individuals' contributions and upholds the ethical standards of scientific publishing.

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    Citations

    The citation in the article must be relevant, up-to-date, and documented literature; published work or peer-reviewed, to support any claim made in the article or manuscript.

    Authors should note that excessive and inappropriate self-citation, or pre-arrangements among authors to improperly cite each other must be forbidden. For more details, read the COPE guidance on citation manipulation.

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    Corrections, expressions of concern, and retractions

    Occasionally, changes may be necessary to an article after its publication. The editor makes these changes after a careful review process to ensure compliance with guidelines issued by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

    Any correction will be accompanied by a post-publication notification to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.

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    Confidentiality

    All submitted materials from the authors are treated as confidential. The Wasit Journal for Pure sciences adheres to a strict and transparent policy regarding the publication of the Ethics and Malpractice Statement Guideline, which is publicly available on its website. Confidentiality is upheld throughout all publishing processes in accordance with Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) policies.

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    Data Falsification/Fabrication

    Deliberately manipulating or fabricating data is considered severe misconduct intended for others and compromises the integrity of the scholarly record. This practice has far-reaching and long-term consequences.

    When submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors must ensure all data presented within their manuscript is accurate and faithfully represents their work. To facilitate manuscript evaluation, authors are expected to retain all raw data referenced in their manuscripts. If the original data cannot be produced upon request, the acceptance of a manuscript or published article may be declined or retracted.

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    Data Sharing Policy

    Research Data Policy

    Wasit Journal for Pure sciences advocates for the sharing of research data to enhance transparency, reproducibility, and the advancement of knowledge within the academic community. We acknowledge the significance of making data accessible to other researchers while upholding ethical and legal considerations. Therefore, we have established the following guidelines for including research data statements in the submitted manuscript:

    Data Sharing Expectations:

    Authors are encouraged to make their data publicly available whenever possible, except where privacy, confidentiality, or legal constraints apply. Data should be shared in a manner that allows verification of results and facilitates the reuse of data for further research.

    Data Availability Statements

    • Data Available in a Public Repository: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the [NAME] repository, [PRESENT LINK TO DATASETS].
    • Data Available on Request: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
    • No Data Available: No datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.

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    Desk Rejection Policy

    • The topic/scope of the study is not relevant to the field of the journal.
    • There are publication ethics problems, non-adherence to international standard guidelines, and plagiarism (set at a similarity index of higher than 25 percent).
    • The topic does not have a sufficient impact nor sufficiently contribute new knowledge to the field.
    • There are flaws in the study design.
    • The objective of the study is not clearly stated.
    • The study of the organization is problematic, and/or specific components are missing.
    • There are problems in writing or a series of infelicities in the grammar style.
    • The manuscript does not follow the submission guidelines of the journal.

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    Duplicate Submission/Publication

    Authors must declare that the manuscript is not considered for publication elsewhere. Otherwise, double publication, such as a previously published article in another language (translated into English), is considered a deliberate action.

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    Ethics Polices

    Wasit Journal for Pure sciences and its editorial board are fully committed to the principles and policies of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and WAME.

    Editor Responsibility

    • The editorial team is responsible for manuscript publication approval submitted to Wasit Journal for Pure sciences.
    • The editorial team is responsible for the integrity of the entire manuscript.
    • The editorial team should qualify the validity of published research.
    • The Editor-in-Chief and editorial board members should keep all information related to the submitted manuscript under review secure until it is published.
    • The Editor-in-Chief and editorial board members should prevent a conflict of interest and disclose it.
    • The editorial team is responsible for the transparency of self-publication.
    • The editorial team should give reviewers the instruction to identify potential misbehavior and ethical issues in submission, such as improper data manipulation or unethical research design.
    • The editorial team should be alerted by reviewers for duplicate publication and plagiarism.
    • The editorial team should address all reviewers’ comments to the author, except those that contain insulting or libelous material.
    • The editorial team should take all precautions to guarantee the standard of the content they publish, considering that various sections have varying standards and objectives.
    • The editorial team and Editor-in-Chief should decide whether or not to publish submitted papers.

    Reviewers Accountability

    • Reviewers are authorized to help the editorial team to make decisions on the submitted manuscript.
    • Reviewers should undertake the revision process constructively, and comments and opinions should be stated with arguments. Personal criticism is improper.
    • Alternative reviewers are recommended in case they are unable to review the manuscript for any reason.
    • Reviewers are required to maintain the anonymity of all submitted manuscripts.
    • Reviewers should be impartial and devoid of bias for documents.
    • Reviewers are required to notify the editorial team if an author does not meet the journal’s publication standards.
    • Reviewers must inform the editorial team of any misconduct in the submitted document.
    • Reviewers must avoid using concepts or information from the articles they have evaluated for their gain.
    • Reviewers should declare any conflict of interest that would influence their assessment.
    • Reviewers should notify the editorial team of any significant connection or intersection between the document being reviewed and any other published work the reviewer knows.

    Authors Responsibility

    • All authors must follow the Wasit Journal for Pure sciences publication policy in writing style. Authors must sign a declaration confirming compliance with these standards.
    • All authors should not submit their work to more than one journal at once.
    • Authors must submit original works and not have been published elsewhere in any form or language unless the new work is an extension of the former one.
    • The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining approval from all coauthors participating in the manuscript.
    • The corresponding author acts as the editorial office’s correspondent and can edit and revise text and proofs.

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    Images and Figures

    Relevance and Value

    Images and figures should only be included in your article if they are relevant and add significant value to the reported work. Avoid using purely illustrative content that does not enhance the scholarly contribution of your article.

