As an early-career researcher, how crucial is it to aim for Scopus or Web of Science indexed journals from the start? Could starting with medium-indexed ( e.g. Google Scholar, Econ Papers,Crossref, ScienceGate, Academia.edu) journals help build a publication portfolio more effectively?
Dear Mr. Rakib!
You spot a very important issue. Aiming as high as possible is essential - the higher you aim, the higher you get. Self-confidence is key- discuss the topic with your supervisor. There are accessible resources at your disposal on the Internet:
1) Publishing as an early career researcher - Welcome to our ECR resource hub, please see:
https://royalsociety.org/journals/authors/early-career-researchers/
2) Early Career Researcher Initiative, please see: https://www.palgrave.com/gb/journal/41287/about/early-careers-initiative
3) Peng, PC., Coleman, F.T. Editorial viewpoints of scientific publishing for early-career research scientists. BMC Proc 18 (Suppl 1), 4 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-023-00286-7, Open access:
Article Editorial viewpoints of scientific publishing for early-care...
4) Elsevier Researcher Academy - free of charge to join and train yourself at this community, please register:
https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/
Sincerely, Bulcsu Szekely
Dear Md. Rakib , you have already got fine recommendations from Bulcsu Szekely .
"Those who are still completing degrees should consider submitting an article to a student oriented journal such as Student Pulse (the Council on Undergraduate Research also publishes a good list of student oriented publications). Student journals are a good place to begin your publication record while at the same time improving your understanding of the publication process and receiving feedback on your ideas.
When choosing a journal, you want to keep in mind two factors: review times and policies on multiple submissions. You should expect most reviews to take several months at a minimum. Meanwhile, most journals do not accept an article for review that is simultaneously being reviewed by another journal.
As a result, the journal you target is particularly important because it’s not practical to submit your work to many publications. If you aren’t interested in waiting 6-months or longer to hear back from several journals (one after the other), start out by targeting a publication that’s more likely to give your article the green light. You’ll have a better chance of publishing in a top journal with this experience under your belt..."
http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/blog/posts/51/5-tips-for-publishing-your-first-academic-article/
Dear Md Rakib,
Other researchers have already provided good comments.
If you have no limitation on the time, you just consider on the matching between your manuscript (contents and quality) and the aim & scope of journals. You must also check the guide for authors of journal that you can follow its criteria. It is impossible to get published when your work does not fit to the journal that you submit to.
I would like to recommend a free platform of Elsevier for you to learn more at: https://researcheracademy.elsevier.com/learn
This is also suggested by Bulcsu Szekely in the previous answer.
Cheers!
Watcharapong
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