Abdulla-Al-Asif (PhD) is a scientist, researcher, academic, editor, author, and research consultant from Bangladesh with multidisciplinary expertise spanning marine ecology, biodiversity, aquaculture, research methodology, scientific publishing, statistical analysis, GIS, and research project development.
He holds a PhD in Marine Ecology and Biodiversity from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and has extensive experience in academic research, scientific writing, research consultancy, journal publishing, manuscript development, and research capacity building. He has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications and has contributed to research in marine ecology, seagrass ecosystems, mangrove-associated benthos, biodiversity, aquaculture, and blue carbon dynamics.
Academic and Professional Experience
Dr. Al-Asif has academic and professional experience in both university teaching and research consultancy. He served as a Lecturer at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), contributing to higher education, academic instruction, and research activities.
He currently serves as Executive Director of Genesis Research Consultancy Limited (GRCL), a research consultancy organization providing professional research and academic support to researchers, authors, students, academics, journals, publishers, NGOs, healthcare professionals, and research organizations internationally.
He also served as Head of Publishing at Ebu Press Ltd, where his responsibilities included academic publishing management, journal development, editorial processes, publication workflows, and scholarly communication.
Research and Scientific Expertise
His primary scientific research interests include:
- Marine ecology and biodiversity
- Seagrass ecology and conservation
- Seagrass–mangrove ecosystems
- Benthic ecology and associated invertebrates
- Blue carbon and coastal ecosystem services
- Aquaculture and fisheries science
- Responsible Aquaculture Practices (RAP)
- Aquaculture disease management
- Marine and freshwater biological resources
- Biodiversity assessment and ecological research
- Environmental and coastal research
His research experience includes investigations of seagrass-associated gastropods, bivalves, and other benthic organisms, particularly in Sarawak, Malaysia. His previous research and professional activities have also included Spirulina platensis aquaculture, phytoplankton diversity assessment, freshwater aquaculture disease management, and environmental research.
Research Consultancy Expertise
Through GRCL and his broader professional experience, Dr. Al-Asif provides consultancy and technical support across multiple stages of the research lifecycle, including:
Research Design & Methodology
Statistical Analysis & Data Science
GIS & Spatial Analysis
Scientific Manuscript and Publication Consultancy
Dr. Al-Asif provides end-to-end support for researchers preparing manuscripts for scholarly publication, including:
Dr. Al-Asif also specializes in academic journal development and publishing consultancy, supporting organizations and institutions interested in establishing, improving, and professionally managing scholarly journals. His journal consultancy services include:
Journal Indexing Consultancy
He provides consultancy to journals seeking to improve their readiness for inclusion in recognized scholarly databases and publishing infrastructure, including:
His consultancy focuses on assessing journal policies, editorial practices, publishing standards, website structure, transparency, peer-review processes, metadata, publication ethics, and other areas relevant to scholarly publishing standards and indexing applications.
NGO Baseline and Endline Evaluation Consultancy
Dr. Al-Asif also works as a baseline and endline evaluation consultant for NGO and development projects, providing technical support for evidence-based project assessment. Areas of support include:
He provides consultancy for the development of research and development proposals, including:
- Research project proposal writing
- Grant proposal writing
- Research concept-note development
- Project framework development
- Research objectives and methodology development
- Work-plan and activity development
- Monitoring and evaluation framework
- Budget and budget-justification development
- Research funding strategy
- Technical proposal editing and review
His approach combines scientific rigor, methodological soundness, practical feasibility, and clear communication of research and development objectives.
A Multidisciplinary Research and Publishing Professional
With experience spanning academic research, university teaching, scientific publishing, statistical analysis, GIS, journal development, research methodology, NGO evaluation, and proposal development, Dr. Al-Asif brings a multidisciplinary perspective to research consultancy.
Through Genesis Research Consultancy Limited, he works with researchers, academics, students, journals, publishers, NGOs, institutions, and other research stakeholders to strengthen research quality, improve scholarly communication, and support responsible academic publishing.
His professional philosophy is centered on research quality, methodological rigor, scientific integrity, responsible publishing, and evidence-based decision-making.
