Sharjah Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation in Administrative And Financial Sciences

Evaluation Criteria and Selection

Section Weight Evaluation Criteria
First: Thesis Evaluation by Reviewers 50% 1. Importance, Originality & Contribution
  • Importance of the research topic
  • Reasons for choosing the topic
  • Originality of the research
  • Scientific and intellectual contributions
2. Research Methodology
  • Appropriateness of the research design
  • Suitability of the procedures used
  • Data collection plan
  • Data analysis plan and techniques used
  • Ethical considerations
  • Research limitations
3. Literature Review & Hypotheses Development
  • Scope and depth of the literature review
  • Development of hypotheses or research questions
4. Results Analysis
  • Presentation and analysis of the research results
  • Comparison with previous studies
5. Recommendations & Proposed Policies
  • Recommendations
  • Proposed policies
Second: Interview 20%
  • Knowledge of the subject matter
  • Accuracy in answering questions
  • Presentation skills
  • Focus and confidence
  • Persuasiveness
  • Familiarity with the scientific methodology of the thesis
Third: Published Research 30%
  • Journal Ranking: Q1 / Q2