Information For Authors
Authors guides
First: Submission Requirements
1. Initial Submission: Researchers can choose to submit the research in a single file to be used in the evaluation process.
2. Corrected Submission Requirements: When the submitted research is in the correction stage after evaluation, researchers are required to adjust the research to the correct format specified by the journal for publication acceptance. Additionally, any additional elements required by the journal for publication should be provided.
Second: Authorship Guidelines
Authors' names should be assigned to the research based on:
1. Substantial contributions to study design, data collection, or analysis and interpretation.
2. Substantial contribution to drafting or critically revising the intellectual content of the research.
3. Definite approval of the final version submitted for publication.
All the above conditions must be met by all authors mentioned in the research. Contributors who do not meet these criteria can be added in the acknowledgment section. All authors must agree on the order of authors before submitting the research for publication. Additionally, consensus from all authors is required to designate one researcher to be responsible for correspondence.
Third: Research Evaluation Process
To maintain the research evaluation system, researchers are committed to participating in the evaluation of scientific research submitted by other researchers. When necessary, authors may be required to provide a reviewer or a group of reviewers for the editorial board. The journal adopts a double-blind review policy, where researchers and reviewers are unaware of each other. The evaluation process is conducted confidentially, and the research evaluation is done through the online research submission system.
Fourth: Pre-Publication Research Evaluation
In addition to the initial evaluation process, the journal evaluates research before publication in its final form by the editor-in-chief and members of the editorial board. This evaluation aims to ensure the quality of published research and adherence to scientific publishing standards. This stage includes comments and citations through the journal's website and on published papers. Researchers are required to respond to comments and observations from the scientific committee.
Fifth: Research Paper Preparation
Research should be submitted in Arabic or English, following appropriate writing and spelling rules. Research papers should be printed in Times New Roman font size 14, single-column format, and in MS-Word format. The research should be written on A4 paper, and the printed area should be 15 cm x 24 cm. Research papers should be submitted once to obtain an identifier number for the research in the journal. Sending the research multiple times may result in rejection. Research papers should include a title page with the author's name, affiliation, and the title of the research.
Sixth: Submission of New Research
Submission is done through the Al-Hadi College website and the journal's online portal. Researchers will be guided step by step in creating and uploading research files as part of the submission process. Researchers may choose to submit the research in one file for use in the evaluation process. The research file should be in .docx or .doc format to be used in the evaluation process. It is recommended to include all forms and tables in the main research file.
Seventh: Citation
The Vancouver citation method should be adopted for writing sources in the research.
Eighth: Formatting Requirements
There are no strict formatting requirements, but all research should contain necessary elements, including abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments, conflicts of interest, and the list of references. Ensure that all figures and tables are included in the main research file.
Ninth: Submission After Evaluation
Regardless of the submission file format, especially after reviewers' corrections, researchers are requested to submit the research file according to the format used in Al-Hadi Journal for Health Research in MS-Word document to avoid unnecessary errors. Researchers are advised to use spell check at this stage. At this point, the name of the researcher (or researchers) and affiliation must be included.
Tenth: Research Document Submission
During the submission of the research to Al-Hadi Journal for Health Research, all contributing researchers must ensure that the research represents valid work, has not been published in full in another journal, and does not contain significantly similar content to the research of other authors. Other researchers must agree to choose one of them to be responsible for correspondence with the editorial board, handling reviewers' corrections, and proving the validity of the research.
Eleventh: Research Submission and Verification
Research should not have been previously published digitally or in print and should not be simultaneously submitted to Al-Hadi Journal for Health Research and another journal for evaluation. Copies of references that may be duplicated in the current research (including those containing significantly similar content or using the same data) and have been published or are under consideration in another journal must be submitted.
Twelfth: Open Access Statement
Al-Hadi Journal for Health Research is considered a fully open-access journal, meaning that all articles are available online to all users immediately upon publication. The author and journal should be correctly included in the research. Advantages of open access for authors include free access for all users worldwide, retention of copyright by authors without restrictions, and increased visibility for readers.
Thirteen: Misconduct Allegations
Al-Hadi Journal for Health Research is highly sensitive to research misconduct and utilizes all available means to prevent the publication of erroneous research. Despite the absence of a unified definition of research misconduct, the journal's editorial board broadly defines research misconduct into three categories of actions and behaviors. The journal employs this definition to address research misconduct and strictly follows a plan to monitor the ethics of scientific publishing when dealing with research misconduct. This includes:
1. Mistreatment of research subjects
2. Data falsification and fabrication
3. Plagiarism and impersonation
The fabrication is defined as taking data from other research without collecting scientific data. Falsification is defined as manipulating research materials to achieve favorable results. Falsification and fabrication can occur at any stage of the research process (in the field) until the research is published, where citation misuse can occur (indicating a citation when it does not support the argument). The journal aims to identify any type of falsification or fabrication at all levels of research processing, from initial examination to the comprehensive evaluation of the revised research, and even after publication. Reporting any falsification or fabrication is an ethical obligation for our authors, participating authors, reviewers, editors, and readers. In any case of falsification or fabrication, the journal reserves the right to refuse the fabricated or falsified material. The journal follows the guidelines of its publication ethics committee in dealing with falsification and fabrication.
