In a symposium organized by the College of Information Technology

In a symposium
organized by the College of Information Technology

UOB Presents the
Criteria for Choosing Scientific Journals to Publish Research

As a part of a series of seminars
organized by the College of Information Technology at the University of Bahrain
(UOB) aimed at developing creative research skills among researchers at UOB,
the College has recently organized the “How to Choose High-Quality
Scientific Journals And Conferences For Your Research” symposium, in which
participants discussed the importance of developing scientific research skills.

The virtual symposium began with
a speech by the Dean of the College of Information Technology, Dr. Lamya
Mohammed Al-Jasmi, during which she spoke about the importance of developing
the skills and quality of scientific research at the University and confirmed
that the College is focusing on influencing research in the industrial,
commercial and government sectors of a multidisciplinary nature.

Also, Dr. Riyad Costantini from
the Computer Science Department spoke about the criteria for selecting
high-quality scientific journals suitable for the published research and stated
that “Research and publications are conducted under the auspices of
universities and with the efforts of research teams and local, national,
regional and global partnerships. Therefore, the selection of the scientific
journal for publication must be adequate with the quality of the publication,
and with the value of the University to which the research team of publishers
and partners belong.”

Furthermore, Dr. Costantini confirmed
that it is important for the researcher to take into account the real size of
the journal’s impact factor, and its impact on the quality of scientific
research on the international scale, explaining that the decision to publish a
research in a scientific journal or participate in a conference is based on
several factors, the most important of which are: the search engine’s
specialization, specifications, the essential value of the research, the size
of journal distribution, and the scholarly standing of research partners, in
addition to publishers.

As Dr. Costantini reviewed the
various search engines, journals, and related conferences in various
disciplines, referring to websites that serve as references to classify
scientific journals and conferences according to their quality, and he broke
down the important metrics that help researchers in providing the best
evaluations of these journals and conferences.

Sustainable Development Goals:

4 Quality education.

16 Partnerships for the goals.

Key Words:

College of Information Technology, Developing Scientific
Research Skills, University of Bahrain, Symposium, Search Engines, Scientific
Journals, Journal’s Impact Factor