You can publish an open access article in this platinum partnership journal. Authors in this journal are not required to pay an article processing charge (APC)
Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research: Water, Energy, Food and Environment
Before you start
When submitting a manuscript, authors will be taken to a service called Paperpal Preflight, an AI-driven tool that checks manuscripts against the journal's author guidelines. Authors are free to use or bypass this step and submit directly to ScholarOne.
For queries relating to the status of your paper pre decision, please contact the Editor or Journal Editorial Office. For queries post acceptance, please contact the Supplier Project Manager. These details can be found in the Editorial Team section.
Author responsibilities
Our goal is to provide you with a professional and courteous experience at each stage of the review and publication process. There are also some responsibilities that sit with you as the author. Our expectation is that you will:
- Respond swiftly to any queries during the publication process.
- Be accountable for all aspects of your work. This includes investigating and resolving any questions about accuracy or research integrity
- Treat communications between you and the journal editor as confidential until an editorial decision has been made.
- Read about our research ethics for authorship. These state that you must:
- Include anyone who has made a substantial and meaningful contribution to the submission (anyone else involved in the paper should be listed in the acknowledgements).
- Exclude anyone who hasn’t contributed to the paper, or who has chosen not to be associated with the research.
- In accordance with COPE’s position statement on AI tools, Large Language Models cannot be credited with authorship as they are incapable of conceptualising a research design without human direction and cannot be accountable for the integrity, originality, and validity of the published work.
- If your article involves human participants, you must ensure you have considered whether or not you require ethical approval for your research, and include this information as part of your submission. Find out more about informed consent.
Research and publishing ethics
Our editors and employees work hard to ensure the content we publish is ethically sound. To help us achieve that goal, we closely follow the advice laid out in the guidelines and flowcharts on the COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) website.
We have also developed our research and publishing ethics guidelines. If you haven’t already read these, we urge you to do so – they will help you avoid the most common publishing ethics issues.
A few key points:
- Any manuscript you submit to this journal should be original. That means it should not have been published before in its current, or similar, form. Exceptions to this rule are outlined in our pre-print and conference paper policies. If any substantial element of your paper has been previously published, you need to declare this to the journal editor upon submission. Please note, the journal editor may use Crossref Similarity Check to check on the originality of submissions received. This service compares submissions against a database of 49 million works from 800 scholarly publishers.
- Your work should not have been submitted elsewhere and should not be under consideration by any other publication.
- If you have a conflict of interest, you must declare it upon submission; this allows the editor to decide how they would like to proceed. Read about conflict of interest in our research and publishing ethics guidelines.
- By submitting your work to Emerald, you are guaranteeing that the work is not in infringement of any existing copyright.
Third party copyright permissions
Prior to article submission, you need to ensure you’ve applied for, and received, written permission to use any material in your manuscript that has been created by a third party. Please note, we are unable to publish any article that still has permissions pending. The rights we require are:
- Non-exclusive rights to reproduce the material in the article or book chapter.
- Print and electronic rights.
- Worldwide English-language rights.
- To use the material for the life of the work. That means there should be no time restrictions on its re-use e.g. a one-year licence.
We are a member of the International Association of Scientific, Technical, and Medical Publishers (STM) and participate in the STM permissions guidelines, a reciprocal free exchange of material with other STM publishers. In some cases, this may mean that you don’t need permission to re-use content. If so, please highlight this at the submission stage.
Please take a few moments to read our guide to publishing permissions to ensure you have met all the requirements, so that we can process your submission without delay.
Open access information
This is a sponsored open access journal, also referred to as platinum open access. Because it is published in partnership with an organisation, your article will be published open access, but you will not have to pay an APC (article processing charge) - publication is free. Your article will be published with a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 user licence, which outlines how readers can reuse your work.
You can find out more about our open access routes and read our FAQs on our open research page.
Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines
We are a signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines, a framework that supports the reproducibility of research through the adoption of transparent research practices. That means we encourage you to:
- Cite and fully reference all data, program code, and other methods in your article.
- Include persistent identifiers, such as a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), in references for datasets and program codes. Persistent identifiers ensure future access to unique published digital objects, such as a piece of text or datasets. Persistent identifiers are assigned to datasets by digital archives, such as institutional repositories and partners in the Data Preservation Alliance for the Social Sciences (Data-PASS).
- Follow appropriate international and national procedures with respect to data protection, rights to privacy and other ethical considerations, whenever you cite data. For further guidance please refer to our research and publishing ethics guidelines. For an example on how to cite datasets, please refer to the references section below.
