About the Journal

Muthanna Journal of Agricultural Sciences (MJAS) is a peer-reviewed, fully open access scientific journal published by the College of Agriculture at Al-Muthanna University, Iraq. Founded in 2011, MJAS has been serving the agricultural research community for over a decade, publishing two issues per year in June and December. The journal provides an independent, academically neutral platform for the dissemination of original research across all fields of agricultural and life sciences, free from governmental or commercial influence.

Muthanna Journal of Agricultural Sciences (MJAS) is a fully open access journal. All articles are immediately and permanently free to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to in full text. No registration or subscription is required. Content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

MJAS accepts original research articles, systematic reviews, and short communications in English. All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process conducted by at least two independent external experts, ensuring scientific integrity, methodological soundness, and adherence to ethical publishing standards. Manuscripts are screened for originality using Turnitin prior to review, with a maximum accepted similarity index of 20%.

Journal Details

  • Publisher: Al-Muthanna University
  • Institution: College of Agriculture
  • Print ISSN (P-ISSN): 2226-4086
  • Electronic ISSN (E-ISSN): 2572-5149
  • DOI prefix: 10.52113

Aims

MJAS aims to publish recent, original, and significant research that advances knowledge across all areas of agricultural and related sciences. The journal is committed to supporting researchers worldwide, strengthening scientific communication, and contributing to the sustainable development of agriculture and food systems. All submitted work must represent a genuine original contribution that has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

Scope

MJAS covers a broad and multidisciplinary spectrum of agricultural and life sciences, including: Field Crop Science, Genetics and Biotechnology, Horticultural Science, Animal Production Sciences, Food Sciences and Technology, Plant Pathology, Plant Entomology, Soil Sciences and Water Resources, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Mechanization, Veterinary Sciences, Poultry Sciences, Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Pollution Studies, Biochemistry, and related Basic Sciences. Through this wide thematic coverage, MJAS aims to advance research and support scientific development across all areas of agriculture and the life sciences.

Open Access Statement

MJAS is a fully open access journal. All published content is freely available without charge to readers or their institutions. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without prior permission from the publisher or the authors. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.

Copyright & Licensing

Authors who publish with MJAS retain full copyright of their work. Upon acceptance, authors grant MJAS a non-exclusive licence to publish the article under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Under this licence, anyone may freely read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all published articles, provided the original work is properly cited. The CC BY 4.0 licence is displayed on the full text of every published article.

Peer Review

All manuscripts submitted to MJAS undergo double-blind peer review. Neither authors nor reviewers are disclosed to each other during the review process. Each submission is evaluated by at least two independent expert reviewers who are external to the editorial board and free of conflicts of interest with the authors. The editorial board aims to communicate a decision within four months of submission. Full details of the peer review process and reviewer responsibilities are available on the Publication Ethics page.

Digital Preservation

This journal utilises the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) to ensure the long-term digital preservation of all published content. The PKP PN is a LOCKSS-based distributed preservation service providing secure, decentralised archiving, ensuring permanent access to the scholarly record even in the event that the journal ceases to operate.

Article Processing Charges

MJAS charges a publication fee of USD 75 (or 100,000 IQD) per accepted article to support editorial processing. Fees are payable only upon acceptance and have no bearing on editorial decisions. There are no submission or review fees. No formal waiver programme is currently in place; authors experiencing financial hardship are encouraged to contact the editorial office at [email protected] before submission.

Indexing & Identifiers

All published articles are assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) via the prefix 10.52113. MJAS is indexed in the Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals system (IASJ) and is actively seeking inclusion in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

Contact

College of Agriculture, Al-Muthanna University, Samawah, Al-Muthanna, Iraq Email: [email protected] P-ISSN: 2226-4086 | E-ISSN: 2572-5149 | DOI prefix: 10.52113