Information For Authors

Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.

Registration process

So, here we will create an account for the OJS website.

1. Visit the journal website

First of all, go to the OJS site (but enter the URL / address of the OJS journal you want).
Example: https://journals.ntu.edu.iq/

2. Visit the “Register” page

Then select “Register” (In the top right corner).

Select "Register" to register an account.

3. Fill in the information for your account

Then fill in the information data about your account. if done, select “Register”

Fill in the data for your OJS account.

4. And you have successfully registered the account!

You have successfully registered your account on the OJS 3 site!

Registration Complete!

Login process

So, here we will login to the OJS website using an account that has been registered.

1. Visit the journal website

First of all, go to the OJS site (but enter the URL / address of the OJS journal you want).
Example: https://journals.ntu.edu.iq/

2. Visit the “Login” page

Then select “Login” (In the top right corner).

Select "Login" to login to the OJS site

3. Fill in your account data

Then fill in your username and password. Then press “Login”

Insert your username and password and then click "Login"

4. You have successfully logged into the OJS 3 Journal site!

Congratulations, you have successfully logged into the OJS site!

Login successfully!
 
 

Authors' Duties:

Reporting Standards

Researcher(s) must comply with the regulations and disciplines of “publication policy” and the writing style approved by the journal. Criteria of accurate manuscripts must be provided through clarity of the aim, presentation of results in an accurate and sequent way, discussion of these results to fulfil the aims of the research along with object justification of the method of research. The manuscripts should be enhanced with work details as well as with modern scientific references. Researches should not include results stated in other researches. Inclusion of results that are forged or stolen is considered unethical and unacceptable behaviour. The researcher should sign a pledge concerning the above items (click here)

Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication

Researchers should not send their work to more than one journal; otherwise, it would be against the discipline of the publication. It is not permitted for researchers to submit a manuscript being evaluated to another journal which has its own policy of publication. In case of submitting a manuscript, a researcher can retain the published material.

Authorship of the Paper

Specific names of the authors must be given, those who have made significant contribution in the research including idea of the research, design, implementation, and writing. One of the authors must be appointed as a coordinator to be in contact with the journal. A final approval should be given for the final version of the manuscript submitted to publication (the pledge). Disclosure and Conflict of Interests

Researchers should reveal financial support or any other kind of support provided for them. Also, they should reveal any financial conflicts or other issues that affect the results or the interpretations of the research.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

Researcher(s) should notify the editor or the publisher in case of misstatements in the material of their manuscripts in order to do the needed corrections in the misprinting forms. When authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in the published research, they should inform and cooperate with the editor or the publisher of the journal in order to undo or correct their researches in the misprinted form.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration.
  • The submission file is in Microsoft Word.
  • The Manuscript should be written in English and Arabic only.
  • The research undertaking, submission request, and copyrights form (available in the Author Guidelines section) should be completed formally and submitted before any action taken by the journal

NTU Journal for Administrative and Human Sciences  Publishing Instructions :

These instructions contain three sections, namely: (research template, writing references, instructions for authors), and as below:

  1. Instructions for Authors
  • The manuscript can be sent using Submission system in the journal website.
  • The manuscript is subject to the Turnitin plagiarism detection software before sending to reviewers.
  • The research undertaking, Copyrights, and submission request forms (available in the Author Guidelines section) should be completed formally and submitted before any action taken by the journal.
  • NTU Journal for Administrative and Human Sciences applies the license of CC BY (a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License). If you need to know information on this license, please follow this link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
  • The author must incorporate revisions required by referees within a maximum period of one month; however, the final copy of the manuscript should be viewed and approved by the author within a period of three days.
  • The author/s should be declared if any, national or international organizations explicitly cover such fees for articles originated in funded research projects. If it is not announced by the author/s and if the grant authorities have a conflicting, in this case, the manuscript will be rejected in any process of publishing while if the paper published in this case the journal marked on the paper by "retracted ".

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Guidelines

Editorial Duties and Responsibilities:

Publication Decisions

The editorial board is the responsible body for approving the publication of the scientific researches submitted to the journal. Papers submitted to the journal are evaluated to ensure that they meet all the criteria of publication’s terms and conditions regardless of race, gender, religious backgrounds, ethnicity, nationality, and political philosophy. What is taken into consideration is the scientific value, ethical criteria of work, scientific research integrity, language, citation and plagiarism. The editorial board panel is committed to improve the scientific sobriety of the journal through the publication of researches according to their importance, clarity, originality and their accordance with the terms and conditions announced to the researchers.

Confidentiality

The chief and the members of the editorial board panel undertake not to disclose any information related to submitted documents or papers to the journal except that necessary information authorized by the authors, editors, consultants and publisher.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest

It is not permitted for the chief or the members of the editorial board to use any information stated in the unpublished documents or papers for their own scientific researches except by having a written permission from the original author of the research.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

Researcher(s) should notify the editor or the publisher in case of misstatements in the material of their manuscripts in order to do the needed corrections in the misprinting forms. When authors discover a significant error or inaccuracy in the published research, they should inform and cooperate with the editor or the publisher of the journal in order to undo or correct their researches in the misprinted form.