The Reality of Arabic Publishing on International Platforms Scopus as an Example
摘要
Motivation: The Arabic language is a cultural and cognitive identity for the Arab nation and a bridge for the Islamic nation worldwide. Throughout history, it has played a leading role in disseminating knowledge and sciences. The Arab capitals in Baghdad, Sham, Egypt, and Andalusia witnessed significant contributions from scholars and researchers from various nations who wrote their creations in Arabic, providing the language with an active presence in the intellectual scene throughout history. Research Question: The study poses a central question about the reality of Arabic publishing in non-Arabic-speaking countries and discusses the possibility of consolidating these efforts within effective frameworks to achieve a greater global impact on the Arabic language. This study monitors the reality of scientific publishing in Arabic in non-Arabic-speaking countries, particularly focusing on identifying key figures who disseminate knowledge in Arabic on various scientific research platforms worldwide. It also tracks the most important research published in Arabic, assessing their scholarly value, citation frequency, and reference according to Scopus and Clarivate criteria. Additionally, the study identifies a number of Arabic platforms attempting to fulfil the same role, comparing them with leading platforms globally. However, this historical performance has notably stumbled in recent decades, with Arabic publishing declining to its lowest levels. The study identifies Scopus lists for auditing scientific publishing, where out of 29,220 journals on the Scopus platform, Arabic-speaking scientific journals do not exceed five journals, in addition to seventeen other bilingual journals that also accommodate Arabic. The study proposes a set of vital initiatives to restore the status of Arabic publishing, whether within the academic, literary, official, or media language frameworks. This study adopts the descriptive method as it is the most appropriate for the objectives of the study. The researcher provides a portion of his expertise and experience as the leader of the Arabic Language Protection Team in the Emirates, along with insights from several academics working in the team.