Dr Alaa Badi Ali Baban, Head of Computer Science Department at the College of Engineering and Science / Bayan University, obtained an international certificate from the Publons Foundation, which is managed by the Clarivate Foundation, which deals with research evaluation, training and evaluation of researchers and evaluators for scientific research. This certificate was awarded by the Publons Academy for residents in view of completing a training course in the field of publishing and evaluating research, as the trainees invited to this academy undergo a series of lectures and tests, followed by their evaluation of research published in international journals, to be awarded the certificate afterwards as an academic evaluator for research.