Preamble

In order to promote quality research publications by faculty members at internationally acknowledged venues and enhance the University’s distinguished scientific status, the Research & Initiatives Center (RIC) hereby presents a proposal to pay financial incentives to the faculty members who publish research papers in scientific journals listed in high-ranking databases or produce high-quality patents.

Article I: Value of the incentives and benefits

1. SR 75,000 for publishing a research paper in Nature of Science Journal
2. SR 7,000 for publishing a research paper in a journal classified as Q1 in ISI web of science journal with impact factor, this directly excludes ESCI.
3. SR 6,000 for publishing a research paper in a journal classified as Q2 in ISI web of science journal with impact factor, this directly excludes ESCI.
4. SR 3,000 for publishing a research paper in a journal classified as Q3 in ISI web of science journal with impact factor, this directly excludes ESCI.
5. SR 2,000 for publishing a research paper in a journal classified as Q4 in ISI web of science journal with impact factor, this directly excludes ESCI.
6. SR 6,000 for publishing a research paper in a journal classified as Q1 in Scopus.
7. SR 4,000 for publishing a research paper in a journal classified as Q2 in Scopus.
8. SR 2,000 for publishing a research paper in a journal classified as Q3 in Scopus.
9. SR 1,000 for publishing a research paper in a journal classified as Q4 in Scopus.
10. SR 8,000 for USA, Japanese or European Patents Registration.
11. The researcher shall obtain a certificate of appreciation from the Rector of the university; the publication of his research will be announced in the university’s newspaper, website, and electronic screens.
12. The total financial incentives that the researcher will receive in return for his research output shall not exceed SR 50,000 per one calendar year.

Article II: Terms of applying for incentives

1. The applicant must be a faculty member at Prince Sultan University at the time of applying for incentives.
2. The researcher must publish one research paper or more in Nature, Science, or in a journal classified in (ISI) Web of Science, or Scopus.
3. The researcher must refer in the published paper or patent to Prince Sultan University as the researcher’s affiliation.
4. If the research is funded by a research grant from the university or is an out- come of one of the research groups at the university, the published research must refer to this, using the wording stipulated in the Research Grants By- laws, Research Group Bylaws and Research Lab Bylaws.
5. The published paper or patent must be registered in the Research and Initiatives Center database.
6. Incentives shall be granted for original and authentic research papers. No incentives shall be granted to any other publication such as case study, technical report, conference paper, or letter to the Editor.
7. Incentives shall be granted for patents with American registration. No incentives shall be granted to any other types of patents

Article III: Mechanism of applying for incentives

1. A faculty member provides a copy of the published research paper as it appears in the journal, and a record of the patent if applicable
2. The faculty member submits his/her application during the period of the call for Incentives as issued by the Research and Initiatives Center.

Article IV: Mechanism of paying incentives

1. The total incentives shall be granted to the individual researcher who publishes a research paper in one of the said journals or produce an American patent subject to the ceiling identified above.
2. If more than one researcher participates in the published paper or patent, the incentive amount shall be divided by the number of PSU researchers and only the researchers who belong to PSU shall get their share of the incentives after division.
3. Each research will not be granted more than one incentive even if it is listed in more than one journal or database.