The Tikrit Journal for Agricultural Sciences (TJAS) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics and integrity. The journal follows the principles and guidelines established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and recognized international publishing standards.
All parties involved in the publication process, including authors, editors, reviewers, and publishers, are expected to adhere to these ethical principles.
The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board are responsible for:
Making publication decisions based solely on scientific merit, originality, relevance, and clarity.
Ensuring a fair, unbiased, and confidential peer-review process.
Maintaining editorial independence and integrity.
Avoiding discrimination based on nationality, gender, ethnicity, religion, institutional affiliation, or political beliefs.
Managing conflicts of interest appropriately.
Taking reasonable measures to identify and prevent publication misconduct.
TJAS operates a double-blind peer-review system.
Reviewers remain anonymous to authors.
Authors remain anonymous to reviewers.
Editorial decisions are based on reviewers’ recommendations and scientific quality.
Reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and timely evaluations.
Reviewers should:
Maintain confidentiality of all manuscript information.
Evaluate manuscripts objectively and professionally.
Identify relevant published work not cited by the authors.
Inform editors of any suspected misconduct or ethical concerns.
Decline review invitations where conflicts of interest exist.
Authors must:
Submit original and unpublished work.
Ensure that manuscripts are not under consideration elsewhere.
Accurately present research methods and results.
Properly acknowledge sources and references.
Obtain all necessary ethical approvals.
Disclose conflicts of interest.
Identify funding sources.
Correct significant errors discovered after publication.
Authorship should be limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to:
Study conception and design;
Data collection or analysis;
Drafting or revising the manuscript;
Final approval of the submitted version.
All authors share responsibility for the integrity of the published work.
Research involving human participants must:
Receive approval from an appropriate ethics committee.
Follow the Declaration of Helsinki.
Include informed consent procedures.
Research involving animals must:
Comply with institutional and national ethical standards.
Minimize animal suffering.
Include approval from the appropriate animal ethics committee.
TJAS recognizes the use of artificial intelligence tools in research and writing.
AI systems cannot be listed as authors.
Authors must disclose any use of AI-assisted technologies in manuscript preparation.
Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of submitted work.
Authors are encouraged to make research data available whenever possible.
Manuscripts should include a Data Availability Statement indicating:
Where supporting data can be accessed;
Conditions of access;
Reasons for any restrictions.
All authors, reviewers, and editors must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence the publication process.
Potential conflicts must be declared before publication decisions are made.
TJAS maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward plagiarism.
All submissions are screened using plagiarism-detection software.
Plagiarism includes:
Direct copying without citation;
Self-plagiarism;
Unattributed paraphrasing;
Misappropriation of ideas.
Confirmed plagiarism may result in rejection or retraction.
Research misconduct includes:
Fabrication of data;
Falsification of data;
Plagiarism;
Citation manipulation;
Duplicate publication;
Redundant publication;
Improper authorship attribution.
Allegations of misconduct are investigated according to COPE guidelines.
TJAS is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record.
The journal may publish:
Corrections (Errata);
Retractions;
Expressions of Concern;
Editorial Notes.
Such actions are taken in accordance with COPE recommendations.
Authors may appeal editorial decisions by submitting a detailed justification to the Editorial Office.
All appeals and complaints are reviewed independently and fairly by the Editorial Board.
TJAS ensures long-term preservation of published content through institutional and electronic archiving systems and maintains permanent accessibility of published articles.
TJAS is an open-access journal.
All published content is freely available without subscription or registration barriers, allowing readers immediate access to research findings.
When ethical violations are confirmed, TJAS may implement appropriate actions, including:
Manuscript rejection;
Publication correction;
Retraction of published articles;
Notification of authors’ institutions;
Temporary submission restrictions;
All decisions are made following COPE recommendations and the severity of the violation.
Questions regarding publication ethics may be directed to the Editorial Office of the Tikrit Journal for Agricultural Sciences (TJAS).
