Dr. Furqan Khalid Kashish, a lecturer at the College of Marine Sciences - University of Basra, received the Distinguished Evaluator Certificate and Reference from the British publishing house IOP, which is considered one of the world's leading publishing houses, and includes many scientific journals classified within the first quarter (Q1).

This honor came after he passed the tests of a specialized training course and evaluated a scientific research in one of the journals affiliated with IOP, which reflects his excellence in the field of scientific evaluation and academic arbitration.