About the Journal

OVERVIEW

Palestine Technical University Research Journal (PTURJ), ISSN (2307-809X electronic, 2307-8081 print) is an open access multidisciplinary peer‐reviewed. Palestine Technical University Research Journal (PTURJ) published three times annually, with one additional special issue. The first issue of the journal appeared in 2013. It aims to contribute in improving publishing scientific research in the Palestinian community and other places as well. The journal publishes original research papers written in Arabic or English free of charges. There are no fees on publication with PTURJ.

PTURJ VISION

The journal aspires to enable PTUK to have an important role as a research incubator at the national, regional and international levels.

PTURJ MISSION

Emphasizing a high quality of scientific research to strengthen its ethics and meet the requirements of publishing distinguished scientific research at the level of scientific staff and research centers to build partnership with researchers in Palestine and international research institutions.

EDITORIAL POLICY

To be considered for the PTURJ, a paper has to be well written, original and not published or submitted, in whole or part, elsewhere. Well written survey articles of current interest by experts are also welcomed. Publication will be upon a positive recommendation from an expert in the main field of the paper. Manuscripts must be in clear, unambiguous and grammatically correct language.

INDEXING

Palestine Technical University Research Journal (PTURJ) is committed to enhancing the visibility, accessibility, and discoverability of the research it publishes.

PTURJ is currently indexed, abstracted, registered, or discoverable through the following services:

• Scopus

• Google Scholar

• Crossref

• Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie Repository

• Association of Arab Universities

• EBSCO

• Dar Almandumah

• E-Marefa

• Arab Impact Factor

PTURJ continuously works to enhance the international visibility and accessibility of its published research through recognized scholarly databases, discovery services, and indexing platforms.

The journal is committed to maintaining high standards of editorial quality, publication ethics, peer review, metadata accuracy, and scholarly publishing practices.

OPEN ACCESS POLICY

PTURJ supports open access (OA) of accepted articles making the papers free for reading upon publication on the website of the journal and the PTUK repository. All accepted papers will be immediately published online which gives authors the advantage of zero waiting time for the officially accepted paper to be published.