The first issue of the Research Journal of Maaref University of Applied Sciences (RJMU) represents both a beginning and a declaration of purpose. Published in August 2025, this volume brings together diverse research that reflects the journal’s interdisciplinary spirit and commitment to open access scholarship. The issue features innovative scientific contributions, such as the design of a thermoelectric system for solar energy conversion and the synthesis of novel thiazolidine derivatives with promising biological activity. It also includes thought-provoking studies on structural capital and organizational memory, critical comparative analysis in literature, marketing challenges in Northwest Syria, and predictive models for financial distress. Other contributions explore advanced technologies, including UAV formation control, the transformative role of generative AI in human resource management, the impact of IoT on urban infrastructure, and artificial intelligence applications for sustainability. By combining engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities, this inaugural issue embodies RJMU’s mission to foster resilience, innovation, and meaningful global academic dialogue

The Research Journal of Maaref University of Applied Sciences (RJMU) presents its Second Edition (Vol. 2, Issue 1, February 2026) as a clear move from “launch” to continuity—a journal that intends to remain, publish regularly, and earn trust through consistent standards. As a peer-reviewed, biannual, open-access journal, RJMU emphasizes double-blind review, strong publication ethics, and research that is transparent, citable, and useful beyond the moment of publication. 
This edition includes 28 peer-reviewed contributions across engineering, computing and cybersecurity, education and language studies, management, and applied health/lab research. Readers will find studies on human–robot communication, autonomous robotics and control (including PSO-PID approaches), Android malware detection using machine learning, and AI-supported decision policies using big-data analytics. It also features work on digital accounting transformation, responsible procurement in e-commerce, legal education in an AI-driven future, and several papers on educational linguistics, online language teaching, and World Englishes—showing the journal’s interdisciplinary range.
The issue is distributed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0), inviting readers in Syria and worldwide to engage critically and turn research into practical impact.