In view of the scientific and practical competence of the Head of the Department of Water Resources Engineering, Prof. Dr. Basim Sh. Abed received a letter from the site (Springer) that included his invitation to be an associate editor in the (Arabian Journal of Geosciences). Which is included in Scopus, it has (Cite Score 2.3) and is located within Q1. The administration of the journal has proposed the following tasks to him (for example – but not limited to):-
- Handle manuscripts from the point of submission through the review process, make a recommendation on acceptance or rejection based on the reviews.
- Occasionally reviews manuscripts himself, and advises the chief editor on related issues.
- He will be an important role to act as an ambassador for the journal.
- He has a role in helping the journal attract high-quality manuscripts and topical collections.
- Promoting the journal at relevant conferences in the field which can be attended.
- Encourage the highest quality scientific submissions from colleagues.
- Submission of his own research and suggest topics for reviews and original research articles.
- Provide feedback and suggest improvements for the journal.
