I want to publish my research paper in any reputed journal within short period not exceed two months. . Are there any free journals available to publish withinn 2 months?
Hello, yes you are right, it takes time to review and revise a paper, months in general. However, sometimes, articles may be reviewed and published quickly (for example if the paper is really good and if the reviewers have time to review it relatively quickly, that is in around 3 weeks, 1 month).
As an editor, I know it also depends on the time of submission. For example, when we are in the middle of the edition and publication of an issue, the reviewing process is of course much slower. I actually tell the authors to be patient when it happens. Personally, I prefer to have each submission reviewed by three scholars in the field, not two (anonymous peer review). So it takes longer. Moreover, we ask some of the board members to check and correct edited papers before publication. Authors too check their article one last time before publication.
When I published my paper in Teaching and Teacher Education, from submission to revision to publication, it took more than a year...
Reputable journals always take longer.
The initial review can often take up to three months. Must papers in reputable journals are not approved on the first submission, so that can take additional time.
Plus reputable journals often have long gaps between acceptable and actual publication. I have an approved paper that I was just informed will be published in March 2018.
The faster a journal accepts and publishes, the less reputable they are likely to be.
Michael is correct. It is not a good strategy to target journals purely on the basis of how quick their review process is. Afaf - you haven't said what your discipline is. The best strategy is to target journals that cover the scope of your research discipline and topic area in the first place. Then - a bit of background homework will allow you to establish which are the reputable 'best fit' journals for your manuscript. Some journals state their 'average' review times and that may influence your decision - but I never target journals on that basis alone. Especially at this time of year - it's highly unlikely that you would get a peer-review decision (within an established and reputable journal) within two months. Even if you got a decision within two months, as Michael correctly identifies, manuscripts are rarely accepted first review with 'nothing to do'. By the time the manuscripts has been resubmitted, re-reviewed and final decision to accept - as well as copy-editing proofs etc - it is far more realistic that around six months or more will have passed before the article goes online and 'in-press'.
Hello, yes you are right, it takes time to review and revise a paper, months in general. However, sometimes, articles may be reviewed and published quickly (for example if the paper is really good and if the reviewers have time to review it relatively quickly, that is in around 3 weeks, 1 month).
As an editor, I know it also depends on the time of submission. For example, when we are in the middle of the edition and publication of an issue, the reviewing process is of course much slower. I actually tell the authors to be patient when it happens. Personally, I prefer to have each submission reviewed by three scholars in the field, not two (anonymous peer review). So it takes longer. Moreover, we ask some of the board members to check and correct edited papers before publication. Authors too check their article one last time before publication.
When I published my paper in Teaching and Teacher Education, from submission to revision to publication, it took more than a year...
my specialty is fish physiology , iam doing research on the effect of water pollution on fish physiological responses
Hi Afar - another good response from Bernard. Your speciality discipline sounds interesting. It may not just restrict you to 'fisheries-related' journals - but maritime and marine journals, environmental journals - as well as perhaps nature-related journals. That said - journals such as 'Nature' are very competitive and the research has to be of very good quality and original to stand any chance. Have a look in ISI Web of Science for the range of journals (within their database) that relate to such disciplines. Their rankings and scope should give you a good idea of where to target and what their review processes are like.
You might be getting a better idea, from the responses so far, that publication within two-months within established journals is highly unlikely. Bernard mentions that one of his articles took more than a year from original manuscript submission to publication. Most of my publications, on average, take about that long as well.
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