Prepare your submission
Manuscript support services
We are pleased to partner with Editage, a platform that connects you with relevant experts in language support, translation, editing, visuals, consulting, and more. After you’ve agreed a fee, they will work with you to enhance your manuscript and get it submission-ready.
This is an optional service for authors who feel they need a little extra support. It does not guarantee your work will be accepted for review or publication.
Manuscript requirements
Before you submit your manuscript, it’s important you read and follow the guidelines below. You will also find some useful tips in our structure your journal submission how-to guide.
Format |
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format. While you are welcome to submit a PDF of the document alongside the Word file, PDFs alone are not acceptable. LaTeX files can also be used but only if an accompanying PDF document is provided. Acceptable figure file types are listed further below. |
Article length / word count |
Articles should be a maximum of 8,000 words in length. This includes all text, for example, the structured abstract, references, all text in tables, and figures and appendices. Please allow 280 words for each figure or table. |
Article title |
A concisely worded title should be provided. |
Author details |
The names of all contributing authors should be added to the ScholarOne submission; please list them in the order in which you’d like them to be published. Each contributing author will need their own ScholarOne author account, from which we will extract the following details:
In multi-authored papers, it’s important that ALL authors that have made a significant contribution to the paper are listed. Those who have provided support but have not contributed to the research should be featured in an acknowledgements section. You should never include people who have not contributed to the paper or who don’t want to be associated with the research. Read about our research ethics for authorship. |
Biographies and acknowledgements |
If you want to include these items, save them in a separate Microsoft Word document and upload the file with your submission. Where they are included, a brief professional biography of not more than 100 words should be supplied for each named author. |
Research funding |
Your article must reference all sources of external research funding in the acknowledgements section. You should describe the role of the funder or financial sponsor in the entire research process, from study design to submission. |
Structured abstract |
All submissions must include a structured abstract, following the format outlined below. These four sub-headings and their accompanying explanations must always be included:
The following three sub-headings are optional and can be included, if applicable:
The maximum length of your abstract should be 250 words in total, including keywords and article classification (see the sections below). |
Keywords |
Your submission should include up to 12 appropriate and short keywords that capture the principal topics of the paper. Our Creating an SEO-friendly manuscript how to guide contains some practical guidance on choosing search-engine friendly keywords. Please note, while we will always try to use the keywords you’ve suggested, the in-house editorial team may replace some of them with matching terms to ensure consistency across publications and improve your article’s visibility. |
Article classification |
During the submission process, you will be asked to select a type for your paper; the options are listed below. If you don’t see an exact match, please choose the best fit: You will also be asked to select a category for your paper. The options for this are listed below. If you don’t see an exact match, please choose the best fit: Research paper. Reports on any type of research undertaken by the author(s), including:
Viewpoint. Covers any paper where content is dependent on the author's opinion and interpretation. This includes journalistic and magazine-style pieces. Technical paper. Describes and evaluates technical products, processes or services. Conceptual paper. Focuses on developing hypotheses and is usually discursive. Covers philosophical discussions and comparative studies of other authors’ work and thinking. Case study. Describes actual interventions or experiences within organizations. It can be subjective and doesn’t generally report on research. Also covers a description of a legal case or a hypothetical case study used as a teaching exercise. Literature review. This category should only be used if the main purpose of the paper is to annotate and/or critique the literature in a particular field. It could be a selective bibliography providing advice on information sources, or the paper may aim to cover the main contributors to the development of a topic and explore their different views. General review. Provides an overview or historical examination of some concept, technique or phenomenon. Papers are likely to be more descriptive or instructional (‘how to’ papers) than discursive. |
Headings |
Headings must be concise, with a clear indication of the required hierarchy. |
Notes/endnotes |
Notes or endnotes should only be used if absolutely necessary. They should be identified in the text by consecutive numbers enclosed in square brackets. These numbers should then be listed, and explained, at the end of the article. |
Figures |
All figures (charts, diagrams, line drawings, webpages/screenshots, and photographic images) should be submitted electronically. Both colour and black and white files are accepted.
