By Zahiruddin
CHITRAL: The University of Chitral achieved another milestone in the field of research by publishing its peer-reviewed research journal with the title of “The University of Chitral Journal of Botany” in which national and international renowned academicians, professors and research scholars have contributed their findings.
Project Director University of Chitral, Prof. Dr Badshah Munir Bukhari told Chitral Times that the fundamental aim of the Journal is to promote botanical research and novel work and to create an independent, fair and conducive atmosphere for fruitful discussion on contemporary botanical issues.
He added that the research papers had been selected purely on merit basis and assistance for the selection was sought from distinguished national and international academicians while the published articles had the features of being scholarly, creative and technically sound.
“The editorial management received scores of research papers from national and international universities as soon as the approval for publication of the Journal went through but only fourteen research papers were selected for the first issue of the journal after editorial consultation and careful scrutiny.
The University of Chitral Journal of Botany is the only national publication which is linked to the Crossref.org and other international digital networks for the purpose of easy access, citation and referencing.
The University of Chitral will soon add to the periodicals in different other disciplines which are currently under editing process while in the field of botany, the university had conducted an international seminar last year participated by botanists of global stature”, said Dr. Bukhari.
Meanwhile, Dr. Muhammad Romman, the editor of the Journal, said that the publication of the journal is being greatly acknowledged in national and international academic circles.
