Award Criteria

A -  Academic Category

1. The research must be published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal with an impact factor, as indexed by Thomson Reuters for English-language publications. For research published in Arabic, it must be published in one of the peer-reviewed journals approved by the award.
2. The research must be closely related to educational issues in the Arab region.
3. The principal researcher must be affiliated with a university, research center, or educational institution in the Arab region, and this affiliation must be clearly stated in the research.
4. The research must not have been published more than two years prior to the submission for the award.
5. The research must not have received any previous awards or been submitted for other awards.
6. Research derived from master's theses or doctoral dissertations will not be accepted.

B - School principals, teachers, and professional practitioners: 

1. The principal researcher must be affiliated with a school or educational institution in the Arab region.
2. The research must have been conducted within a school or educational institution in the Arab region.
3. The research must present an original idea and address a pressing educational issue in the public or higher education sector in the Arab region.
4. The research must not have received any previous awards or been submitted for other awards.

C - Postgraduate students: 

1. The research must be published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed educational journal.
2. Research derived from master's or doctoral theses is accepted, but the original theses in their entirety are not accepted.
3. The research must not have received any previous awards or been submitted for other awards.
4. The principal researcher must be the student and not the supervising professor.

D - Undergraduate Students: 

1. The research must be conducted under the supervision of a faculty member at one of the universities in the Arab region, either as a graduation project or as part of research assignments.
2. The research must not have received any previous awards or been submitted for other awards.
3. The research must present a new idea and address a contemporary educational issue.
4. The research must be well-written, with a word count between 2,000 and 3,000 words.

E - “Excellence Award in Educational Research”: 

1. The research must be published or accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed international journal with an impact factor of no less than 2.00, according to Thomson Reuters.
2. The research must address topics related to "distance education."
3. The research must be relevant to the current educational landscape.
4. The research must be distinguished, original, and innovative.
5. The research should include new theoretical and practical applications that contribute effectively to the development of education and the improvement of learning.
6. The research must be conducted entirely in one of the Arab countries.
7. All research methodologies must be approved by an ethical review board or a recognized scientific authority.
8. The principal researcher must be affiliated with a university, research center, or educational institution in the Arab region.
9. The research must not have received any previous awards or been submitted for other awards.
10. The research must have been published within the last two years from the date of the award announcement.
11. The research must not be derived from a master's or doctoral thesis.
12. The research must clearly outline its practical implications.
13. The research must not be the result of a commission by an educational institution, university, or educational center.
14. The research must exhibit linguistic accuracy and be free of errors.
15. The research must comply with the standards and methodologies of scientific research.

F - Approved Journals: 

1. Jordanian Journal of Educational Sciences - Yarmouk University - Jordan
2. Educational Journal - Kuwait University - Kuwait
3. Journal of Educational and Psychological Sciences - University of Bahrain - Bahrain
4. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies - Sultan Qaboos University - Oman
5. Dirasat: Educational Sciences - University of Jordan - Jordan
6. Journal of Social Sciences - Kuwait University - Kuwait
7. Journal of Educational Sciences - King Saud University - Saudi Arabia
8. Gulf and Arabian Peninsula Studies - Kuwait University - Kuwait
9. International Journal of Educational Research - UAE University - UAE
10. Mutah Lil-Buhuth Wa al-Dirasat - Mutah University - Jordan
11. Journal of Social Sciences - University of Sharjah - UAE
12. Journal of Educational Sciences - Qatar University - Qatar