The Diyala Journal for Veterinary Sciences (DJVS) is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity, originality, and ethical publishing. Plagiarism, duplicate publication, inappropriate text recycling, and any unauthorized use of intellectual content are considered serious violations of publication ethics and are strictly prohibited.
This policy defines plagiarism and explains the procedures followed by DJVS to prevent, detect, evaluate, and address plagiarism and related forms of publication misconduct in submitted and published manuscripts.
Plagiarism is the use of another person’s words, ideas, methods, data, results, figures, tables, images, or any other intellectual content without appropriate acknowledgment, citation, or permission where required.
Plagiarism may include, but is not limited to:
Direct copying of text from published or unpublished sources without proper citation.
Paraphrasing substantial parts of another work without appropriate attribution.
Using figures, tables, images, clinical photographs, laboratory results, or datasets from other sources without proper acknowledgment or permission where required.
Presenting another person’s ideas, methods, interpretations, or findings as one’s own.
Self-plagiarism or inappropriate text recycling, including the reuse of substantial parts of the author’s previously published work without proper citation or justification.
Duplicate or redundant publication, including submitting or publishing the same or substantially similar work in more than one journal without proper disclosure.
All manuscripts submitted to DJVS are screened for similarity using reliable similarity-detection software, such as Turnitin or other appropriate tools, before or during the editorial evaluation process.
A manuscript with an overall similarity index of 20% or higher, after excluding references, quotations, standard terminology, and commonly used phrases where appropriate, may be returned to the authors for revision, clarification, or rejected, depending on the nature and severity of the similarity.
The similarity percentage is not the only criterion used to assess plagiarism. The editorial office and editors also consider the source of the similarity, the amount of overlapping text, whether the material is properly cited, whether the overlap occurs in standard methods or technical descriptions, and whether the similarity affects the originality and integrity of the manuscript.
In cases of suspected plagiarism or related misconduct, the editorial board may request an explanation from the authors and may conduct further investigation before making a decision.
Depending on the severity, extent, and stage of detection, DJVS may take one or more of the following actions:
If the similarity is limited, properly correctable, and does not affect the originality or integrity of the manuscript, the manuscript may be returned to the authors for revision, proper citation, paraphrasing, or clarification.
If the manuscript contains substantial unattributed overlap, inappropriate text recycling, copied data, copied figures, duplicate publication, or misleading use of previously published material, the manuscript may be rejected.
Authors may be provided with a similarity report or editorial explanation where appropriate.
If plagiarism or serious publication misconduct is identified after publication, DJVS may issue a correction, expression of concern, or retraction, depending on the nature and severity of the case.
The article record will remain transparent, and any correction, expression of concern, or retraction notice will be linked to the published article.
When necessary, the authors’ institution, funding body, or relevant authority may be informed.
Authors are responsible for ensuring that their submitted manuscripts are original, properly cited, and free from plagiarism, duplicate publication, inappropriate text recycling, data manipulation, image manipulation, or any other form of research or publication misconduct.
Before submission, authors are strongly encouraged to check their manuscripts using reliable similarity-detection tools and to carefully review all citations, quotations, paraphrased material, figures, tables, and data sources.
By submitting a manuscript to DJVS, authors confirm that:
The manuscript is original and has not been previously published.
The manuscript is not under consideration by another journal.
All sources, data, ideas, figures, tables, and images used in the manuscript are properly cited and acknowledged.
Any previously published material has been clearly identified, cited, and used with permission where required.
All authors are aware of and agree to the submission.
DJVS follows recognized principles of publication ethics and is committed to handling suspected plagiarism and related misconduct in a fair, transparent, and consistent manner.
The journal expects authors, reviewers, and editors to uphold the highest standards of honesty, originality, accountability, and ethical conduct in scholarly publishing.
Note: The author must complete the Statement of Copyright Transfer, Financial Disclosure, Use of AI, and Authorship Responsibility form (attached below) and upload it along with the submitted manuscript.
Statement of Copyright Transfer, Financial Disclosure, Use of AI, and Authorship Responsibility
DJVS will be publishing 4 issues per year (quarterly).
First decision | 2-5 Days
Review Process up to | 30 Days
Submission to acceptance and publishing | 30-90 Days
Email: djvs@uodiyala.edu.iq
Phone: 009647901254572
