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King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

KACST has the mission to develop and invest in the national science, technology and innovation eco-system to transform the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into a knowledge-based society.

Partnered with Springer

KACST has partnered with Springer to publish a suite of international journals to foster the development of key applied technologies, providing a forum for the dissemination of research advances and successes from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the world.

Hybrid Journals

  • 3 Biotech

    3 Biotech is a hybrid journal focussed on the study and application of biotechnology across various sectors.

    • Publishes research related to medicine, biomedical sciences, agriculture, and the environment.
    • Addresses problems and benefits of integrating varied techniques for specific applications.
    • Accepts original and review articles, research reports, protocols and methods, editor's notes, letters, and book reviews.
    • Indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews and SCOPUS.
    • Provides a platform for scientists and engineers in academia and industry.

  • Applied Nanoscience

    Applied Nanoscience is a hybrid journal focused on the advanced study and application of nanotechnologies across diverse fields.

    • Publishes original and review articles on state-of-the-art nanoscience.
    • Explores applications in water science, advanced materials, energy, electronics, environmental science, and medicine.
    • Indexed in Scopus, SCImago, and EI Compendex among other reputable databases.
    • Manuscripts are subject to a single-blind peer-review for scientific quality and acceptance.
    • Addresses areas like synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, quantum structures, nanodevices, and computational models of nanostructures

Archived Journals

  • Applied Petrochemical Research

    • Open access

    Applied Petrochemical Research is an open access journal that publishes original applied research on all aspects of the petrochemical industry focusing on new and smart technologies that allow the production of value-added end products in a cost-effective way.

    Applied Petrochemical Research was supported by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) during 2012– 2021. As of 1st January 2022, it will be no longer receiving submissions.

     

     

  • Energy Transitions

    • Open access

    Energy Transitions delivers leading research that evaluates the policy, economic, and technical challenges and opportunities arising from initiatives to move toward more sustainable and less-carbon intensive power generation mixes. The journal publishes articles that address either of two major thematic areas: (1) Energy Economics and Energy Policy and (2) Energy Technologies. Articles focuses on the policy and economic aspect of energy transitions as well as the technological aspects related to energy transitions. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries are of particular interest, but lessons and experiences drawn from other countries are also welcome. International and multidisciplinary in scope, the journal is fully Open Access thanks to the support of KACST and KAPSARC (2017 – 2020). The journal is fully owned by KACST in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and is published in collaboration with KAPSARC (2017 – 2020).

    Energy Transitions is no longer receiving submissions. Looking for other Springer journals? Please have a look at our journal list: https://link.springer.com/journals/a/1

     

     

Book

  • Optics in Our Time

    • Monograph
    • 2016
    • Open access
    Mohammad D. Al-Amri, Mohamed El-Gomati, M. Suhail Zubairy
    • Celebrates the 2015 International Year of Light
    • Discusses topics and applications of Optics and Light-based Technologies for the broad audience
    • Gathers about 20 leading scientists to contribute to the history and sources of light, applications of optics and light, and quantum optics