The Kirkuk Journal of Medical Sciences (KJMS) publishes fully open-access articles, ensuring that all content is freely available online to readers worldwide immediately upon publication. KJMS is committed to transparency and integrity in publishing and is always prepared to issue corrections, clarifications, retractions, or apologies when necessary.

All articles in KJMS are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows users to freely read, download, print, share, translate, redistribute, reuse, or mine content for text and data analysis, as long as appropriate credit is given to the original authors.

Submitted manuscripts undergo an originality check using the reliable plagiarism detection software iThenticate before proceeding to a rigorous peer-review process conducted by qualified reviewers.

The benefits of publishing open access in KJMS include:

• Immediate and free access to published content for users worldwide

• Authors retain copyright of their work without restrictions

• Greater visibility and increased readership

• Fast and efficient publication process

• No limitations on article length or content format