At the Journal of Applied Science and Nanotechnology (JASN), we take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism, or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles.

1. Plagiarism Definition

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:

• Directly copying text from other sources without attribution
• Copying ideas, images, or data from other sources without attribution
• Reusing text from your own previous publications without attribution or agreement of the editor (self-plagiarism)

2. Plagiarism Prevention

To ensure the integrity of the content published, JASN has a stringent plagiarism check process in place. We use state-of-the-art tools and services to check for plagiarism and similarity in submitted manuscripts.

3. Plagiarism Violation Consequences

Manuscripts in which plagiarism or misconduct is found are rejected immediately. If plagiarism is discovered post-publication, we may publish a correction or retract the paper, depending on the extent of the plagiarism.

In severe cases of plagiarism, the offending author(s) may be banned from publishing in JASN again and the author's institution(s) and department head(s) may be notified about the violation.

4. Author Responsibility

Authors must ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

5. Reporting Plagiarism

Readers, reviewers, and editors should report any suspicion of plagiarism, noting the title and author of the article in the report, to the editorial office at jasn@uotechnology.edu.iq. All reports of suspected plagiarism will be investigated thoroughly.

By submitting a manuscript to JASN, the authors agree to these terms and conditions and agree to uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct in the submission of original works for publication.

6. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Authors must not use AI tools for generating the manuscript text or for creating, fabricating, or altering images, unless such image processing is an integral part of the research methodology (e.g., AI-based image segmentation or enhancement as part of the research aim). In such cases, the use must be clearly disclosed in the manuscript (e.g., in the methodology section), including the tool’s name, version, and the intended purpose. The total AI-generated content in the manuscript must not exceed 20%. Failure to properly disclose AI usage, or excessive reliance on AI for text generation, will be treated as a violation of the journal’s ethical standards and may result in rejection.