The initiative of the Oriented Research Groups is part of the Deanship of Scientific Research’s desire to implement the Research and Innovation plan of the Institutional Funding Initiative by the Ministry of Education to improve scientific research outputs and contribute in creating a knowledgeable society.

The initiative aims at enhancing research capabilities of researchers with expertise in a variety of disciplines, as well as junior researchers and postgraduate students, in order to raise the level of research outcomes to conform with international standards and in line with the most prestigious local, regional, and global universities.

REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS

• The oriented research group must have a Principal Investigator (PI) from KSU faculty only.
• The PI should choose at least one of the the six research priorities listed in (Table 1)
• The minimum number of individuals in the oriented research group should be two co-Investigators in addition to the PI.
• The name of the PI must be included in all publications.
• The oriented research group is required to Publish an original article (review articles, editorials, proceeding papers, etc. will not be considered) in journals indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E). The journal must have an impact factor and must be included in the Web of knowledge database during the period of this contract.
• The journals must have an impact factor and must be included in the Web of knowledge database.
• King Saud University Faculty members are committed to affiliate King Saud University as the first affiliation as follows: Department of……, College of…….. King Saud University, KSA.
• When publishing research, use King Saud University e-mail address (compulsory for all researchers) in all correspondences regarding the scientific publication of the group.
• The oriented research group will be supported based on the points system (see Table 2).

CONDITIONS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF ARTICLES 

• Acknowledgement should be to the Ministry of Education- Deputyship for Research & Innovation only. The accepted acknowledgment statement is as follows:  The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, “Ministry of   Education“in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number IFKSURG-1442-XXX.
• The authors in any paper must not be less than 50% of the research group members.
• Published articles that exceeds 25% content similarity will not be accepted.
• The number of authors in each published article from outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia should not exceed 50% of the author list.
• Complete adherence to the rules and ethics of scientific research.
• In the event that the journal classification changes, the journal's classification will be considered at the time of acceptance of the research for publication in the journal.

Calculation of points for Institutional Fund Oriented Scientific Research Groups

• Applications will be received electronically starting from 10/3/1442 (27/10/2020) for one week via the website

For more information, please contact us via the program’s e-mail:  IFKSURG@ksu.edu.sa