|
Tables |
Tables should be typed and submitted in a separate file to the main body of the article. The position of each table should be clearly labelled in the main body of the article with corresponding labels clearly shown in the table file. Tables should be numbered consecutively in Roman numerals (e.g. I, II, etc.). Give each table a brief title. Ensure that any superscripts or asterisks are shown next to the relevant items and have explanations displayed as footnotes to the table, figure or plate. |
Supplementary files |
Where tables, figures, appendices, and other additional content are supplementary to the article but not critical to the reader’s understanding of it, you can choose to host these supplementary files alongside your article on Insight, Emerald’s content hosting platform, or on an institutional or personal repository. All supplementary material must be submitted prior to acceptance. If you choose to host your supplementary files on Insight, you must submit these as separate files alongside your article. Files should be clearly labelled in such a way that makes it clear they are supplementary; Emerald recommends that the file name is descriptive and that it follows the format ‘Supplementary_material_appendix_1’ or ‘Supplementary tables’. All supplementary material must be mentioned at the appropriate moment in the main text of the article, there is no need to include the content of the file but only the file name. A link to the supplementary material will be added to the article during production, and the material will be made available alongside the main text of the article at the point of EarlyCite publication. Please note that Emerald will not make any changes to the material; it will not be copyedited, typeset, and authors will not receive proofs. Emerald therefore strongly recommends that you style all supplementary material ahead of acceptance of the article. Emerald Insight can host the following file types and extensions:
If you choose to use an institutional or personal repository, you should ensure that the supplementary material is hosted on the repository ahead of submission, and then include a link only to the repository within the article. It is the responsibility of the submitting author to ensure that the material is free to access and that it remains permanently available. Please note that extensive supplementary material may be subject to peer review; this is at the discretion of the journal Editor and dependent on the content of the material (for example, whether including it would support the reviewer making a decision on the article during the peer review process). |
References |
References to other publications must be in APA style and carefully checked for completeness, accuracy and consistency. This is very important in an electronic environment because it enables your readers to exploit the Reference Linking facility on the database and link back to the works you have cited through Crossref.
|
For books |
Surname, Initials. (Year). Title of book. Publisher. e.g. Harrow, R. (2005). No Place to Hide. Simon & Schuster. |
For book chapters |
Surname, Initials. (Year). "Chapter Title", in Editor's Surname, Initials (Ed.), title of book (page numbers). Publisher. e.g. Calabrese, F.A. (2005). "The early pathways: theory to practice – a continuum". In Stankosky, M. (Ed.), Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management (pp. 15-20). Elsevier. |
For journals |
Surname, initials. (Year). "title of article". Journal name, volume(issue), page numbers. DOI. e.g. Capizzi, M.T. and Ferguson, R. (2005). "Loyalty trends for the twenty-first century". Journal of Consumer Marketing, 22(2), 72-80. DOI. |
For published |
Surname, initials (year of publication), "title of paper", in editor’s surname, initials (Ed.), title of published proceeding which may include place and date(s) held, publisher, place of publication, page numbers. e.g. Wilde, S. and Cox, C. (2008), “Principal factors contributing to the competitiveness of tourism destinations at varying stages of development”, in Richardson, S., Fredline, L., Patiar A., & Ternel, M. (Ed.s), CAUTHE 2008: Where the 'bloody hell' are we?, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Qld, pp.115-118. |
For unpublished |
Surname, initials (year), "title of paper", paper presented at [name of conference], [date of conference], [place of conference], available at: URL if freely available on the internet (accessed date). e.g. Aumueller, D. (2005), "Semantic authoring and retrieval within a wiki", paper presented at the European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC), 29 May-1 June, Heraklion, Crete, available at: http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/file/aumueller05wiksar.pdf (accessed 20 February 2007). |
For working papers |
Surname, initials (year), "title of article", working paper [number if available], institution or organization, place of organization, date. e.g. Moizer, P. (2003), "How published academic research can inform policy decisions: the case of mandatory rotation of audit appointments", working paper, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, 28 March. |
For encyclopaedia entries |
Title of encyclopaedia (year), "title of entry", volume, edition, title of encyclopaedia, publisher, place of publication, page numbers. e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica (1926), "Psychology of culture contact", Vol. 1, 13th ed., Encyclopaedia Britannica, London and New York, NY, pp.765-771. (for authored entries, please refer to book chapter guidelines above) |
For newspaper |
Surname, initials (year), "article title", newspaper, date, page numbers. e.g. Smith, A. (2008), "Money for old rope", Daily News, 21 January, pp.1, 3-4. |
For newspaper |
Newspaper (year), "article title", date, page numbers. e.g. Daily News (2008), "Small change", 2 February, p.7. |
For archival or other unpublished sources |
Surname, initials (year), "title of document", unpublished manuscript, collection name, inventory record, name of archive, location of archive. e.g. Litman, S. (1902), "Mechanism & Technique of Commerce", unpublished manuscript, Simon Litman Papers, Record series 9/5/29 Box 3, University of Illinois Archives, Urbana-Champaign, IL. |
For electronic sources |
If available online, the full URL should be supplied at the end of the reference, as well as the date that the resource was accessed. Surname, initials (year), “title of electronic source”, available at: persistent URL (accessed date month year). e.g. Weida, S. and Stolley, K. (2013), “Developing strong thesis statements”, available at: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/1/ (accessed 20 June 2018) Standalone URLs, i.e. those without an author or date, should be included either inside parentheses within the main text, or preferably set as a note (Roman numeral within square brackets within text followed by the full URL address at the end of the paper). |
For data |
Surname, initials (year), title of dataset, name of data repository, available at: persistent URL, (accessed date month year). e.g. Campbell, A. and Kahn, R.L. (2015), American National Election Study, 1948, ICPSR07218-v4, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (distributor), Ann Arbor, MI, available at: https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07218.v4 (accessed 20 June 2018) |
Submit your manuscript
There are a number of key steps you should follow to ensure a smooth and trouble-free submission.