Basic Information About Abdulla-Al-Asif (PhD)
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Educational background
MSc: Aquaculture (Bangladesh Agricultural University)
PhD: Marine Ecology and Biodiversity (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
BSc: Fisheries and Marine Bioscience (Jashore University of Science and Technology)
Field of Expertise: Aquaculture, Marine Ecology, Marine Biodiversity
Selected Publications
2026
Islam SMA, MA Islam, M Arif, A Al-Asif, M Shaheduzzaman, SML Kabir, 2026. Microbial contamination of salad vegetables commonly consumed in Bangladesh. Food Research, 10(3): 280-293.
2024
Sukeri MSM, MH Idris, A Al-Asif, MI Ghafari, MK Abu Hena, 2024. Community awareness of benefits of Merchang mangrove forest, Terengganu, Malaysia. Malaysian Forester, 87(2): 217-238.
Latif K, LY Abit, A Al-Asif, LU Pengarah, 2024. Unlocking the mysteries of reproduction: Exploring fecundity and gonadosomatic index in the Enigmatic Bornean Pygmy Halfbeak, Dermogenys colletei (Meisner,2001) (Beloniformes: Zenarchopteridae). Journal of Tropical Life Science, 14(2): 263-268.
2023
Abit LY, MIV Mojilis, K Latif, A Al-Asif, 2023 Successful hybridization between Clarias microstomus and Clarias gariepinus. AACL Bioflux, 16 (6): 3285-3295.
Bidat A, A Al-Asif, A Rajaee, H Hamli, 2023. Freshwater gastropod diversity in the selected lotic environment, Betong, Sarawak, Borneo. Malaysian Applied Biology, 52 (5): 81-93.
Al-Asif A, H Hamli, MH Idris, GJ Gerusu, J Ismail, MH Abualreesh, MK Abu Hena, 2023. Macrofaunal diversity on the surface sediment of mangrove habitat adjacent to the seagrass beds at Punang Sari River Estuary (Malaysian Borneo), South China Sea. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 18 (9): 58-81.
Tonie N, MH Idris, A Al-Asif, WMRW Hussin, MK Abu Hena, 2023. Population characteristics of the Japanese threadfin bream Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) (Actinopterygii: Nemipteridae) at Bintulu coast, Sarawak, South China Sea. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 75 (2): 273-283.
Al-Asif A, H Hamli, MH Idris, GJ Gerusu, JF Ng, MK Abu Hena, 2023. Macro-infaunal diversity and assemblage in the mangrove habitat of Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 60: 102889.
Abu Hena MK, A Al-Asif, MH Idris, MKA Bhuiyan, 2023. Trends in seagrass research and conservation in Malaysian waters. Journal of Tropical Life Science, 13 (1): 93-114.
2022
Morni WZW, LY Abit, K Latif, S Nerurkar, R Hassan, A Al-Asif, 2022. First record of saucer scallop Ylistrum balloti (Bernardi, 1861) from equatorial South China Sea. Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, 20: 103-110.
Al-Asif A, A Hossain, C Baruah, MK Abu Hena, DK Sharma, H Hamli, MFU Zaman, 2022. A ray of hope in the darkness: What we have learned from Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle Rafetus swinhoei (Gray, 1873) conservation? Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 11 (2): 167-168.
Satter A, MAB Habib, A Al-Asif, H Hamli, A Hossain, 2022. Replacement of fish meal by Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) live larvae and powdered meal in production of stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1794) post-larvae. AACL Bioflux, 15(6): 3220-3237.
Idris MH, MK Abu Hena, H Hamli, A Rajaee, A Al-Asif, 2022. The molecular approach reveals the relationship among Venus clams (Meretrix spp.) community in Malaysia. Biotropia – The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology, 29(3): 213-224.
Al-Asif A, H Hamli, MH Idris, C Gili, AFMA Rahman, MK Abu Hena, 2022. Disappearance or overlooked or untouched? – A brief history of aquatic gastropods of Malaysian Borneo. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1119: 012001.
Idris MH, MA Awang, MK Abu Hena, A Arshad, H Hamli, A Al-Asif, KT Pursetyo, ED Masithah, 2022. Symbiotically snapper shrimp Anchistus custoides Bruce, 1977 (Decapoda: Palaemonidae) inhabiting the mantle cavity of the pen shell (Bivalvia: Pinnidae). Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 17 (10): 136-148.
