About the journal
Scholarship that stays open, citable and free to build on.
Al-Jabir Journal is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by ResearchBuddy AI Ltd. We publish original research, review articles and methodological work under an APC model, without paywalls or a transfer of copyright.
Our mission
A hearing for work that deserves one.
Al-Jabir exists because good research is still routinely lost to circumstance: an unfashionable topic, an institution without a subscription budget, a field too narrow for the big titles to staff a reviewer for. We take that work seriously.
Our commitment is procedural rather than promotional: every submission gets a real reading, every desk rejection comes with a reason, and every accepted article is released under CC BY 4.0 with a registered Crossref DOI.
Our name
Named for the tradition of completion and balancing.
Al-jabr, the restoring of a quantity and the balancing of two sides, gave algebra its name and its method: state the problem plainly, then work it until both sides agree.
It is a fair description of peer review as well, and a reminder that the scholarly record has always been built by many hands across many languages.
Scope
What we publish.
Four broad sections, each handled by editors who publish in the area themselves.
Sciences & Engineering
Computational methods, applied mathematics, environmental and materials science, and engineering practice.
Social Sciences
Development studies, education, public policy and quantitative sociology, with a bias toward field evidence.
Humanities
History of science, philology and textual scholarship, including the algebraic tradition the journal takes its name from.
Interdisciplinary
Work that falls between established sections, where conventional journals struggle to find a reviewer.
Peer review
From submission to DOI, in four stages.
Median time from submission to first decision is 3-4 weeks. You can check the current stage at any time from the OJS dashboard, and see who handles each section on the editorial board page.
Editorial screening
An editor checks scope, ethics approval and reporting completeness within five working days. Desk rejections are explained, never silent.
Double-blind review
At least two independent reviewers assess the manuscript. Identities stay concealed on both sides for the full duration.
Revision
Authors respond point by point. Handling editors keep the same reviewers wherever possible so the thread of the critique is not lost.
Publication
Accepted articles are typeset, assigned a Crossref DOI and released open access under CC BY 4.0, typically within three weeks of acceptance.
For authors
Submit your research to Al-Jabir.
We accept original research, reviews and short communications year-round. Authors keep copyright, and articles are published under an APC model.
Prepare
Format your manuscript to the author guidelines and anonymise it for review.
Submit
Upload through the OJS portal under our standard APC model.
Publish
On acceptance your article goes out open access with a registered DOI.