VOLUME 1, NO 1 (2013)

  • Editor In Chief Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, University Park, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1187-311X

Abstract

It was less than a year ago when the Koya University Council (KUC) decided to separate its official University Journal (Govarí Zankoy Koye) into two separate publications. A journal treating topics in humanities and social sciences to be produced in hard copies; in Kurdish and Arabic, while a solely electronic journal in English dedicated to abstract and applied sciences. Our group was assigned the task of selecting an appropriate title, assembling an editorial board, and creating an editorial policy on reviews and submissions. The title selected for the latter journal was Aro, Kurdish for “today”.

Aro is now borne as a peer-reviewed, open source online scientific publication. It is the fruit of great scholarly effort and editorial endeavor by the members of our academic community and the newly formed editorial board of the Journal. We would like to thank all members for their tireless support.

Aro was created with a long-term aspiration of becoming a credible regional and international scientific publication, accessible to all in Kurdistan and beyond, and covering a wide range of scholarly disciplines in sciences. The focus of the journal is to reflect that of the Koya University, namely promoting scientific knowledge and research in Kurdistan. We aspire for Aro to become a channel for exchange of research and scholarship by established and aspirant academics and researchers in Kurdistan and worldwide.

The warm response from researchers, academics and professionals made our task of creating an editorial Board a relatively easy one. It is clear that having a dedicated and well organized editorial board for the journal is only one side of the coin. The other is the ability to attract submissions of quality research and scholarly work. We are thankful to all of those who put their trust in Aro and presented their original research work and review articles for publication in the premier issue of the journal. Standards of submissions were flexible for the first issue. However, a robust review process has been put in place to ensure a high quality publication based on international norms and standards.

We strongly hope that submission of works and articles, high in quantity and quality, continues, as this is the only guarantee for the survival of Aro as a worthy alternative to costly international publications. We at the Editorial Board hope to publish Aro in a semi-annual format, with the hope of expanding its frequency into a quarterly journal in the future.

Your support and feedback are invited and appreciated.

 

Sincerely,

 

Professor Khidir M. Hawrami

Executive Publisher

Dilan M. Rostam, Shwan K. Rachid, Salah I. Yahya, Sarkawt S. Abdulrahman

Executive Editorial Board

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biography

Editor In Chief, Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Koya University, University Park, Danielle Mitterrand Boulevard, Koya KOY45, Kurdistan Region.
Dr. Dilan M. Rostam is Vice President for scientific Affairs at Koya University. He has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Civili Engineering/Structural design using computer application from Chalmers University in Sweden. He also has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering using virtual collaborative design from University of Nottingham, UK. Dr Rostam has long industrial experience in e.Management and applied computer in design work with several published articles. He was member of Executive Editorial of the first Kurdish Scientific eJournal ZANÍN published by Kurdish Scientists and MDs in United Kingdom (KMSF). Currently is Vice President for Scientific Affair at Koya University and a leading figure in Quality Assurance strategies in Higher Education. He is also lecturing on Kurdistan's Vernacular Architecture and sustainable green design from an Architectural and Engineering point of view.
ARO Journal: Volume 1, No. 1 (2013)
Published
2013-11-11
How to Cite
Chief, E. I. (2013) “VOLUME 1, NO 1 (2013)”, ARO-THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF KOYA UNIVERSITY, 1(1), pp. 1-37. Available at: http://aro.koyauniversity.org/index.php/aro/article/view/EDT001 (Accessed: 23December2024).
Issue
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2013): Issue One
Section
Aro Editorial Words

Copyright (c) 2013 Editor In Chief

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Authors who choose to publish their work with Aro agree to the following terms:

  • Authors retain the copyright to their work and grant the journal the right of first publication. The work is simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0]. This license allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

  • Authors have the freedom to enter into separate agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work. This includes options such as posting it to an institutional repository or publishing it in a book, as long as proper acknowledgement is given to its initial publication in this journal.

  • Authors are encouraged to share and post their work online, including in institutional repositories or on their personal websites, both prior to and during the submission process. This practice can lead to productive exchanges and increase the visibility and citation of the published work.

By agreeing to these terms, authors acknowledge the importance of open access and the benefits it brings to the scholarly community.