مخالفة النشر

Violation of scientific research ethics (scientific integrity)

Halting the publication process of a scientific research.

The editorial board may halt the publication process of any scientific research that has been accepted for publication but has not yet been published in the journal if it is discovered to contain errors or if publication rules violations are proven, such as multiple submissions, false claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, or the like.

Replacing a scientific research copy

The editorial board may halt the publication process of any scientific research that has been accepted for publication but has not yet been published in the journal if it is discovered to contain errors or if publication rules violations are proven, such as multiple submissions, false claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent use of data, or the like.

Retraction of Publication (withdrawal of research published in the journal's issues).

The editorial board may decide to retract the publication of any scientific research published on the journal’s website by placing a red watermark on each page of the research indicating “Retracted.” The research remains published on the journal’s website, with a notice to this effect included in the first subsequent issue. The research page on the journal’s website must be preceded by a screen containing the retraction decision and a link to the research itself. The retraction procedure is implemented in the following cases:

  • If it is proven that the researcher’s error was unintentional, meaning errors in data collection or classification, errors in statistical analysis, or errors due to a defect in the software or hardware used, etc.

  • In the event of a conflict of interest between the authors or institutions related to the research, or if any member of the research team objects to any issue related to the research team itself, such as including the names of authors who did not participate in the research or not including the names of all authors who participated in the research.

  • The researcher requests the journal to retract their research as a result of discovering an error in their research or a scientific error in another research on which they relied in preparing their research.

  • Publishing the same research in more than one volume or issue due to an unintentional error by the journal’s management. In this case, the journal will retract the last published research and mark it as a duplicate (DUPLICATE).

Retraction of a published scientific research paper for violating scientific research ethics

If any errors, violations of scientific research ethics, or any other violations are discovered in research published in the journal’s issues on the website, the editorial board must take immediate action by retracting the publication of the paper by placing a red watermark on each page of the paper indicating “RETRACTED.” The paper remains published on the journal’s website, with a notice to this effect in the first subsequent issue. The paper page on the journal’s website must be preceded by a screen containing the retraction decision and a link to the paper itself. The researcher’s name is placed on the blacklist in the following cases:

  1. Submitting the same research to multiple journals
  2. Fabricating or manipulating data
  3. Plagiarizing the work of others, whether from published research, a thesis, or a dissertation approved by a scientific institution, or reusing published data without citing its source.
  4. Submitting previously published research in another language
  5. Republishing all or part of a previously published research by the researcher.
  6. Using graphs and images without citing their source or without prior permission from the publisher, even if the image was published in a previous research by the same researcher.
  7. Using unlicensed software or software licensed to someone else.
  8. Manipulating results, distorting data, and improperly using data analysis methods.
  9. Conducting a study within an institution or on a sample of a community without prior permission.
  10. Using data or results from institutions in writing a research paper without the approval of the relevant authorities.
  11. Deceiving the journal by providing misleading information or data.
  12. Any act that violates the ethics of scientific research.

A researcher is prohibited from publishing in the journal

A researcher is prohibited from publishing in the journal in the future in the following cases:

1- If it is proven that the researcher has published or submitted the research for publication in another scientific journal, or if it has been published in the proceedings of a conference, symposium, or workshop.

2- If it is proven that the research was plagiarized from a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation.

3- If the editorial board determines that the research contains plagiarism or infringes the rights of others. In such a case, the researcher will be notified and asked to respond in writing within one week. If a response is not received and the editorial board is absolutely certain of the plagiarism, the researcher will be prohibited from publishing in the journal, and the following measures will be taken:

A- The researcher’s academic institution will be notified.

B- The Syndicate of Faculty Members at the educational institution will be notified.

C- The National Council for Scientific Research will be notified.

  • In any case, the researcher will be prohibited from publishing in the journal if the editorial board takes the above-mentioned measures against his research.

Permanent removal of a published scientific research

The editorial board decides to retract the publication of any scientific research and remove it from the journal’s website and online database. Only the title and author names are retained in the journal’s archive, and the text is replaced with a screen indicating that the research has been removed for legal reasons. The editorial board takes this action in one of the following cases:

  • A court ruling is issued requiring the journal to remove the research.
  • If the content of the research poses a significant risk to society, certain individuals, or the environment, or if the research information poses a health risk.
  • If the published material is clearly defamatory or violates the law.
  • The journal has good reason to expect harm resulting from this research.