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AGU-Published Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research Climbs in SCImago Rankings
The Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, published by the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), has risen in the new review of scientific journals by the SCImago Journal Rank platform. The journal has moved up in the SJR ranking for 2024 from Q4 (Quarter 4) to Q2 (Quarter 2), a qualitative leap that is considered the best in the journal's history spanning more than forty years. According to the latest indicators published on the SCImago website for 2024, the SJR index has increased to 0.343, after being 0.181 in 2023 and 0.104 in 2022, which is the highest figure recorded by the journal since its establishment. Commenting on this occasion, His Excellency Dr Saad bin Saud Al Fuhaid, President of the University, expressed his pride in this progress, stressing that this achievement reflects the development of the quality of research published in the journal, the increase in its impact on the scientific community, and the growth in the number of citations to it as a reliable scientific source, which enhances its position among prestigious scientific journals. For his part, the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Professor Waheeb Al Naser, explained that this improvement in the ranking came as a result of the continuous support from the President of the University and his deputies, the cooperation of the deans of the two colleges and their affiliates, and the International Advisory Committee of the journal, in addition to the effective partnership with the global publishing house, Emerald. He also praised the efforts of the editorial board, the participating editors, and the international referees, whose expertise and global reach contributed to enhancing the journal's presence and impact. Notably, in 2024, the journal witnessed qualitative leaps in performance indicators, represented by an increase in the number of citations per document during the two, three, and four-year periods, and an increase in the total number of citations to 275 compared to 78 in 2023 and only 9 in 2022, in addition to the growth in the number of published research papers to 128, which embodies a significant development in scientific productivity.
The number of self-citations reached only 20, which confirms the strength of external citations and the rise of the journal's impact globally. This achievement is an important milestone in the journal's journey, enhances the position of AGU as a leading research institution, and opens up broader prospects for scientific cooperation at the regional and international levels.