Double check your manuscript
Before submitting your work, it is your responsibility to check that the manuscript is complete, grammatically correct, and without spelling or typographical errors. A few other important points:
- Give the journal aims and scope a final read. Is your manuscript definitely a good fit? If it isn’t, the editor may decline it without peer review.
- Does your manuscript comply with our research and publishing ethics guidelines?
- Have you cleared any necessary publishing permissions?
- Have you followed all the formatting requirements laid out in these author guidelines?
- Does the manuscript contain any information that might help the reviewer identify you? This could compromise the anonymous peer review process. A few tips:
- If you need to refer to your own work, use wording such as ‘previous research has demonstrated’ not ‘our previous research has demonstrated’.
- If you need to refer to your own, currently unpublished work, don’t include this work in the reference list.
- Any acknowledgments or author biographies should be uploaded as separate files.
- Carry out a final check to ensure that no author names appear anywhere in the manuscript. This includes in figures or captions.
You will find a helpful submission checklist on the website Think.Check.Submit.
The submission process
All manuscripts should be submitted through our editorial system by the corresponding author.
A separate author account is required for each journal you submit to. If this is your first time submitting to this journal, please choose the Create an account or Register now option in the editorial system. If you already have an Emerald login, you are welcome to reuse the existing username and password here.
Please note, the next time you log into the system, you will be asked for your username. This will be the email address you entered when you set up your account.
Don't forget to add your ORCiD ID during the submission process. It will be embedded in your published article, along with a link to the ORCiD registry allowing others to easily match you with your work.
Don’t have one yet? It only takes a few moments to register for a free ORCiD identifier.
Visit the ScholarOne support centre for further help and guidance.
What you can expect next
You will receive an automated email from the journal editor, confirming your successful submission. It will provide you with a manuscript number, which will be used in all future correspondence about your submission. If you have any reason to suspect the confirmation email you receive might be fraudulent, please contact our Rights team on [email protected]
Post submission
Review and decision process
Each submission is checked by the editor. At this stage, they may choose to decline or unsubmit your manuscript if it doesn’t fit the journal aims and scope, or they feel the language/manuscript quality is too low.
If they think it might be suitable for the publication, they will send it to at least two independent referees for double anonymous peer review. Once these reviewers have provided their feedback, the editor may decide to accept your manuscript, request minor or major revisions, or decline your work.
While all journals work to different timescales, the goal is that the editor will inform you of their first decision within 60 days.
During this period, we will send you automated updates on the progress of your manuscript via our submission system, or you can log in to check on the current status of your paper. Each time we contact you, we will quote the manuscript number you were given at the point of submission. If you receive an email that does not match these criteria, it could be fraudulent and we recommend you email [email protected].
If your submission is accepted
Copyright
All accepted authors are sent an email with a link to a licence form. This should be checked for accuracy, for example whether contact and affiliation details are up to date and your name is spelled correctly, and then returned to us electronically. If there is a reason why you can’t assign copyright to us, you should discuss this with your journal content editor. You will find their contact details on the editorial team section above.
Proofing and typesetting
Once we have received your completed licence form, the article will pass directly into the production process. We will carry out editorial checks, copyediting, and typesetting and then return proofs to you (if you are the corresponding author) for your review. This is your opportunity to correct any typographical errors, grammatical errors or incorrect author details. We can’t accept requests to rewrite texts at this stage.
When the page proofs are finalised, the fully typeset and proofed version of record is published online. This is referred to as the EarlyCite version. While an EarlyCite article has yet to be assigned to a volume or issue, it does have a digital object identifier (DOI) and is fully citable. It will be compiled into an issue according to the journal’s issue schedule, with papers being added by chronological date of publication.
How to share your paper
Visit our author rights page to find out how you can reuse and share your work.
To find tips on increasing the visibility of your published paper, read about how to promote your work.
Correcting inaccuracies in your published paper
Sometimes errors are made during the research, writing and publishing processes. When these issues arise, we have the option of withdrawing the paper or introducing a correction notice. Find out more about our article withdrawal and correction policies.
