Publication violation
Violation of the ethics of scholarly research (academic integrity)
If researchers
do not adhere to research ethics, the following actions are taken against them:
Replacing a copy of a scientific research
The editorial
board may agree to replace a copy of a any research after it has been accepted
for publication. Upon the researchers’ request, the research article might be
replaced in some cases where researchers discover that it constitutes harm. Accordingly,
the defective original is replaced with a corrected copy and a link to the
republished research is published with a summary of the modifications made to
the file the original.
Publication withdrawal (removing the research published in the issues
of the journal)
The editorial
board may take a decision to remove the publication of any research article
published on the journal’s website by placing a red watermark on each page of
the research indicating that it is (WITHDRAWN). The research article remains
published on the journal’s website with a note about that in the first following
issue, provided that the search page on the journal’s website is preceded by a
screen containing the decision to withdrawal and with a link through which to
go to the research itself. The previous procedure is done in the following
cases:
1-
If
it is proven that the researcher’s mistake was not intentional, which means
errors in data collection or classification, errors in statistical analysis, or
errors due to a defect in the used software or hardware.
2-
In
the event of a conflict of interest between the authors or institutions related
to the research, or the objection of any member of the research team to any
issue related to the research team itself, such as writing the names of authors
who did not participate in the research or not writing the names of all authors
who participated in the research.
3-
The
researcher asked the journal to withdraw his research as a result of his
discovery that there was an error in his research or the existence of a
scientific error in another research that he relied on in preparing his
research.
4- Publishing the same research in more than one volume or issue due to an unintended error from the journal administration, in which case the journal removes the last published research and writes on it a (DUPLICATE).
Withdrawal of a published research article in case of research ethics
violation
In the event
that any errors or any violation of the ethics of scientific research or any
violation in the research published in the issues of the journal via the
website are discovered, the editorial board must take some quick actions by withdrawing
the publication of the research article. This is by placing a red watermark on
each page of the research which indicates that it is (WITHDRAWN) and the
research remains published on the journal’s website with a note about that in
the first following issue, provided that the search page on the journal’s
website is preceded by a screen containing the decision to withdraw and with a
link through which to go to the research itself. The name of the researcher is
placed in the (Blacklist) in the following cases:
1- Submitting
the same research to multiple journals.
2- Data
falsification or manipulation.
3- Stealing the
effort of others, whether it is from published research, a dissertation or a
thesis approved by another institution, or by reusing published data without
indicating its source.
4- Submitting a
research paper that has been previously published in another language.
5- Republishing
a research paper or part of it that is previously published by the researcher.
6- Using
graphics and images without indicating their source or without prior permission
from the publisher, even if the image was published in a previous research by
the same researcher.
7- The
researcher's use of unlicensed programs or programs licensed to others.
8- Manipulation
of results, distortion of data and improper use of methods of analysis.
9- Conducting a
study in an institution or on a sample of a community without prior permission.
10- Using data
or results of institutions in writing a research without the approval of the
concerned authorities.
11- Deceiving
the journal by providing misleading information or data.
12- Any act that violates the ethics of scientific research.
Permanent removal of a published scientific research
The editorial
board takes the decision to withdraw the publication of any research article
and remove it from the journal’s website and from the online database. Only the
title and names of researchers are kept 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 does this procedure in one of the following
cases:
1- Issuance of
a (judicial ruling) obligating the journal to remove the research.
2- If the
content of the research represents a great danger to society, some individuals,
or the environment, or if the research information constitutes a health hazard.
3- If the
published material is clearly offensive or violates the law.
4- The journal has good reasons to expect harm from this research.