Advertising policy
Stardom University Journal does not contain, accept, or rely on any papers that are commercially supported. Any item or service that is identified as advertising or that is sponsored in the publications is not endorsed by the journal.
Direct Marketing policy
Stardom University Journal may inform readers about newly published articles by the journal using indexing websites and social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, and others. Nonetheless, there is no direct marketing or advertising for specific businesses or people in the publication.
Revenue sources
The primary source of revenue for the journal primarily comes from the fees paid by authors for publishing their articles. Additionally, the College of Science provides financial support to sustain the journal. Another significant source of income is derived from the fees associated with conferences hosted by the journal. These conference fees contribute substantially to the financial viability of the publication.
Privacy Statement
The information provided on this journal site, including names and email addresses, will solely serve the designated purposes of this journal and will remain inaccessible to any other entity or for any other objectives.
Archive Policy
Digital Archiving: Stardom University Journal is an open-access journal, which allows access to all published papers on its website without any charge. Also, the published papers in the journal are archived in the following archive system in Turkey:
These services allow the creation of an advance searchable index of journal archives and keep a record of all the open-access archives of the journals of the University of Baghdad and other Iraqi journals that contain information on a broad array of subjects with multidisciplinary knowledge to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content and increasing the availability of scholarly communication.
Backups: Stardom University Journal implements an additional backup policy to protect against data loss.
Onsite Backup: The onsite full server backups provide disaster recovery options to help protect against data loss or corruption. Onsite backups are run daily by the host and retained for 7 days by default. The backup is performed on the main hosting server hostinger, and on the substitute hosting
Remote Backup: Stardom University Journal ensures 7-day backup of the OJS database and daily backup of the cPanel for disaster recovery.
Publication Charge Policy
- Publication charge policy and waiver policy statement
Stardom University Journal operates as an open-access publication, meaning that there are no fees associated with subscribing to it. Authors are only required to pay a publication fee of $100 for the publishing service once their manuscript has been accepted for publication. This fee applies to a single accepted manuscript that spans (two columns, 8 pages). It’s important to note that this fee does not influence any editorial decisions, and there are no charges until the manuscript is approved for publication.
According to the World Bank’s classification by income level, no fees are mandated for developing countries or those classified as low-income countries, as per the journal’s waiver policy statement. - Article Processing Charges (APC):</strong