Earlier this fall, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundations Journals (BQFJ) selected Aries Editorial Manager (EM) to manage submissions and peer review for its newly established portfolio of high-quality, open access journals. On December 13, BQFJ released the first six (6) of those journals –Perspectives in International Librarianship, Avicenna, Aswan Heart Centre Science & Practice Series, Near and Middle Eastern Journal of Research in Education, andSustainable Technologies, Systems & Policies.

During the Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum, legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin offered some inspirational words for “lift-off” of the new journals and BQFJ online content portal, www.QScience.com.

Founded in 2009, BQFJ is a unique collaboration owned by Qatar Foundation (www.qf.org.qa) and managed by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (www.bloomsbury.com).