Publication Ethics and the Use of AI Tools

AlMuntaqa's editorial board maintains confidentiality and adheres to objectivity in the peer reviewing process. It adopts an anonymous peer review process, where the editorial board selects the appropriate reviewer to assess paper suitability for publication, according to specific criteria. In case of a conflict between the reviewers regarding the publication's assessment, a third reviewer will be selected.

AlMuntaqa relies on a pool of experienced peer reviewers who are up to date with the latest developments in their field.

AlMuntaqa adopts a rigorous internal organization with clear duties and obligations to be fulfilled by the editorial board.

Disclosure: With the exception of the editor in charge (Managing Editor or those standing in for the editor), neither the editors, nor the peer reviewers, are allowed to discuss the manuscript with third parties, including the author. Information or ideas obtained in the course of the reviewing and editing processes must be kept confidential and cannot be used for personal gain.

When needed, based on the reviewer report, the editorial board may offer researchers methodological, technical and other assistance in order to improve the quality of their submissions.

AlMuntaqa' s editors commit to informing authors of the acceptance or otherwise of their manuscripts, based on the reviewers' report, or to notify authors in case of rejection, specifying the reasons for rejection.

The journal is committed to providing quality professional copy editing, proof reading and online publishing service.

Fairness: The editors and the reviewers evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual and scientific merit, without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs or political views of the authors.

Conflict of interests: Editors and peer reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interests resulting from competitive, collaborative or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Confidentiality: Unpublished data obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and cannot be used for personal research.

Intellectual property and copyright: The ACRPS retains copyright to all articles published in its peer reviewed journals. The articles may not be published elsewhere fully or partially, in Arabic or in another language, without an explicit written authorization from the ACRPS.

AlMuntaqa' s editorial board fully respects intellectual property when translating and publishing an article published in a foreign journal, and will not proceed before obtaining the authorization from the journal in question.

AlMuntaqa does not make payments for manuscripts published in the journal, and all authors and researchers are exempt from publication fees.