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Kirkuk Journal of Science

University of Kirkuk · Iraq · Est. 2023

ISSN3005-4788eISSN3005-4796

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Kirkuk Journal of Science (Kirkuk J. Sci.) is devoted to significant original research articles in the broad spectrum of Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics, and Physics. The journal has stopped publishing Engineering and Computer Science papers after the change to the new title, which took effect with Issue 3 of Volume 18 for the year 2023.

General Information

Country / RegionIraq

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2023

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications63

OA Since2005

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Kirkuk

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

3005-4788 / 3005-4796

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Frequently asked questions about Kirkuk Journal of Science

Is Kirkuk Journal of Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kirkuk Journal of Science: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Kirkuk Journal of Science?

Kirkuk Journal of Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.27.

Is Kirkuk Journal of Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kirkuk Journal of Science is indexed in DOAJ.