    Cultural Sensitivities

    Authors should be aware of and respect cultural sensitivities associated with any images included in their manuscripts. For example, images of human remains or deceased persons are restricted in some cultures, and appropriate ethical guidelines should be followed by considering the views and approval processes of the affiliated communities.

    Accuracy and Modifications

    Experimental photographic images, including microscopy, must accurately reflect the original. If any images have been modified or enhanced, this must be clearly stated with a full explanation within the manuscript and the figure legend to avoid misleading readers. Authors should be prepared to share the original, uncropped, unannotated, and unprocessed images upon request by the journal editorial office.

    Minor Modifications

    Only minor modifications applied to the entire image are acceptable. Authors are required to include details of image-gathering methods and processes for any modifications made, including the name and version of the software used. Modifications that alter the scientific interpretation of the image are not allowed.

    Permissions for Re-use

    Any images or figures obtained from other published sources can only be reused if the appropriate permissions have been obtained from the copyright holder or if reuse is permitted under a license.

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    Misconduct

    Wasit Journal for Pure sciences takes all forms of misconduct seriously and will take all necessary actions, in accordance with COPE guidelines, to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.

    Misconduct Examples

    • Affiliation Misrepresentation: Misleading representation of an author's affiliation.
    • Copyright Breaches: Use of third-party material without appropriate permission.
    • Citation Manipulation: Manipulating citations to inflate metrics.
    • Duplicate Submission/Publication: Submitting or publishing the same work in multiple venues.
    • Ethics Dumbing: Conducting unethical research in regions with less stringent ethical standards.
    • Image or Data Manipulation/Fabrication: Altering or fabricating images or data.
    • Peer Review Manipulation: Manipulating the peer review process.
    • Plagiarism: Using someone else's work without proper attribution.
    • Text-Recycling/Self-Plagiarism: Reusing one's own previous work without proper citation.
    • Undisclosed Competing Interests: Failing to disclose conflicts of interest.
    • Unethical Research: Conducting research that does not adhere to ethical standards.

    Duplicate Submission

    Manuscripts found to have been published elsewhere or are currently under review elsewhere will incur sanctions for duplicate submission/publication. Authors who use their own previously published work or work that is under review as the basis for a submitted manuscript must cite the previous work and clearly indicate how the new manuscript offers novel contributions beyond the previous work.

    Citation Manipulation

    Manuscripts found to include citations whose primary purpose is to increase the number of citations to a specific author's work or articles published in a particular journal will incur sanctions for citation manipulation.

    Data Fabrication and Falsification

    Manuscripts found to contain fabricated or falsified experimental results, including the manipulation of images, will incur sanctions for fabrication and falsification.

    Improper Author Contribution or Attribution

    All listed authors must have made significant scientific contributions to the research presented in the manuscript and approved all its claims. It is crucial to include everyone who has made a significant scientific contribution, including students and laboratory technicians.

    Redundant Publications

    Redundant publications involve the inappropriate division of the study outcomes into multiple articles.

    Image Manipulation

    Misconduct constitutes a violation of this editorial policy, journal policies, publication ethics, or any applicable guidelines/policies specified by COPE, WAME, ICMJE, and STM. Any other activities that threaten or compromise the integrity of the research/publication process are considered potential misconduct. Suspected cases of misconduct will be investigated according to COPE guidelines.

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    Open Access Policy

    The journal applies the license of CC BY (a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license). This license allows authors to keep ownership of the copyright of their papers. However, this license permits any user to download, print out, extract, reuse, archive, and distribute the article, so long as appropriate credit is given to the authors and the source of the work. The license ensures that the article will be available as widely as possible and that the article can be included in any scientific archive.

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    Plagiarism

    The author should submit an original manuscript and an unpublished article for Wasit Journal for Pure sciences. The manuscript must include a proper citation without plagiarism or duplication of the authors' previous work. Wasit Journal for Pure sciences board will reject the manuscript if plagiarism is detected at any stage of the publication process. In addition, we will not accept manuscripts that are submitted elsewhere. All submitted manuscripts are screened for potential plagiarism via iThenticate software.

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    Studies in Humans and Animals

    Any study on human or animal subjects must observe and follow ethical guidelines. For any experiments on humans, all work must be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (1964), The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association. If manuscripts include any experimental work that describes and carries a risk of harm to human subjects, the manuscript must contain a statement that the experiment was conducted with the human subjects’ understanding and consent, as well as a statement that the responsible Ethical Committee has approved the experiments. The authors will be required to submit an Ethics Approval and Consent form.

    In the case of any animal experiments, the authors must provide a full description of any anesthetic or surgical procedure used, as well as evidence that all possible steps were taken to avoid animal suffering at each stage of the experiment alongside an Animal Welfare Statement.

    The sex of animals must be indicated, and where appropriate, the influence (or association) of sex on the results of the study should be addressed. Additionally, adherence to relevant international standards, such as the International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines and the World Health Organization guidelines for ethical conduct in research involving animals, should be explicitly stated.

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    Use of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in Writing

    All authors must declare the use of AI and AI-assisted tools in their submitted manuscript (particularly to enhance the readability of work) to Wasit Journal for Pure sciences, and all authors should verify that their research is fulfilled by humans.

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    Use of AI in Peer Review

    Wasit Journal for Pure sciences protects the author's rights during the review and publishing processes. Hence, reviewers are not currently allowed to use AI and AI-assisted tools throughout the reviewing process. This policy may be revised or amended in the future.