Need to make a change to the author list? See our frequently asked questions (FAQs) below.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a submission fee |
The only time we will ever ask you for money to publish in an Emerald journal is if you have chosen to publish via the gold open access route. You will be asked to pay an APC (article processing charge) once your paper has been accepted (unless it is a sponsored open access journal). At no other time will you be asked to contribute financially towards your article’s publication. If you haven’t chosen gold open access and you receive an email which appears to be from Emerald, asking you for payment to publish, please contact our Rights team on [email protected] |
How can I become |
Please contact the editor for the journal, with a copy of your CV. You will find their contact details on the editorial team tab on this page. |
Who do I contact if I want to find out which volume and issue my accepted paper will appear in? |
Typically, papers are added to an issue according to their date of publication. If you would like to know in advance which issue your paper will appear in, please contact the content editor of the journal. You will find their contact details on the editorial team tab on this page. Once your paper has been published in an issue, you will be notified by email. |
Who do I contact if I have |
Please email the journal editor – you will find their contact details on the editorial team tab on this page. If you ever suspect an email you’ve received from Emerald might not be genuine, you are welcome to verify it with the content editor for the journal, whose contact details can be found on the editorial team tab on this page. Alternatively, you can email our Rights team. |
Is my paper suitable |
If you’ve read the aims and scope on the journal landing page and are still unsure whether your paper is suitable for the journal, please email the editor and include your paper's title and structured abstract. They will be able to advise on your manuscript’s suitability. You will find their contact details on the Editorial team tab on this page. |
How do I make a change to the list of authors once the manuscript has been submitted? |
Authorship and the order in which the authors are listed on the paper should be agreed prior to submission. If you need to make any changes to the author information once the paper is under review or has been accepted, we will look into your request and closely follow the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) authorship guidelines. We will also require a statement from each author confirming their agreement. |
-
General Editor
-
H.E.DR.
SAAD SAUD M
ALFAHAID
President, Arabian Gulf University - Bahrain
-
H.E.DR.
SAAD SAUD M
ALFAHAID
-
Editor-in-Chief
-
Prof.
Waheeb
Alnaser
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Innovation, Arabian Gulf University - Bahrain
[email protected]
-
Prof.
Waheeb
Alnaser
-
Editorial Assistant
-
Mrs.
Yosra
Mtimet
AGJSR, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
[email protected]
-
Mrs.
Yosra
Mtimet
-
Editorial Board
-
Dr. Amer
Al-Hinai
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
-
Prof.
Waheeb
Alnaser
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Innovation, Arabian Gulf University - Bahrain
-
Dr. Mohammad
Alrashed
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, KUWAIT
-
Dr. Mohammed A.
Alsanad
College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, KSA
-
Prof. Abdelhalim
Deifalla
Dean College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain
-
Prof. Dr.
Assunta
Di Vaio
University of Naples Parthenope, Italy
-
Prof. Hisham
Farag
Birmingham Business School, UK
-
Prof.
Miguel
García-Torres
Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
-
Prof. Garry Tan Wei
Han
UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Malaysia
-
Dr. Hussein A
Kazem
Faculty of Engineering, Sohar University, Oman
-
Dr. Sophie
Meritet
Université Paris Dauphine PSL, France
-
Dr. Amer
Al-Hinai
-
Associate Editors
-
Dr.
Ali
Karnib
School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University - Lebanon
-
Dr.
Ali
Al-Maktoumi
Director of Water Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University - Oman
-
Prof.
Khaled
Nahar Al-Ruwais
College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University - KSA
-
Prof.
Yassine
Charabi
Geography Department, Sultan Qaboos University - Oman
-
Prof. Dr.
Mohamed
Hejazi
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre - KSA
-
Prof.
Mansour
Almazroui
Centre of Excellence for Climate Change Research (CECCR), King Abdulaziz University - KSA
-
Prof.
Elhadi
Adam
Remote sensing and GIS, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of Witwatersrand - South Africa
-
Prof.
John N.
Hahladakis
Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University - Qatar
-
Prof.
Khaled
A. El-Tarabily
Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain - UAE
-
Prof.
Mousa
S. Mohsen
Commissioner for Academic Accreditation, Abu Dhabi - UAE
-
Prof.
Assunta
Di Vaio
Associate Professor in Business Administration, University of Naples Parthenope - Italy
-
Prof.
Mohamed
Abouleish
Professor of Environmental Sciences, American University of Sharjah - UAE
-
Dr.
