Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
All submissions must meet the following requirements.
This manuscript has not been previously published and has not been submitted to another scientific journal for review (or an explanation of this has been provided to the editorial board in the comments section).
The submission file must be in one of the following formats: OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect.
Where necessary, links to references used in the manuscript have been added (links are links to web addresses).
The text paragraphs must be single-spaced, in (12)-point font size, with italics instead of underlines (except for link titles). All figures, figures, and tables must be placed within the text, rather than grouped at the end of the document.
The manuscript text must adhere to the stylistic and formatting requirements set forth in the Author's Guide, found in the journal's introductory text on this website.
Copyright Notice
Copyright and Intellectual Property
Authors own the copyright to their published works on the Iraqi Journal of Economic Sciences website, allowing unrestricted use, such as distribution and reproduction, of any research, provided the original work is accurately and clearly cited.
The editorial board of the Iraqi Journal of Economic Sciences affirms its commitment to copyright and intellectual property rights. Copyright is a legal right guaranteed by law in all countries around the world, ensuring the fair use of scholarly publications and writings.
The editorial board affirms that copyright is a form of intellectual property, applicable to certain forms of creative work under copyright law in all countries around the world, which provides legal protection. These rights often include copying, control over derivative works, distribution, public performance, and moral rights such as attribution.
The purpose of the intellectual property protection system is to promote research and development, provide information for the advancement of knowledge, increase investment incentives, and encourage innovation and scientific excellence.
An important legal matter emphasized by the editorial board of the Iraqi Journal of Economic Sciences is that the author's work is considered to be attributed to the researcher who published the scientific work, whether by mentioning their name on the work or by any other means. The purpose of protecting the authorship or scientific work published in our journal is to promote progress and innovation by allowing authors or creators of applicable works to profit from their efforts by granting them the exclusive right to control that work. Without copyright, others could immediately and freely copy any scientific work created, meaning there would be little incentive to put effort into writing the research. Therefore, no part published in the journal may be copied or attributed to anyone else without first referring to the original author or author, and indicating the name of the journal, its issue number, and the year of publication of the research.
Therefore, no part published in the journal may be copied or attributed to anyone else without first referring to the original author and author of the text, and indicating the name of the journal, its issue number, and its pages.
Privacy Statement
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Guidelines
Editorial Duties and Responsibilities:
- Publication Decisions
The editorial board is the responsible body for approving the publication of the scientific researches submitted to the journal. Papers submitted to the journal are 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 panel 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.
- Confidentiality
The chief and the members of the editorial board panel undertake not to disclose any information related to submitted documents or papers to the journal except those necessary information authorized by the authors, editors, consultants and publisher.
- 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 documents or papers for their own scientific researches except by having a written permission from the original author of the research.
Reviewers' Responsibilities:
- Contribution to Editorial Decisions
The research’s reviewing helps the editorial panel to make the appropriate decision concerning the research in addition to helping the author to improve his/her research. The editorial board panel is committed to giving the reviewers the regulations, standards, and the level of originality of the documents and papers accepted for publications in the journal. The editorial board panel is also committed to not to disclosing the names of the reviewers but with a written consent by the reviewers themselves.
- Promptness
It is necessary for the selected reviewers to notify the editorial board panel of their apology for reviewing as soon as possible.
- Confidentiality
Reviewers are required to deal confidentially with the papers and documents sent to them. The documents and papers cannot be disclosed or discussed with others, except for the editor of the journal.
- Standards of Objectivity
The objective criteria in reviewing are a must and the personal judgement about authors is not allowed and disregarded. The review must be reinforced by clear opinions and scientific arguments and, it must be in accordance with the journal’s regulations and approved criteria of “publication terms”.
- Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers must notify the editorial board panel by the non-compliance of the author with the standards of publication in the journal. Additionally, they should make sure of the aptness of the references as well as the correct referencing (references should match in the body and bibliography). It must be ensured that the views and arguments presented do not belong to other researches. Reviewers must notify the editor in case there is similarity or overlap between their manuscript submitted to the journal and any other published researches.
- Disclosure and Conflict of Interests
It is not allowed for reviewers to use any information and ideas stated in the reviewed manuscripts for personal purposes, competitive interests, or any other interests. Furthermore, they should also disclose any conflict of interests that may make their opinion about the manuscript biased.
Authors' Duties:
- Reporting 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 fulfil 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 behaviour. The researcher should sign a pledge concerning the above items
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
Citation Policy
1. Transparent Attribution
All content drawn from other sources, including the authors' previous publications, must be properly cited. Direct quotations must appear in quotation marks and be accompanied by an appropriate reference. This applies equally to the author’s own previously published work (i.e., self-reuse).
2. Responsible Self-Citation
While it is acceptable to reference one’s own work when it is directly relevant, excessive self-citation should be avoided. Citations should serve to support the content, not to artificially boost citation metrics.
3. Firsthand Use of Sources
Authors must only cite works they have read and understood. Copying citations from other reference lists without consulting the original material is considered unacceptable and unethical.
4. Avoiding Preferential Citations
Citations should be selected based on their scholarly merit and relevance. Authors must avoid favoring their own publications, those of close collaborators, or those affiliated with their institution without clear justification.
5. Exclusion of Non-Scholarly Sources
Materials such as advertisements, sponsored content, or commercial promotional materials are not appropriate for scholarly citation and should not be included in reference lists.
6. Compliance with COPE Guidelines
In line with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), citation practices must avoid manipulation. Any form of citation stacking, coercive citation, or inclusion of irrelevant references to influence impact metrics is strictly prohibited.
7. Ethical Conduct in Referencing
Manipulating citation patterns to influence metrics or editorial decisions undermines the integrity of the academic record. Such practices will be investigated and may lead to editorial sanctions or retraction of the submission.
