Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC)

Erişim adresi : https://www.isc.gov.ir/en

The establishment of Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC) has been approved by the Islamic Conference of the Ministers of Higher Education and Scientific Research (ICMHESR) in a meeting held by ISESCO in 2008 in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. Since then, Islamic universities and research institutes are required to cooperate with ISC.

Based on the ratification of Development Council of Higher Education in Iran ministry of science, research and technology, the establishment of ISC has been approved in 2008. Currently, all ISESCO member countries, including Southeast Asia, Arab countries, African non-Arab Islamic countries, Central Asia and the Caucasian Regional countries, and other Islamic countries in the Middle East, Europe and South America have been covered by ISC.

Some of the major deeds of ISC since its opening are as the following:

• Indexing all prestigious Islamic journals in all subject areas and languages to establish a scientific network among Islamic countries
• Consistent assessment of  Islamic countries’ scientific network with the aim of their promotion
• Consistent monitoring of countries’ scientific position (specifically Islamic countries) to inform about the gaps, weaknesses, and strengths in diverse scientific spheres
•  Ranking and evaluating world universities, Islamic countries, and other countries as well, based on the approved indicators
• Providing various scientific and technological reports from countries and specifically, Islamic universities. And holding promoting workshops on research effectiveness in universities and research institutes