Accepting manuscripts in the Iraqi Journal of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IJMBG) will be available online after fee payment. All accepted manuscripts will be assigned a DOI upon posting online.

The Iraqi Journal of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IJMBG) embraces an open-access policy, ensuring that its valuable scientific content is freely accessible to all. This commitment promotes global knowledge dissemination and encourages collaboration among researchers. By providing unrestricted access, the journal contributes to the advancement of science and innovation. Authors and readers alike benefit from this inclusive approach, fostering a diverse and widespread scientific community. Open access to the Iraqi Journal of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IJMBG) reflects its dedication to the principles of transparency and accessibility in academia.

The journal applies a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license of (CC BY-SA). This license allows authors to keep ownership of the copyright of their papers. But this license permits any user to download, print out, extract, reuse, archive, and distribute the article, so long as appropriate credit is given to the authors and the source of the work. The license ensures that the article will be available as widely as possible and that the article can be included in any scientific archive.

The author should submit an original manuscript and an unpublished article to the Iraqi Journal of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IJMBG). The manuscript must include a proper citation without plagiarism/duplication from previous studies. The manuscript was submitted to Turnitin's plagiarism detection software before being sent to the reviewers. The journal editorial board will reject the manuscript if the plagiarism score above 15% is detected at any stage of the publication process. In addition, the journal will not accept manuscripts submitted elsewhere.

The Iraqi Journal of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IJMBG) runs a double–blind peer review policy involving three external reviewers. All authors might receive requests to propose potential reviewers worldwide; however, the journal does not guarantee that the author's manuscript will be forwarded to these suggested reviewers. In addition, authors are not asked to exclude individuals as peer reviewers. IJMBG provides a specific review report, however, a suggested format is:

• Article Contents: Originality, Scientific value, Language skill, Quality of the Proposed Methodology, robustness of the results.
• Comments for authors: Major issues and Minor issues.
• Comments to editors: state the strengths and weaknesses of the review.
• Decision: Accepted, Revision Required, Rejected.

The Iraqi Journal of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IJMBG) does not contain, accept, or rely on any papers that are commercially supported. Any item or service that is identified as advertising or that is sponsored in the publications is not endorsed by the journal.

Iraqi Journal of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IJMBG) may inform readers about newly published articles by the journal using indexing websites and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, and others. Nonetheless, there is no direct marketing or advertising for specific businesses or people in the publication.

The primary source of revenue for the journal primarily comes from the fees paid by authors for publishing their articles. Another significant source of income is derived from the fees associated with conferences hosted by the journal. These conference fees contribute substantially to the financial viability of the publication.

The information provided on this journal site, including names and email addresses, will solely serve the designated purposes of this journal and will remain inaccessible to any other entity or for any other objectives.

Digital Archiving: Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science is an open-access journal, which allows access to all published papers on its website without any charge. Also, the published papers in the journal are archived in the following archive system in Iraq:

• Repository of Iraqi Journal of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IJMBG)
• CLOCKSS (coming soon)  

These services allow to creation of an advanced searchable index of journal archives and keep a record of all the open-access archives of the journals of the University of Baghdad and other Iraqi journals that contain information on a broad array of subjects with multidisciplinary knowledge to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content and increasing the availability of scholarly communication.

1. Publication charge policy and waiver policy statement
   

   The Iraqi Journal of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IJMBG) operates as an open-access publication, meaning that there are no fees associated with subscribing to it. Authors are only required to pay a publication fee of $100 (150,000 IQD) for the publishing service once their manuscript has been accepted for publication. The author may be asked to pay an extra fee regarding the proofreading or provide a proofreading certificate. This fee applies to a single accepted manuscript that spans (two columns, 8 pages). It's important to note that this fee does not influence any editorial decisions, and there are no charges until the manuscript is approved for publication.
   According to the World Bank's classification by income level, no fees are mandated for developing countries or those classified as low-income countries, as per the journal's waiver policy statement.

    

2. Article Processing Charges (APC):
   • Local Author(s):
     Authors from Iraq are required to pay a publication fee of (150,000 IQD) upon the acceptance of the manuscript.
   • Foregin Author(s):
     Foreign authors are required to pay a publication fee of ($100) upon the acceptance of their manuscript.