Ali
Karnib
-
Publisher
-
Chris
Tutill
Emerald Publishing
[email protected]
-
Chris
Tutill
-
Journal Editorial Office (For queries related to pre-acceptance)
-
Isarar
Shaikh
Emerald Publishing
[email protected]
-
Isarar
Shaikh
-
Supplier Project Manager (For queries related to post-acceptance)
-
Ananthi
Anandhan
Emerald Publishing
[email protected]
-
Ananthi
Anandhan
-
Editors
-
Prof.
Modar
Abdullatif
Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
-
Prof.
Ahmad Samed
Al-Adwan
Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan
-
Dr.
Saleh
Al-Enezi
The Public Authority for Applied Education, Kuwait
-
Prof.
Mohammed A.
Al-Sharafi
Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia
-
Prof.
Mohammad
Al-Shboul
College of Business, University of Sharjah, UAE
-
Dr.
Badar Nadeem
Ashraf
London South Bank University - UK
-
Prof.
Abdel Hameed
Awad
National Research Centre, Egypt
-
Prof.
Graça
Azevedo
Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration, University of Aveiro, Portugal
-
Dr.
Halima
Begum
School of Economics, Universiti Utara, Malaysia
-
Dr.
Cristina
Bota-Avram
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
-
Prof.
Monica
Butnariu
Banat’s University, Romania
-
Prof.
Lanouar
Charfeddine
College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Qatar
-
Dr.
Omkar
Dastane
Monash University Malaysia - Malaysia
-
Prof.
Mohamed
Elhag
Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, KSA
-
Dr.
Demir
Ender
School of Social Sciences, Reykjavik University, Iceland
-
Prof.
Miguel
García-Torres
Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
-
Wael
Hadi
University of Petra, Jordan
-
Dr.
Jalal
Hanaysha
Skyline University College, University of Sharjah, UAE
-
Prof.
Suraiya
Jabin
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
-
Prof.
Suraiya
Jabin
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
-
Prof.
Veera Pandiyan
Kaliani Sundram
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
-
Hichem
Khlif
Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, Tunisia
-
Prof.
Naresh
Kumar
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana), India
-
Prof.
Jaeyoung
Lee
Central South University, Changsha, China
-
Dr
Mingwei
Lin
Fujian Normal University - The people's Republic of China
-
Prof.
Abeer A.
Mahrous
Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, Egypt
-
Prof. Dr.
Shahab Alam
Malik
Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan
-
Dr.
Anton
Manfreda
School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
-
Prof.
Ra'ed
Masa'deh
University of Jordan, Jordan
-
Prof.
Ilyas
Masudin
University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia
-
Dr.
Prolay
Mondal
Raiganj University, Uttar Dinajpur, India
-
Gehan A.
Mousa
Faculty of Commerce, Benha University, Egypt
-
Dr.
Mohamed
Mugableh
Irbid National University, Jordan
-
Dr.
Ali
Muhammad
Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Malaysia
-
Prof.
Haitham
Nobanee
College of Business, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
-
Dr.
Ahmed
Osman
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, UK
-
Dr.
Abderahman
Rejeb
School of Regional Sciences and Business Administration, Széchenyi István University, Department of Logistics, Hungary
-
Saiyidi Mat
Roni
School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Australia
-
Young-Joon
Seo
School of Economics & Trade, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
-
Dr.
Imran
Shafique
COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan
-
Prof.
Faisal
Talib
Zakir Husain College of Engineering & Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, India
-
Prof.
Garry Wei-Han
Tan
UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Malaysia
-
Dr.
Josua
Tarigan
School of Business and Management, Universitas Kristen Petra, Indonesia
-
Shafique
Ur Rehman
College of Business, Shenzhen University, China
-
Dr.
Rubén
Vazquez-Medina
The Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
-
Dr.
Imran
Yousaf
College of Business and Public Management, Wenzhou-Kean University, China
-
Prof.
Modar
Abdullatif
Citation metrics
1.0
CiteScore 2023
1.0
CiteScore 2023
Further information
CiteScore is a simple way of measuring the citation impact of sources, such as journals.
Calculating the CiteScore is based on the number of citations to documents (articles, reviews, conference papers, book chapters, and data papers) by a journal over four years, divided by the number of the same document types indexed in Scopus and published in those same four years.
For more information and methodology visit the Scopus definition
2.2
CiteScore Tracker 2024
(updated monthly)
2.2
CiteScore Tracker 2024
(updated monthly)
Further information
CiteScore is a simple way of measuring the citation impact of sources, such as journals.
CiteScore Tracker is calculated in the same way as CiteScore, but for the current year rather than previous, complete years.
The CiteScore Tracker calculation is updated every month, as a current indication of a title's performance.
