Effat University - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

Effat University strives to be recognized as one of the world’s leading institutions in scientific discovery and innovation presenting solutions to societal challenges, and to serve as agent of change that advances inspired leaders and scholars in fulfilling Queen Effat Al-Thunayan Al-Saud’s vision (God rest her soul). Effat University prepares aspirational and effective leaders of international quality who contribute to national and global progress by interweaving Effat University Core Values into an innovative education which creates a culture of broad inquiry, intellectual engagement, and valuable societal impact.

The main aim of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between WASD and Effat University is to publish the biannual journal “Middle Eastern Journal of Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Sustainable Development (MEJELSD)”.

In the MOA, WASD issued new ISSN and ISBN for the journal. WASD used reasonable endeavours to ensure that all editorial relationships and networks are retained as part of the agreement. WASD also includes a link from the journal webpages to EFFAT website.

  • The first journal edition is published after six months of signing the agreement.
  • WASD and Effat are jointly responsible for the Editorial work and Editorial Advisory Board management for the lifetime of the journal. Editorial Advisory board will have the Effat representation. Both parties will develop modus operandi to realise this work.
  • The scope of the journal will be reflective of the content published and will be reviewed annually jointly by WASD and Effat. Both parties will provide list of editors and reviewers which will be jointly approved. From Effat University it will include the department chairs and the dean of the college of business for the papers relevant to their fields.
Today I congratulate the College of Business, Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Center and Deanship of Graduate Studies and Research for their efforts to bring this journal to life. The role of WASD journal on Sustainable Development in this endeavor has been undeniable, robust, professional and helpful. With this partnership we aim to bring out two issues per year. This journal readiness and publishing has taken sometime and went through numerous challenges successfully but we worked tirelessly with WASD and achieved the goal. We aim to provide latest research on the different aspects of entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, women empowerment, women development that would assist the national efforts to bring further prosperity in the kingdom and across the world.
Dr. Malak Al Nory
Provost, Effat University, Saudi Arabia
Welcome to Effat University and WASD journal on Sustainable Development, Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Currently the Kingdom is going through a huge transformation at economic and sustainable development arena through our coveted Vision 2030. The entrepreneurship and SME development is one of the fundamental dynamics of this vision. Effat University always strives to empower women of the kingdom by equipping them with tools necessary. I believe this journal will help and assist the young women in all aspects of their startup to a successful business venture with latest technologies and expert assistance. I would like to invite both local and international scholars and practitioners to contribute to our journey to realize the national goals for enriching the lives.