policies and requirements
Publication Ethics and Publication Misconduct Statement is based on the Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Newspaper Editors (Committee on Publication Ethics 2011 - COPE [  PDF ] )
Journal policies
1. The first online policy
Acceptance of research papers in the Journal of Basic Education College will be available online after payment of fees. All accepted papers will be assigned a numerical identification code when they are published online.
2. Open Access Policy
The Journal of Basic Education College is an open-access journal, and therefore no fees are required to download any publication from the journal's website by authors, readers, and institutions. The journal applies a CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License). This license allows authors to retain copyright ownership of their papers. But this license allows any user to download, print, extract, reuse, archive, and distribute the paper, as long as appropriate credit is given to the authors and the source of the work. The license ensures that the research will be as widely available as possible and that the research can be included in any scholarly archive.
3. Copyright and License
The journal applies a CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License). This license allows authors to retain copyright ownership of their research. However, this license allows any user to download, print, extract, reuse, archive, and distribute the paper, as long as appropriate credit is given to the authors and the source of the work. The license ensures that the research will be as widely available as possible and that the research can be included in any scholarly archive.
4. Plagiarism policy
The author must send the research to the Journal of the College of Basic Education. The research should include a valid citation without plagiarism/duplication of the authors' previous work. Research must be submitted to Turnitin's plagiarism screening program before it is sent to evaluators. The editorial board of the Journal of the College of Basic Education rejects the manuscript if plagiarism is detected at any stage of publication. As well as not accepting research that is presented elsewhere.
5. Policy realization
The Journal of the College of Basic Education is an open access journal, which allows access to all research published on its website without any fees. The research published in the journal is also archived in the following archive system in Iraq:
1. Iraqi academic scientific journals
2. Al-Mustansiriya Magazine Repository
These services allow the creation of an advanced search index of journal archives and the maintenance of a record of all open access archives of Al-Mustansiriya University journals and other Iraqi journals that contain information on a wide range of topics with interdisciplinary knowledge to facilitate effective dissemination of content and increase the availability of academic communication.

 

Citation Policy
1.Transparent Attribution
All material drawn from other sources, including the authors’ prior publications, must be properly credited. Direct quotes must be enclosed in quotation marks and accompanied by a full citation. This requirement also applies to the author’s own previously published work (self-citation).

2.Responsible Self-Citation
Citing one’s own work is appropriate when it directly supports the content. However, excessive self-citation should be avoided. Citations should enhance the work, not artificially inflate citation metrics.

3.Firsthand Use of Sources
Authors should cite sources only after reading and understanding them. Merely copying citations from others’ reference lists without consulting the original material is not acceptable.

4.Avoiding Preferential Citations
Citations should be chosen for scholarly merit and relevance. Do not favor one's own publications, the work of close collaborators, or affiliations with one’s institution without clear, justified reason.

5.Exclusion of Non-Scholarly Sources
Non-scholarly materials such as advertisements, sponsored content, or commercial promotional materials must not be included in reference lists.

6.Compliance with COPE Guidelines
In accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), citation practices must avoid manipulation. Practices such as citation stacking, coercive citation, or including irrelevant references to influence impact metrics are strictly prohibited.

7. Ethical Referencing
Manipulating citation patterns to influence metrics or editorial outcomes undermines the integrity of the scholarly record. Such practices will be investigated and may result in editorial sanctions or retraction of the submission.