under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University, and Prof. Dr. Hisham Tamraz, Vice President for Community Affairs and Environmental Development, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Middle East Research and Future Studies Center, and Prof. Dr. Ashraf Mounes, Director of the Center, The Middle East Research Journal has achieved the criteria for accrediting the Arcif factor, which are compatible with international standards, which number (32) standards, for the third year in a row.

It is worth mentioning that the Middle East Journal has been established since 1974 and holds the 12th rank at the Arab level out of 5100 magazines.

The Middle East Research Center was established on February 12, 1967, based on a decision of the Ain Shams University Council. Since 1999, the name of the center has become the Middle East Research and Future Studies Center, with the aim of giving the center part of its interests to foresee the future.