Evaluation of scientific journals of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO)

The aim of this research is to evaluate the degree of adaptation of AREEO’s scientific journals with standards and investigating their index ability in reliable databases. Checklists are used for data gathering.Survey is used as research method. A Checklist consists of 24 criteria, 16 for evaluation and 8 for the way of indexing of journals in reliable internal and external databases, is prepared. A checklist completed for each journal. The collected data are entered into the Excel software and analyzed. 28 published scientific journals in AREEO was the research population. The research findings show that the “Iranian Journal of Fisheries Science” which is publishing in English language, reached the first rank (58 of 60 points). The second rank (55 of 60) belongs simultaneously to “Iranian Botanical journal”, “Iranian fishery scientific journal”, “Veterinary journal (Pajouhesh va Sazandegi), and “Village and development journal”. Journals of “Iran’s Wood a Paper Research”, Agricultural Economy and Development’, “Soil researches’, Seed and plant line breeding” and” Seed and plant line cultivating” gained jointly the third rank (54 of 60). Regarding the indexing of journals in national and international databases, “Archives of Razi Institute journal” and “Iranian Journal of Fisheries Science”, which both are publishing in English language, reached 17 scores and get the first rank. Vegetative Journal” and “Vegetative pests and diseases” with 15 and 13 scores, simultaneously achieved the second and third level. According to the total final score, “Iranian Journal of Fisheries Science” with the score of 75, achieved the first level and “Vegetative journal” and “Archives of Razi Institute” (both with 67 scores) achieved the second rank and “Iranian Fishery scientific Journal) (64 score) last in the third rank.