For more information and methodology visit the Scopus definition
Publication timeline
Time to first decision
66
days
Time to first decision
66
days
Further information
Time to first decision, expressed in days, the "first decision" occurs when the journal’s editorial team reviews the peer reviewers’ comments and recommendations. Based on this feedback, they decide whether to accept, reject, or request revisions for the manuscript.
Data is taken from submissions between 1st June 2023 and 31st May 2024
Acceptance to publication
45
days
Acceptance to publication
45
days
Further information
Acceptance to publication, expressed in days, is the average time between when the journal’s editorial team decide whether to accept, reject, or request revisions for the manuscript and the date of publication in the journal.
Data is taken from the previous 12 months (Last updated July 2024)
Acceptance rate
32
%
Acceptance rate
32
%
Further information
The acceptance rate is a measurement of how many manuscripts a journal accepts for publication compared to the total number of manuscripts submitted expressed as a percentage %
Data is taken from submissions between 1st June 2023 and 31st May 2024.
Usage
Downloads
40846
Articles
Downloads
40846
Articles
Further information
This figure is the total amount of downloads for all articles published early cite in the last 12 months
(Last updated: July 2024)
This journal is included in the following abstract and indexing services:
- Cabells
- CNKI Scholar
- Current Contents (Clarivate Analytics)
- Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR)
- EBSCO Discovery Service
- Field Crop Abstracts (CABI)
- Google Scholar
- Information Services for Physics and Computing (INSPEC)
- Scopus
- Summons (ProQuest)
- Web of Science- Zoological Record
- Weed Abstracts (CABI)
- WorldCat
- Zoological Record (Clarivate Analytics)
Reviewer information
Peer review process
This journal engages in a double-anonymous peer review process, which strives to match the expertise of a reviewer with the submitted manuscript. Reviews are completed with evidence of thoughtful engagement with the manuscript, provide constructive feedback, and add value to the overall knowledge and information presented in the manuscript.
Mission
The mission of the peer review process is to achieve excellence and rigour in scholarly publications and research.
Vision
Our vision is to give voice to professionals in the subject area who contribute unique and diverse scholarly perspectives to the field.
Values
The journal values diverse perspectives from the field and reviewers who provide critical, constructive, and respectful feedback to authors. Reviewers come from a variety of organizations, careers, and backgrounds from around the world.
Ethics
All invitations to review, abstracts, manuscripts, and reviews should be kept confidential. Reviewers must not share their review or information about the review process with anyone without the agreement of the editors and authors involved, even after publication. This also applies to other reviewers’ “comments to author” which are shared with you on decision.
Resources to guide you through the review process
Discover practical tips and guidance on all aspects of peer review in our reviewers' section. See how being a reviewer could benefit your career, and discover what's involved in shaping a review.
News
Emerald Publishing partners with Arabian Gulf University to publish the Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research (AGJSR)
Emerald Publishing has announced it has partnered with Arabian Gulf University to publish the Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research (AGJSR). The first issue of AGJSR was publish...
Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research: Water, Energy, Food and Environment is an academic, open access, peer reviewed journal owned by Arabian Gulf University. Our mission is to publish high-quality applied research in science and technology related to sustainability, enhancing knowledge, and serving GCC decision and policy makers in the fields related to water, energy, food and environment.
eISSN: 2536-0051
You can publish an open access article in this platinum partnership journal. Authors in this journal are not required to pay an article processing charge (APC)
Journal Owners
Aims and scope
As of September 2024, to better reflect a narrowed focus and key areas of research in the Arab world, the aims and scope of the journal along with the title were modified as follows:
We welcome submissions focusing on the security and sustainability in the fields of Water, Energy, Food/Land, and Environment in arid regions; their externalities and cross cutting issues including impacts of climate change, waste management and circular economy; and the state-of-the-art tools used in the monitoring, development, and sustainable management of Water, Energy, Food and Environment, including space technologies, geoinformatics, emerging technologies (AI, IoT, etc.), simulation models, and other relevant tools.
The Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research: Water, Energy, Food and Environment (AGJSR) welcomes submissions of global significance and application. However, particular attention will be given to manuscripts that reflect and explore the contexts of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) contexts.
The title covers the following research topics:
- Water, Energy, Food and Environment (WEFE): Sustainable resource management; WEFE nexus management; Renewable energy technologies; Conservation and protection strategies for water, energy, food, and environment; water, energy, and food securities.
- Climate Change and its impacts and WEFE: Climate change modeling and prediction, Mitigation, Vulnerability and Adaptation in relation to water, energy, food, and environment; Carbon neutrality.
