Statement on Publishing Ethics and Misconduct

The Libyan Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences (LJMAS) is a specialized international platform, regularly publishing four issues annually since its launch in 2023. The journal adheres to the Code of Publishing Ethics adopted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in all its policies.

Editors' Duties

First: Integrity and Independence

The journal's editors are committed to evaluating manuscripts solely based on their scientific quality and originality, free from any personal, ethnic, or political considerations regarding the authors. The editor-in-chief has full and independent authority in making publication decisions.

Second: Disclosure and Conflict of Interest

Editors are prohibited from using any unpublished information from submitted research for their own personal or research purposes without explicit permission.

Third: Investigation Mechanisms

The editorial management is responsible for reviewing any allegations of ethical misconduct. The journal follows the COPE guidelines for handling plagiarism, defamation, or data falsification.

Fourth: Reviewers' Duties

Peer review is a moral and academic obligation. Reviewers are required to maintain complete objectivity, ensuring that comments are supported by sound scientific arguments.

Authors' Responsibilities

First: Scientific Integrity

Authors must submit an accurate and honest report of their work. Deliberately providing misleading or inaccurate data is unethical and violates the principles of scientific publication.

Second: Data Availability

Authors are obligated to provide the primary data for their study upon request and ensure it is retained for at least ten years after publication.

Third: Combating Plagiarism

Submitted manuscripts must be entirely original. Plagiarism in all its forms—whether direct copying or substantial paraphrasing—is completely unacceptable.

Fourth: Multiple Publications

Authors are prohibited from submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously.

Publisher Duties

The publisher, in close cooperation with the editors, takes all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and amend the article in case of misconduct. The publishing house is committed to providing and permanently preserving scientific research through digital archives.