Rights and Duties of Authors

All authors who publish their research papers in the Journal of Biomedical Informatics (BMI) are entitled to the following rights and obligations. Authors retain full copyright and self-archiving rights; they transfer the publishing rights to the Faculty of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Information Technology and Communications (UOITC).

Author Rights
1.    BMI does not publish material where a preprint or working paper has already been mounted online.
2.    Authors may publish seminar papers with notes about the seminar, provided the paper has not been previously posted online.
3.    Research and review papers published in BMI may be archived in private or public repositories, online or offline. Authors are permitted to deposit postprints (the version incorporating peer review changes) in open-access repositories.
4.    Authors are free to share links to their published papers and distribute them online or offline in the final format available on the BMI website.
5.    Authors may index and store their published papers in repositories such as university databases, Google Scholar, Academia, Mendeley, Scribd, and similar platforms.
6.    BMI promotes the sharing of knowledge with proper credit to authors and researchers of published papers.
7.    Authors may request official certificates of publication from BMI.
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Authors and Co-authors
•    Authors must strictly follow BMI’s guidelines and code of ethics. Manuscripts must represent original work and contain new results, data, and ideas not submitted elsewhere.
•    Fabrication of data, falsification of results, plagiarism, or intellectual property theft is strictly prohibited.
•    Information obtained from external sources may only be included with prior permission from the owner, and must be properly cited.
•    References should be carefully checked before submission.
•    Authorship must be limited to individuals directly involved in the research. No article should include authors who did not contribute.
•    Authors and co-authors must review and ensure the accuracy and validity of all results before submission.
•    Any potential conflict of interest must be disclosed to the editor in advance.
•    Authors are bound by BMI’s Creative Commons licensing policy and must submit the copyright transfer form upon acceptance.
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Article Processing Charges (APCs)
•    Standard Fee: $125 USD (≈164,688 IQD) per accepted manuscript
•    Additional Pages: $5 USD (≈6,548 IQD) charged for each page exceeding the standard length
•    Notification: Authors are notified to pay all applicable fees upon final acceptance
Language Editing Policy
The Journal of Biomedical Informatics (BMI) is committed to publishing high-quality manuscripts that meet international linguistic standards. As part of the copyediting process, all accepted papers undergo professional English language editing provided by the KGSupport Center to ensure clarity, precision, and academic tone.
This service is mandatory and subject to a language editing fee, which is communicated to authors during the final acceptance stage. The fee structure is based on manuscript length and complexity, and supports the journal’s goal of maintaining excellence in scholarly communication.
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Open Access Policy
BMI is freely available online. Authors must agree to the open access policy, which enables unrestricted access and reuse of published articles. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. Users may copy, redistribute, and build upon the material without further permission, provided it is for non-commercial use and proper attribution is given.
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Reporting Standards
Authors must present accurate accounts of their work and objective discussions of its significance. Data must be represented faithfully, with sufficient detail and references to allow replication. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements are unacceptable. Review articles must be objective, and editorial opinions must be clearly identified as such.
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Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide raw data for editorial review and should retain such data for a reasonable period after publication. Where possible, authors should provide public access to supporting data, consistent with the ALPSP STM Statement on Data and Databases.
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Archives
BMI guarantees researchers access to journal content even if publication ceases. Archival access will be maintained through Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals and CLOCKSS.
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Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure their work is entirely original. If the work or words of others are used, proper citation and acknowledgment are required. Plagiarism in any form—including copying, paraphrasing without attribution, or misrepresenting others’ research—is unacceptable.
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Multiple, Redundant, or Concurrent Publication
Authors must not submit the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently, nor publish substantially similar research in multiple outlets. Republishing previously published work is only acceptable with proper citation of the original source. Copyright remains with the authors under CC BY-SA, allowing republication with acknowledgment of the primary reference.
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Intellectual Property Rights
BMI reserves the full rights of authors under the Creative Commons License. Published works are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International License, allowing free distribution and reuse with proper attribution.
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Authorship of the Paper
Authorship must be limited to those who made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All contributors must be acknowledged. The corresponding author must ensure that all co-authors approve the final manuscript and agree to its submission.
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Acknowledgement of Funding Sources
All sources of funding must be acknowledged at the end of the article.
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Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial or substantive conflicts of interest that could influence the results or interpretation of their work. Examples include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, expert testimony, patents, and grants. Readers must be informed of the role of funders in the research.
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Fundamental Errors in Published Works
If authors discover significant errors in their published work, they must promptly notify the editor or publisher and cooperate in correcting or retracting the paper. If errors are identified by third parties, authors must provide evidence of correctness or agree to correction/retraction.
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* Additional Note:
All manuscripts submitted to BMI will be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin.com. Papers will only be accepted if the plagiarism rate is 20% or less, and AI-generated content must not exceed 25% of the manuscript.