Journal of Faculty of Economics Discusses Development Plans
The Editorial Board of the Journal of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Islamic University of Minnesota held its periodic meeting on Friday evening, January 16, 2026, to discuss the journal's scientific and editorial status and explore future development prospects. The meeting was attended by Dr. Manal Mohammed, Vice Dean of the Faculty; Mr. Mohammed Makki, Director of the Digital Library and Scientific Journals Unit; Dr. Zayed Al-Dwairi, Managing Editor of the journal; along with seven members of the Editorial Board.
The meeting began with an assessment of the journal's current status, where Mr. Mohammed Makki praised the advanced level it has achieved in terms of content quality and editorial workflow regularity, emphasizing that the journal has become a significant academic addition in the fields of economics and business administration. Dr. Zayed Al-Dwairi reviewed the research papers that have completed peer review in preparation for publication in the fourth issue, stressing the need to enhance the artistic output and design in line with the standards adopted in indexed scientific journals.
The discussion addressed the most prominent challenges facing the journal, most notably the delay in peer review procedures due to some reviewers or researchers failing to complete required modifications on time, weak student participation in scientific publishing and their limited research qualification, the low initial quality of some submitted research, in addition to challenges related to classification and indexing requirements in international databases.
Regarding development, the attendees concluded a set of recommendations aimed at enhancing the journal's academic performance, including adopting an organized mechanism to engage students in its scientific and editorial activities, and linking master's thesis discussions to publishing a derived research paper in the journal. They also emphasized the importance of providing modern technological tools to detect plagiarism rates and AI-generated research before sending them for review, as well as developing the infrastructure of the Editorial Board's office to improve work efficiency.
The recommendations also included updating publication policies and conditions, developing the journal's profile and its scientific and advisory committees, enhancing its digital presence through the LinkedIn platform, expanding content by publishing special issues addressing specific scientific topics, and activating the journal's role in organizing seminars and conferences while building local and international academic partnerships.
The meeting concluded by emphasizing the importance of addressing challenges according to a clear timeline, and immediately starting to update electronic publication procedures, contributing to consolidating the journal's scientific standing locally and internationally.
