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MUST Journal of Research and Development

Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) · Tanzania, United Republic of · Est. 2023

ISSN2683-6475

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

MUST Journal of Research and Development is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing quality research and review articles in the fields of Engineering and Technology, Science, Social Sciences, Humanities and Business from all over the world. As an open access journal, MJRD provides a unique opportunity to publish high quality contents that will be internationally accessible to any reader at no cost.

General Information

Country / RegionTanzania, United Republic of

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2023

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications94

Publisher OrgMbeya University of Science and Technology

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2683-6475

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy and Environment ImpactsJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorConstruction Project Management and PerformanceMicrofinance and Financial InclusionConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringOnline and Blended LearningGlobal Maternal and Child HealthAgricultural Innovations and PracticesChild Nutrition and Water Access

Frequently asked questions about MUST Journal of Research and Development

Is MUST Journal of Research and Development a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for MUST Journal of Research and Development: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of MUST Journal of Research and Development?

MUST Journal of Research and Development is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.19.

Is MUST Journal of Research and Development indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MUST Journal of Research and Development is indexed in DOAJ.