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HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY PRESS HBKU PRESS Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) is a Qatari publishing house founded on international best practices, excellence and innovation. HBKU Press strives to be a cornerstone of Qatar’s knowledge-based economy by providing a unique local and international platform for literature, literacy, scholarship, discovery and learning.

Academic Books with HBKU Press HBKU Press’ academic books program incorporates the latest research on subjects of importance to Qatar, the Gulf, and around the world. Our authors are leading global intellectuals who highlight topics including Energy and Environment, Computer Sciences and Information Technology, Health, and Social Sciences, Religion, and Arts and Humanities.

HBKU Press has academic books suitable for a variety of audiences, from students to scholars alike.

QScience In 2011, HBKU Press launched QScience: the innovative, bilingual, peer-reviewed, online publishing platform that offers a unique and collaborative research environment for academics in Qatar and the rest of the world.

QScience aims to: Increase the potential impact of the publications Allow research to be easily adapted, cited and accessible to a global audience Use Creative Commons licenses to adopt an open access publishing model while allowing authors to keep full copyright of their work.

QScience Journals QScience is home to peer-reviewed, open access journals on various subjects that help inform and stimulate scholarly discussion about local and international issues.

QSCIENCE IS CONNECTING THE GULF REGION TO THE WORLD AND PARTICIPATING IN THE GLOBAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION IN THE RAPIDLY GROWING KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY

QScience Proceedings QScience Proceedings is a forum for the dissemination of abstracts and full length papers given at meetings and conferences.

With more and more researchers from different fields using conferences as a forum for networking and collaboration, the resulting published proceedings play a critical role in disseminating their work to the general public and to the broader scientific community.

QScience Proceedings publishes: Papers from the region’s most prestigious conferences In-depth coverage of leading-edge research that is often unavailable anywhere else.

Volumes with dedicated web page and citeable abstracts through a DOI link.

OPEN ACCESS (OA) LITERATURE IS DIGITAL, FREE OF CHARGE, AND CAN BE EASILY ACCESSED, CITED, ADAPTED, AND SHARED AS MOST COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING RESTRICTIONS DO NOT APPLY

A Fresh Approach to Journals Publishing Fast and rigorous peer review and a transparent editorial process with RUBRIQ In-house copy editing and linguistic support Bilingual: Abstracts translated into Arabic Visibility in relevant markets and reach to a global audience Article level metrics provide a suite of established metrics that measure the overall performance and reach of published research Authors retain full copyright of their work through Creative Commons by 4.0 licenses Internationally recognized editorial boards and advisory board Internationally experienced publishing team Permanent archiving through CLOCKSS and Portico initiatives

OPEN ACCESS IS THE PREFERRED STANDARD OVER PUBLICATIONS WITH SUBSCRIPTION BARRIERS

TESTIMONIALS “HBKU Press is at the forefront of academic publishing and is helping to distinguish Qatar as a participant in the knowledge-based economy, where new and innovative research is supported and propagated and the academic community thrives. Qatar Medical Journal has enjoyed a scientific collaboration with HBKU Press.

Dr. Abdurrazak A.Gehani, Editor in Chief of Qatar Medical Journal and Al Ahli Specialist Hospital Program Director for Advanced Life Support

Working with Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press has been very rewarding for the International Review of Law. HBKU Press succeeded in making the demanding work that goes into publishing an academic journal very efficient and very professional to ensure that both parties were extremely satisfied with the final outcome.

Dr. Talal Al-Emadi, Editor in Chief of the International Review of Law (IRL) and Assistant Professor at Qatar University College of Law

“I have published several papers with HBKU Press and the Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care. I am always impressed with how they achieve such speedy and professional service, without compromising the rigours of peerreview and evidence-based medicine.”

Alexander Olaussen, Author

“Publishing with Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press gives a journal and its authors regional recognition, and ultimately, recognition on a global level as well. With a journal like JEMTAC, HBKU Press acts as a platform to highlight the unique research coming out of the region and then acts as a tool to further disseminate that information globally by making it easily accessible to other researchers through their open access model.”

Dr. Hassan Al Thani, Editor in Chief of the Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care (JEMTAC) and Head of Trauma and Vascular Surgery Sections at Hamad Medical Corporation

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION PROCESS

Manuscript submitted

Editorial receives manuscript

Manuscript rejected without review

Initial Screening: Plagiarism & quality checks

Peer review

Open access publications published on Qscience.com Manuscript accepted Author receives feedback

Copyediting of manuscript

Typesetting of manuscripts

Publication print and online

Manuscript rejected Author asked to revise manuscript

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