- Space Technologies and Geoinformatics in WEFE: Earth observation for climate monitoring and resource management; Space-based technologies for disaster early warning and mitigation; satellite technology for monitoring environmental issues; Space application including climatology; Satellite data integration with GIS for renewable energy planning; Geoinformatics; environment and sustainability; Environmental monitoring and data analysis using GIS for resource management.
- Role of Circular Waste Management in WEFE: Sustainable business practices (Reusing, Recycling, and Reduce); clean technologies and innovations; Circular economy principles in product design and manufacturing; Waste and circular economy approaches in food systems; Waste reduction and resource recovery.
- Biotechnology applications in WEFE: Bioremediation and environmental cleanup; Biofuels and bioenergy production; Biodegradation of pollutants; Sustainable agriculture with a focus on biofertilizers and pest control.
- Innovation for Sustainability: Technological innovation in water, energy, food, and environment (WEFE); Green startups; Developing innovative solutions to environmental problems; Sustainable cities; Sustainable innovation, Green business model; Innovation policy; Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility.
The first AGJSR issue was published in 1983 by the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) under the printed ISSN 1015-4442. Since 1999 the Journal moved to be published by the Arabian Gulf University (Manama, Bahrain) under the printed ISSN 1985-9899. The journal is currently published by Emerald on behalf of Arabian Gulf University under the printed ISSN:1985-9899 and online ISSN: 2536-0051.
All articles in Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research: Water, Energy, Food and Environment are published Open Access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, so are made freely available at no charge to the author. For further information on licencing please see the author guidelines.
Useful links
Here are some further useful links associated with this journal
Journal archive
Check out the journal archive
Latest articles
These are the latest articles published in this journal (Last updated: December 2024)
Top downloaded articles
These are the most downloaded articles over the last 12 months for this journal (Last updated: December 2024)
Top cited
These are the top cited articles for this journal, from the last 12 months according to Crossref (Last updated: December 2024)
Transparency Statement for Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research:
- Journal Ownership: Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research is published by Emerald Publishing on behalf of Arabian Gulf University.
- Governing Body: The editorial team is appointed and managed by Arabian Gulf University. The journal is governed by the editorial team in collaboration with Emerald Publishing.
- Peer Review Process: The journal operates a double-blind peer-review model. All articles undergo an initial assessment by the journal editor. If they are considered suitable for consideration, articles will then be a reviewed by a minimum of two external reviewers to assess suitability for publication. Final responsibility for editorial decisions rests with the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
- Editorial team/contact information: Contact details for the editorial team can be found on the journal homepage here. Queries may also be directed to Emerald’s Publishing team as follows: Chris Tutill – [email protected]
- Copyright: All articles in the journal are published Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY-4.0). This allows authors to retain copyright of their work whilst others can share, use and build upon this work created as long as appropriate attribution is given.
- Author Fees: The journal is published under a Platinum Open Access arrangement, in that all costs associated with publishing an Open Access article in the journal are funded by Arabian Gulf University. There are currently no Article Processing Charges to the author(s).
- Allegations of Misconduct: All journals published by Emerald are members of and subscribe to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics. In the event of any allegation of research or publication misconduct the publisher and editor will adhere to COPE guidelines in dealing with such allegations.
- Conflicts of Interest: Authors are asked to declare any financial or ethical conflicts of interest upon submitting their work to the journal. Difficult cases will be referred to the Committee on Publishing Ethics (COPE) for advice.
- Frequency: The journal publishes four issues per annum.
- Access: All journal articles are published Open Access on EmeraldInsight.com - http://www.emeraldinsight.com under a CCBY 4.0 licence (please see section 5).
- Revenue sources: The journal is published under a platinum Open Access arrangement, in that all costs associated with publishing an Open Access article in the journal are funded by Arabian Gulf University.
- Advertising: The journal does not accept direct advertising.
- Archiving: Emerald provides perpetual access for all e-journal content by working with digital preservation schemes Portico, LOCKSS and CLOCKSS.
- Direct marketing: On occasion the journal will use direct marketing activities (primarily email campaigns) to raise awareness of the journal and to invite authors to submit articles. Marketing activities are conducted by Arabian Gulf University unless otherwise agreed with Emerald.
This statement was prepared by Beth Murray (Emerald Publishing) on 2 February 2022.
Related journals
This journal is part of our Business, management & strategy collection. Explore our Business, management & strategy subject area to find out more.
New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
The New England Journal of Entrepreneurship is an academic,open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing conceptual and...
Innovation & Management Review
Innovation & Management Review is an academic, peer-reviewed journal related to applied science in the field of...
IIMBG Journal of Sustainable Business and Innovation
The IIMBG Journal of Sustainable Business and Innovation (IJSBI) is a journal from the Indian Institute of Management...