Research Journals in Saudi Arabia: Verified List

Searching for a list of journals in Saudi Arabia? Saudi universities are behind a number of Web of Science journals covering science, engineering, computing and medicine. This page presents the main Saudi titles along with publisher, subject and reported indexing, flags recent changes of publisher, and offers a method for verifying any journal. Its audience is researchers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Makkah, Saudi Arabia and throughout the Kingdom.

The Academic Publishing Scene in Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Education oversees Saudi universities, and research has grown rapidly thanks to national investment and institutions like KAUST and KFUPM. Leading universities run their own journals, frequently together with international publishers. King Saud University is the biggest individual publisher, offering titles in science, chemistry, computing, engineering and further fields.

Publishing arrangements do not stay fixed. In 2025, the Journal of King Saud University – Science passed to a new publisher, Scientific Scholar, and other King Saud University journals are now found on their own sites or with Springer. Old links and citations may still lead to the former publisher, so always reach the journal through its current official site.

Established national journals such as the Saudi Medical Journal and the Annals of Saudi Medicine serve medical research. Each university decides which publications count towards promotion and graduate degrees, and most put the emphasis on Scopus and Web of Science. Ask your department for its criteria in writing so you can plan submissions around them.

Directory of Research Journals in Saudi Arabia

Each journal listed here is published in Saudi Arabia by a recognisable university, society or research body. The “reported coverage” column records what the journal or its publisher claims; before submitting, verify any indexing in Scopus Sources or the Master Journal List.

Verified on 4 October 2026 with each journal's website or publisher. Use it to start with, for Saudi Arabia; it is not a ranking and not an exhaustive list.

Online Journal Platforms and Directories to Use

Journals from Saudi Arabia are found on university websites and on international publishers' platforms. Begin with the links below and verify where each journal currently lives.

Saudi Arabia's Main Research Hubs

Research in Saudi Arabia clusters around Riyadh, the Western Region and the Eastern Province, and every region has universities.

Picking the Right Journal

A good choice starts from your own needs and not from a ready-made list. Obtain written confirmation of what your university or funder recognises, shortlist journals that print papers similar to yours, and read their author instructions before you format. A reserve option can save weeks if the first journal turns you down.

Fees and Affordable Options

A good number of Saudi university journals charge nothing or only modest fees, whereas those issued with international partners may require APCs in US dollars. Some titles altered their policies on changing publisher, so read the present fee page. Note exactly which services a charge includes before agreeing to it.

Pay only after a genuine acceptance and only through the official channel. By way of comparison, JMVRA's fee for foreign authors is $41 USD, due only after acceptance and covering up to five authors.

For the entire comparison method, see our guide to low-cost journal publication, with checks suitable for Saudi Arabia and any other country, and how low-fee journals pay for their operations.

Choosing Arabic, English or French for Publication

Journals in Saudi Arabia appear in Arabic, English or both. Your choice of language affects your readership, your citations and the databases that cover the paper. Scopus and Web of Science include journals in many languages, but at minimum English titles, abstracts and keywords are required, and most indexed journals in the region publish mainly in English.

• Hoping to influence local policy or practice? A respected journal in the national language, here Arabic, may be the best route to that audience.
• Seeking international indexing? Read the journal's language policy and see whether English abstracts are provided.
• Intending to translate your own paper? Publishing one study in two languages without the clear consent of both journals amounts to duplicate publication.

Checking a Journal Step by Step

• Locate the ISSN record of the journal and verify its title is spelled identically.
• Confirm that the editors named are real individuals working at the stated institutions.
• See that the journal states its review model and that reviewers provide real comments.
• Whenever indexing is claimed, search for the journal in Scopus Sources or the Master Journal List.
• Hand over no money until a real acceptance has been issued.

Checklist Before You Submit a Manuscript

1. Journal settledScope, requirement and indexing examined
2. Template respectedFormat, citation style and length
3. Similarity reviewedEvery source acknowledged, even your earlier work
4. Ethics handledApproval, consent and any conflicts stated
5. Author data preciseNames and affiliations the way they ought to show
6. Cover letter draftedWhy your paper belongs in this journal

Practical Tips for Saudi Researchers Preparing Journal Articles

Saudi universities are investing heavily in research, and expectations for rigour are rising with that investment. These tips help you prepare articles that are clear, well documented and ready for international review.

• Acknowledge funding precisely. Name every funder and grant correctly in the acknowledgement section, using the wording the funder requests. Incomplete funding statements can trigger queries and delay production.
• Declare competing interests openly. State any financial or personal relationships that might influence your work, or state clearly that there are none. Transparent declarations protect both you and the journal.
• Plan data sharing from the start. Decide early what data, code or materials you can share and where they will be stored. Readers increasingly expect access, and planning ahead avoids last-minute scrambling.
• Run a similarity check on yourself. Use institutional software to review your draft before submission and rewrite flagged passages in your own words. Self-checking is far better than receiving an editor's overlap query.
• Prepare graphics with care. Use consistent fonts, clear labels and units, and check that bilingual labels render correctly. Neat visuals show attention to detail and make results easier to interpret.

Document funding, interests and data access openly, and check overlap and graphics yourself before the editor ever sees the manuscript.

Questions Researchers Often Ask

Summary and What to Do Next

Saudi Arabia has a solid set of university journals across science, engineering, computing and medicine. Confirm each journal’s present publisher, verify its indexing and decide by fit.

1. Ask your institution to confirm in writing what it needs for publication.
2. Compile a shortlist from the table and read a few recent papers from every journal.
3. Check indexing with our Saudi Arabia guide to journals listed in Scopus and Web of Science.
4. Write up the manuscript in the journal's template and submit on the journal's website.

References and Sources

Checked on 4 October 2026. Indexing, fees and policies can change, so check them again before submitting.

• Ministry of Education
• Journal of King Saud University – Science
• Arabian Journal of Chemistry
• Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
• Saudi Medical Journal
• Scopus Sources
• Clarivate Master Journal List
• ISSN Portal