Submission Policy and Terms
Mustansiriyah Journal of Sustainable Tourism Sciences (MJSTS) sets forth the following terms and policies, which all researchers wishing to publish in the journal must observe.
The journal operates under an Open Access policy, freely available to the public without restrictions, through the publication of an electronic version on the journal's website.
The manuscript must not have been previously published in any journal or conference, and the author is required to submit a written undertaking to this effect; otherwise, the author alone bears the legal and financial liability arising from any breach.
The author must refrain from submitting the manuscript elsewhere until the journal issues its decision regarding its suitability for publication; otherwise, the journal reserves the right to reject any submission that violates this condition.
The author must adhere to the publication terms and style adopted on the journal's official website; otherwise, the journal bears no responsibility for delays in the acceptance or publication of the manuscript.
The author must observe scholarly integrity and properly document citations, avoiding plagiarism or any offense to persons or beliefs, in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines.
All manuscripts are subject to a plagiarism similarity check, and the journal reserves the right to reject publication and bar the author from future submissions if a violation is confirmed.
Manuscripts undergo transparent peer review by impartial reviewers, in addition to a linguistic accuracy check in both Arabic and English, and the publication decision is based on the recommendations of the reviewers and the editorial board.
The author must provide an official email address along with an active phone number.
The journal provides the author with a notice of acceptance after all scientific, technical, and publication requirements have been fulfilled.
Manuscripts are received exclusively through the journal's official website, after the author registers an account on the platform and ensures the manuscript complies with the approved writing template.