Annals of the College of Medicine, Mosul is a global, scientific, and open-access journal, published biannually by the College of Medicine, University of Mosul, Iraq, since January 1966. Annals of the College of Medicine, Mosul, publishes articles in English language only (effective from January 1, 2026). Previously, authors were required to provide Arabic translations of the article title, abstract, and keywords. Beginning in 2026, all submitted and published articles must be exclusively in English. This policy aims to enhance the journal’s global visibility, increase international readership and citation rates, and facilitate submissions from researchers worldwide. We publish under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY) license, which allows for sharing and adaptation with appropriate credit.
We are committed to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity and scientific rigour. To this end, we utilize iThenticate® software to detect plagiarism and ensure the originality of all submitted manuscripts. As part of our quality assurance process, all submissions undergo a double-blinded peer review to safeguard the integrity of the content.
AI Plagiarism Policy:
In line with recent advancements and concerns over the use of AI-generated content, Annals of the College of Medicine, Mosul has implemented a policy to check for AI plagiarism. All submitted manuscripts will be screened for content generated by artificial intelligence. The acceptable threshold for AI-generated text or content within a submission is 25%. Any manuscript exceeding this limit will be subjected to further scrutiny and may be rejected on the grounds of insufficient originality.
We ask all authors to ensure the authenticity of their submissions and provide clear acknowledgment when using AI tools for writing or research assistance.
Our Journal publishes original articles, review papers and case reports in the field of medical sciences. Since the journal publishing policy is based on Open Access Publication ethics, there are no article submission or processing fees for submitted manuscripts through our online system. On the other hand, the authors should pay 125.000 ID as publishing fees for their accepted manuscript in this journal. International authors are exempt from publication fees. The journal is not financially supported by any governmental or non-governmental organization.