Abu Hena MK, A Sinden, MH Idris, A Al-Asif, H Hamli, N Musa, RM Piah, Wahid MEA, RA Lah, NW Rasdi, Abualreesh MH, MKA Bhuiyan, A Shahabuddin, 2022. Diversity of fisheries in Sarawak, Northwest Borneo: Present status and conservation issues. Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology, 12(1): 32-51.
Al-Asif A, MK Abu Hena, H Hamli, MH Idris, GJ Gerusu, J Ismail, MKA Bhuiyan, MH Abualreesh, N Musa, MEA Wahid, M Mishra, 2022. Status, biodiversity, and ecosystem services of seagrass habitats within the Coral Triangle in the Western Pacific Ocean. Ocean Science Journal, 57: 147–173.
Abu Hena MK, MH Idris, A Al-Asif, MKA Bhuiyan, NW Rasdi, RM Piah, RA Lah, N Musa, ME Abd Wahid, MH Abualreesh, 2022. Phytoplankton community structure and seasonality in a tropical mangrove estuarine and coastal waters, South China Sea. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 38: 511–526.
Hamli H, A Al-Asif, J Ismail, GJ Gerusu, S Nerurkar, 2022. First record of Yellowish-brown Crab Charybdis (Charybdis) lucifera (Fabricius, 1798) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae) from Malaysian waters after 127 years, with morphological and ecological notes. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 119:
Kalimuthu K, H Hamli, MT Engan, JB Rasidi, M Rabullah, J Ismail, A Al-Asif, GJ Gerusu, 2022. Diversity of fish and macrobenthos at the coastal area of Tanjung Kidurong Power Plant (TKPP), Sarawak, Malaysia. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 26(1): 585 – 607.
2021
Al-Asif A, H Hamli, MK Abu Hena, MH Idris, GJ Gerusu, J Ismail, MH Abualreesh 2021. Bivalves (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in Malaysian Borneo: status and threats. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13(11): 19553–19565.
Hamli H, A Hossain, S Ahmed, A Al-Asif, MH Rashid, H Rahman, 2021 Biochemical, mineral compositions and microbial assessment of smoked hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) with leaves, juice, and lemon peel. AACL Bioflux, 14(4): 2241-2251.
Ismail J, MK Abu Hena, MH Idris, SMN Amin, H Hamli, LS Sien, A Al-Asif, MH Abualreesh, 2021. Zooplankton species composition and diversity in the seagrass habitat of Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia. Biodiversity Data Journal, 9: e67449.
2020
Al-Asif A, H Hamli, MK Abu Hena, MH Idris, GJ Gerusu, JB Ismail, NU Karim. 2020. Benthic macrofaunal assemblage in seagrass-mangrove complex and adjacent ecosystems of Punang-Sari Estuary, Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia. Biodiversitas, 21 (10): 4606-4615.
Aiman WM, FM Yusoff, A Arshad, MK Abu Hena, J Ismail, MH Idris, NU Karim, A Al-Asif, 2020. Distribution of zooplankton community in Toli shad (Tenualosa toli) habitats, Sarawak, Malaysia. Biodiversitas, 21 (9): 4022-4033.
Billah MM, Uddin MK, Samad MYA, Hassan MZB, Anwar MP, MK Abu Hena, Shahjahan M, A Al-Asif, 2020. Effects of different stocking density of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio) on the growth performance and rice yield in rice-fish farming system. AACL Bioflux, 13(2): 789-803.
Abit LY, MZ Hassan, K Latif, J Grinang, A Al-Asif, 2020. Short note: The fecundity and egg size of the freshwater crab (Isolapotamon bauense Ng, 1987) from Sarawak, Borneo. AACL Bioflux, 13(4): 1970-1975.
2019
Billah MM, MK Uddin, MYA Samad, MZB Hassan, MP Anwar, AHM Kamal, M Shahjahan, A Al-Asif, 2019. Fertilization effects on the growth of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and rice yields in an integrated rice-fish farming system. AACL Bioflux, 12(1):121-132
