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Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 

College of Pharmacy

University of Baghdad

Web site: bijps.uobaghdad.edu.iq.

E-mail:[email protected]

 Mobile  +9647776603190

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements:

Don't submit before checking that you followed the journal guidelines while submitting.

1. Three-Step Submission Process

  • Step 1 (Initial Decision): Submit the Full Manuscript including full title, running or short title, abstract, authors' names, emails, ORCID, and affiliations, accompanied by a Cover Letter. The abstract must be structured in 250 to 300 words. To maintain the highest standards of scholarly integrity and protect the journal from the increasing sophistication of academic fraud, a policy outlines the mandatory use of the Paper Guard system for all submissions.

  • Step 2 (Reviewing Process): If the initial decision is positive, the author needs to submit the Full Manuscript (without names) and the Proofreading certificate for the reviewing process.

  • Step 3 (Post-Review): After the reviewing process is finished, the author needs to fill out and submit the required administrative forms. If the authors don't follow these steps, the journal will disregard or reject the submission.

2. Required Forms & Administrative Requirements

  • Cover Letter: The manuscript must be accompanied by a Cover Letter signed by the corresponding author, confirming that the paper has not been published elsewhere and will not be submitted to another journal.

  • Copyright Form: All Author(s) should fill out and sign the Copyright Form. It also explains the importance of the study and why the author(s) chose the Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

  • Ethical Approval / Animal Welfare Form: The author(s) are required to fill out the Study Ethical Approval or Animal Welfare Form (if the study includes an animal laboratory).

  • AI Declaration Form: If an artificial intelligence (AI) tool is used when writing the manuscript, creating images or graphic elements of the work, or collecting and analyzing data, the author must describe how and which tool was used in the Materials and Methods section. Authors are solely responsible for the content of their manuscripts and any breach of publication ethics. The author(s) are required to fill out the AI Declaration Form.

  • Research Undertaking & Submission Request Forms: These forms are available in the Author's Guidelines and should be completed formally and submitted before the journal takes any action.

3. Formatting & Reference Requirements

  • Journal Template: Prepare your manuscript according to the journal's template.

  • Abstracts: Both an Arabic and English abstract should be provided.

  • Keywords: Use MeSH on Demand to automatically generate keywords from your abstract.

  • Typography & Layout: The text is single-spaced and uses a 14-point font; all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points rather than at the end.

  • ORCID ID: Each author or contributor must register/create an ORCID iD when making a new submission.

  • Proofreading Certificate: To improve language clarity, the author is required to provide proofreading with an official document confirming Substantive editing.

  • References Recency: References must be recent, with 80% published within the last 10 years.

  • Self-Citations: Author(s) must read the journal's self-citations policy carefully. Any breach gives the journal's editors the right to reject the manuscript or retract the article post-publication.

  • DOI Linking: All references must be written in Vancouver Reference Style and provided with a DOI (using CrossRef Simple Text Query). If a DOI is not found, add a direct URL instead.