Funding and Advertising Policy

Albahit Journal of Applied Sciences is committed to maintaining editorial independence and ensuring that funding sources or advertising activities do not influence the integrity of the publication process or the evaluation of scientific research.

This policy clarifies how funding and advertising are managed and ensures transparency between the journal, authors, readers, and all stakeholders involved in the publishing process.

1. Funding Policy

The journal encourages authors to fully disclose all sources of funding, financial support, or institutional assistance that contributed to the research.

Authors must:

  • Acknowledge all funding organizations or supporting institutions in a dedicated section of the manuscript.
  • Describe the role of the funder in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, or manuscript preparation.
  • Disclose any funding-related restrictions or conditions that may affect publication of research findings.
  • Ensure that funding does not compromise research independence or interpretation of results.

2. Influence of Funding on Editorial Decisions

Albahit Journal of Applied Sciences confirms that:

  • Manuscript acceptance or rejection decisions are based solely on scientific quality, originality, methodology, and research significance.
  • Funding sources or supporting organizations do not influence editorial or peer-review decisions.
  • Manuscripts are not accepted based on financial support or authors’ institutional affiliations.

3. Funding and Conflicts of Interest

Authors must disclose any financial or institutional relationships that may represent a conflict of interest.

Conflicts of interest are managed according to the journal’s Conflict of Interest Policy and the guidelines of:

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

4. Advertising Policy

The journal ensures that any advertisements displayed on its website or publications are clearly separated from scientific and editorial content.

The journal ensures that:

  • Advertisements do not influence manuscript acceptance or rejection decisions.
  • Advertising is not linked to research findings or published article content.
  • Advertisements conflicting with the journal’s scientific and ethical values are not accepted.
  • A complete separation is maintained between advertising content and academic content.

5. Advertisements and Sponsorships

If advertisements or sponsorships are accepted, they must:

  • Be relevant to academic or scientific activities.
  • Be presented clearly without confusion with scholarly content.
  • Not provide advertisers with any influence over editorial policies or peer-review processes.

6. Article Processing Charges (APC)

The journal transparently provides information about publication fees through its Article Processing Charges Policy.

APCs do not influence:

  • Peer-review decisions.
  • Scientific evaluation quality.
  • Manuscript acceptance or rejection.

All manuscripts are evaluated according to the same scientific standards regardless of authors’ ability to pay publication fees.

7. Compliance with International Standards

Albahit Journal of Applied Sciences follows this Funding and Advertising Policy in accordance with:

  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Guidelines
  • DOAJ Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.