Founding Board Meeting of Peninsula Publishing House Held in the United Arab Emirates

Peninsula Publishing House convened its founding board meeting in the United Arab Emirates, marking a significant milestone in the establishment of a forward-looking academic and scholarly publishing platform in the region. The meeting brought together the founding members and senior leadership to discuss the strategic vision, governance framework, and long-term objectives of the publishing house.

During the meeting, the board outlined an ambitious roadmap aimed at positioning Peninsula Publishing House as a trusted international publisher committed to academic integrity, editorial excellence, and open knowledge dissemination. Particular emphasis was placed on building robust editorial policies, transparent peer-review processes, and strict adherence to international publishing ethics and best practices.

A key focus of the discussions was the strategic plan to index the publishing house’s journals in the world’s most prestigious abstracting and indexing databases. The board reaffirmed its commitment to meeting the rigorous criteria of leading global indexes, including Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, PubMed Central, Crossref, Portico, and other internationally recognized repositories, through continuous quality enhancement, international editorial board engagement, and sustainable publishing standards.

The meeting also highlighted future expansion plans, including strengthening international collaborations, attracting high-quality submissions from researchers worldwide, and leveraging advanced digital publishing infrastructures to enhance global visibility and scholarly impact.

The founding board concluded the meeting by emphasizing that Peninsula Publishing House aspires to become a regional hub with global reach, contributing meaningfully to the advancement of science, humanities, and interdisciplinary research, while elevating the international presence of scholarly publishing initiatives based in the United Arab Emirates.