The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) comes together to hold its first editorial meeting to select the topic for the inaugural issue of its new peer-reviewed journal.

The department in collaboration with Brill Publishers will publish Al Markaz: The Journal of Arab Studies twice a year from January 2022 to take ahead its academic research into Arabic literature, culture, and other relevant topics.

Headed by Dr. Ali bin Tamim, Chairman of the Arabic Language Centre, the editorial board, which was selected recently, is made up of world-renowned academics from prestigious universities around the world.

Talking about the journal, Dr. Bin Tamim said, “For years, academic research into the affairs of our Arabic language has been abundantly available in many other languages. This journal will be published in Arabic to reinforce the language’s position as a writing tool for scientific research, as well as highlighting the language as an interesting topic for research and study.”

The inclusion of world-renowned academicians will adopt the most stringent standards of research evaluation and will be a platform to publish research by Arabists writing in Arabic for the first time alongside prominent Arab researchers. Al Markaz aims to be a valuable addition to journals that focus on the Arabic language and its literature.