New online platform provides unique full-text searchable access.
AlManhal.com is landmark development in the availability of Arabic academic materials.
Amman. Al Manhal, the leading platform for Arabic eContent, has launched the only full-text searchable online database of peer-reviewed academic eJournals in Arabic. Indexing and hosting the scholarly output of leading universities and research institutions across the Middle East, Al Manhal promises to be an indispensable tool for students, academics and professionals. Using the most advanced technology available, the database provides access to growing collections of journals covering the entire range of academic disciplines.
"We are extremely excited to provide academics and researchers around the world with access to the most influential peer-reviewed journals from the Arab world's leading universities and societies. Our award-winning intelligent research platform is designed to ensure that readers of our journals have the most intuitive and effective research experience," said Mr. Mohamad Al Baghdadi, Al Manhal CEO. "We are finally publishing and disseminating Arabic research in a way in a way that meets the requirements of the global academic community, which in turn helps the Arabic speakers among them to improve the quality of their research and publishing."
The new online platform targets universities, faculties, research centres and scientific societies, offering a wealth of Arabic scholarship unprecedented in its scale and accessibility. Advanced research from the most influential academic and scientific institutions in the region is now available exclusively on AlManhal.com. Mr. Basheer Al Nasser, General Manager at Al Manhal, added that he was amazed by the support and cooperation Al Manhal received from the academic community: "We would like to thank all of our partners for their confidence and support in the creation of the world's first and only full-text searchable database for Arabic eJournals."
Almanhal.com arrives at a vital time in the region, when the lack of available online Arabic content is forcing Arabic academic institutions and libraries to spend much more time and money on western electronic content than Arabic printed content. This is creating a critical situation in the Arab world in which Arabic students have no option but to read and learn in a foreign language in order to access the bulk of the information in the library, which puts them at a disadvantage to their global peers. Filling the void, Al Manhal acquires the rights to electronically publish Arabic works of the region's leading universities, societies and publishing houses, doing so in line with global electronic publishing best practices.
Al Manhal's e-publishing workflow coupled with its flexible and transparent business modelling ensures that customers around the region and wider world have cost-effective access, while publishers are guaranteed royalties in accordance with the distribution and usage of their content.
Dr. Walid Sarhan, Editor-in-Chief of The Arab Journal of Psychiatry, echoed these sentiments: "In providing this online service, Al Manhal has responded to a long-standing demand in the market. It will spread the pioneering research, thought and innovation emanating from the Middle East and support the work of academics. Since adding our journal to AlManhal.com, we have gained international exposure and benefited from the opportunities to connect with researchers across the world."
To date, Al Manhal offers more than 4,000 academic ebook and ejournal titles from over 260 publishers, universities and Ministries of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The company's clients include the University of Qatar, the University of Bahrain, the World Islamic Science & Education University, Université Hassiba Benbouali de Chlef, the Islamic Studies College at Qatar Foundation, Umm Al Qura University, Northwestern University in Qatar, Etisalat and the Higher Colleges of Technology. Al Manhal currently has approximately 1 million students and academics around the world using its electronic databases.
"Al Manhal provides researchers and academics with an extensive resource incorporating several sub-themes from the humanities and social sciences, including business management and Islamic finance," explained Dr. Othman Ibrahim Othman Abdulkarim, Director of the Editing and Publishing Directorate at the King Abdul Aziz University in KSA. "Unique research areas are tackled through innovative approaches - evidence of Al Manhal's commitment to publishing the most prevalent journals from the foremost universities, research institutes and scientific societies in the Middle East. Al Manhal deserves huge credit for enabling their access among the region's leading academic institutions."
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