IKUCDS 2026

The First International Kirkuk University Conference For Dental Sciences

15-16 October 2026 | Kirkuk - Iraq

Plagiarism and Ethic Policy

The conference strictly adheres to international ethical standards.

• All submitted work must be original and free of plagiarism.
• A similarity index above 20% (excluding references) may lead to rejection.
• Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to:
  • Copying text, figures, or data without proper citation
  • Self-plagiarism of previously published work
  • Fabrication or falsification of data
• All submissions will be screened using plagiarism detection software.
• Ethical approval is required for:
  • Human subjects research
  • Clinical trials
  • Animal studies
• The conference follows the guidelines of:
  • COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)
  • ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors)
  • Declaration of Helsinki
• Papers violating ethical standards will be withdrawn from the program.

Organised By:

University of Kirkuk

College of Dentistry

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