Basrah Journal for Date Palm Research, issued by the Palm Research Center, obtained the impact factor and reference citations for Arab scientific journals (Arcif), where the impact factor obtained by the journal for the year 2021 was about (0,13), and thus the journal is classified within the first category (Q1). The journal also won first place at the level of Arab academic journals out of (23) Arab journals that were examined in the field of agricultural sciences
The Director of the Center, Dr. Khairallah Musa Awad, said, "This achievement came as a result of the concerted scientific efforts of the journal's editorial board in producing scientific content and a solid database, and the efforts culminated in awarding it the first Arab rank within the sixth annual report of Arab journals 2021 issued by the (Arcif) classification
The evaluation of Arab journals is subject to the criteria set by a scientific coordinating council consisting of representatives of several Arab and international bodies, including the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in the Arab Countries in Beirut, the United Nations Committee for West Asian Countries (ESCWA) in Egypt, the database (Maarifa) and the International Specialized Libraries Association, the Arabian Gulf Branch, as well as the evaluation of the Specialized Scientific Committee, which includes the most famous experts and academics with a leading scientific reputation in British universities
Awad added - Arcif laboratories have examined more than five thousand Arab scientific and research journals in various disciplines, issued by nearly a thousand and a half colleges, bodies, and Arab research centers in (20) Arab countries, which resulted in giving us the first Arab rank in the field of specialization in agricultural sciences out of a total of (23) journals within this specialty
