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Kuwait University
Office of Vice President for Academic Affairs
Academic Journals Accreditation Committee
Academic Journal Accreditation
Application

1- Date ____/____/______College______

Department______Field ______

2- Journal Information

Journal Title ______

ISSN Number ______

Field of specialization

a. General/Broad Field ______

b. Specific Field ______

Published by  University  Society

If published by a university (indicate whether it is published by)  Main University Campus

OR  Branch Campus

Publication date of first issue ____/____/______Country ______

Journal Language  Arabic  English  Arabic & English

 French  Arabic & French  Others(specify) ______

Periodicity  Monthly  Quarterly  Semi-annual

 Annually  Others (specify): ______

Journal Type  Print Only  Electronic Only  Print + Electronic

Journal website ______

Does the Journal have an Editorial Board ?  Yes  No

Number of Editorial Board members ______

Type of Refereeing  Blind review  Non-blind review

Referees  Editorial Board members  Academic referees outside the Editorial Board

 Academic referees from within and outside Editorial Board members

Minimum number of referee(s) per article  one  two

 three  More (specify) ______

Cost of publication  Free  Cost: ______ Currency: ______

Is the Journal Indexed?  Yes  No

If yes, specify the databases in which it is listed

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3- Departmental Promotion Committee’s Recommendation

Approved for promotion case in Kuwait University (international journal)

Approved for promotion case in Kuwait University (non-international journal)

Not approved for promotion case in Kuwait University.

Comments: ______

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Signature of Committee Chairman: ______Date: ____/____/______

4- College Promotion Committee’s Recommendation

 Approved for promotion case in Kuwait University (international journal)

 Approved for promotion case in Kuwait University (non-international journal)

 Not approved for promotion case in Kuwait University.

Comments: ______

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Signature of Committee Chairman: ______Date: ____/____/______

5- Academic Journals Accreditation Committee’s Decision

 Approved for promotion case in Kuwait University (international journal)

 Approved for promotion case in Kuwait University (non-international journal)

 Not approved for promotion case in Kuwait University.

Comments: ______

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Signature of Committee Chairman: ______Date: ____/____/______

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Enclosures required with the Application

1-  A copy of the pages that list the journal Editorial Board or the web site including such information.

2-  A copy of the page describing the journal publication policy or the journal website that lists the policy.

3-  Any other empirical information supporting the journal and its publication policy.