Publication Ethics

Principles of Transparency

1- Peer review process: MJA is a double-blind, peer-reviewed electronic and print publication with four Issues per year concerned with all aspects of Agricultural sciences. This process and any policies related to the journal's peer review procedures are clearly described on the journal's website: (https://ojs.uomosul.edu.iq/index.php/magrj/Publication-Ethics).

2- Governing Body: MJA has an extreme editorial board whose members are recognized experts in the subject areas included within the journal's scope. The full names and affiliations of the journal's editors are provided on the journal's Web site: (https://ojs.uomosul.edu.iq/index.php/magrj/Editorial-Board)

3- Contact information: Journal provided the contact information for the editorial office of MJA (https://www.magrj.mosuljournals.com/journal/contact.us).

4- Author fees / Access: The Journal database is fully open access, and the full text of published articles is available for everyone who can access the Journal website free of cost. Besides, the authors should pay the article publication fee of 100 US $.

5- Copyright: Journals clarify the type of copyright under which the author's work will be published. Upon acceptance of a manuscript, authors will be asked to complete a "Journal Publishing Agreement."

6- Identification of and dealing with allegations of research misconduct: Editor-in-Chief takes reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, and data falsification/fabrication, among others.

7- Web site: The journal's website (https://magrj.uomosul.edu.iq/) demonstrates that care has been taken to ensure high ethical and professional standards.

8- Name of journal: The Journal name of Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture (MJA) is unique and not one that is easily confused with another journal

9- Conflicts of interest: Authors are requested to be evident whether impending conflicts do or do not exist while submitting their articles to MJA through the Conflict of Interest Disclosure form.

10- Publishing schedule: The periodicity at which a journal publishes is clearly indicated (http://www.magrj.mosuljournals.com).

11- Archiving: A journal's plan for electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content is clearly indicated (https://magrj.uomosul.edu.iq/).