About the Foundation

Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives

The Foundation seeks leadership in developing the educational and research environment, establishing standards of academic excellence and building an integrated knowledge society that contributes effectively to sustainable development in Iraq and internationally. Its mission is to provide integrated academic and research services aligned with contemporary international standards, develop rigorous scholarly publishing platforms, organize high-quality academic conferences, and create an enabling environment for researchers and educational institutions to exchange expertise and localize knowledge.

• Advance scientific research and academic education according to contemporary international standards applied by advanced study and research centers.
• Support scholarly publishing and qualify research and periodicals for indexing in reputable international databases, foremost among them Scopus and Clarivate.
• Build and expand strategic partnerships and memoranda of understanding with universities, colleges, scientific associations, research institutions and publishing houses in Iraq and abroad.
• Provide specialized training and development programs for educational staff, researchers and postgraduate students to improve academic and educational performance.
• Activate the role of sustainable development and applied scientific research in addressing scientific and societal issues.

Academic Systems and Areas of Work

The Foundation possesses integrated scientific, technical and administrative capabilities. Its activities are organized around four principal academic areas:

1. Establishment and Management of Scientific Journals and Digital Publishing

• Establish and manage peer-reviewed scientific journals for government and private institutions in Iraq and abroad.
• Provide advanced technical operation through Open Journal Systems (OJS).
• Support recognized identifiers such as ISSN and DOI.
• Prepare publishing templates and policies and manage double-blind peer-review workflows with transparency and rigor.

2. Scientific Events and Conferences

• Organize international and local scientific conferences in cooperation with universities and research centers.
• Organize seminars, specialized workshops, training courses and academic discussion sessions.
• Publish conference proceedings and Books of Abstracts.
• Grant scientific medals, including the International Scientific Creativity Medal, documented certificates and official administrative orders.

3. Educational Development and Researcher Support

• Deliver specialized training programs to develop faculty and researcher skills in academic writing, scholarly publishing and statistical analysis.
• Provide academic consultancy to educational institutions seeking to improve curricula and pursue academic accreditation.
• Support postgraduate students and provide an appropriate environment in which their work can be presented and assessed by specialist committees.

4. Authorship, Translation and Academic Rigor

• Author and publish books, reference studies and scholarly works across humanities and applied disciplines.
• Encourage academic translation to transfer international scholarship and localize advanced knowledge.
• Apply modern scholarly review and plagiarism-detection practices to promote academic integrity and intellectual rigor.

Ajyal Al-Rafidain Foundation for Education Development continues to modernize its organizational and technical frameworks and dedicate its work to education and knowledge cooperation with the professionalism and objectivity befitting its academic standing in Iraq and internationally.

Areas of Work and Scholarly Services

• Conferences and scholarly forums: plan and organise international and local scientific conferences, meetings, forums and round-table discussions, coordinating committees, academic programmes, documentation and related publishing.
• Peer-reviewed journals: establish, publish and develop journals within the Foundation’s work and partnerships, and provide development, editorial and technical services to universities, colleges and institutions, clearly identifying each journal’s publisher.
• Books and academic publishing: authorship, translation, editing, publication and calls for collaborative contributions, including multi-author books, studies, reference works, conference proceedings, books of abstracts, guides and educational resources.
• Training and development: deliver courses, seminars, workshops, lectures, and scientific, educational and professional programmes, developing research, teaching, writing, publishing, leadership and digital skills.
• Research and technical support: guidance on research methods and scholarly content preparation, development of electronic platforms, journal management and archiving systems, and assistance with technical procedures and standard identifiers according to the relevant bodies’ requirements.
• Cooperation and community service: develop partnerships, joint research, knowledge exchange and scientific and educational initiatives connecting scholarship with sustainable development and community needs.

Who We Serve

• Researchers, faculty members, postgraduate students, authors, translators, editors, and scientific and editorial committees.
• Universities, colleges, institutes, research centres, scholarly associations, publishers, and public and private institutions in Iraq and abroad.

Working Approach and Quality Assurance

• Define an initiative’s scope, objectives, outputs, schedule and participants’ responsibilities before implementation, then monitor progress and document results.
• Respect research and peer-review ethics, intellectual property rights, and transparent publisher, author and participant information, without making unsubstantiated promises of acceptance, indexing or accreditation.
• Review scholarly content, language and technical quality as appropriate to each project, and use feedback to support continuous improvement.