Besides Qualis Web and the impact factor, what other criteria do you use to choose a scientific journal to publish your manuscript?
I think this depends on the area of your research and also on your personal publication strategy. Generally, useful thing is to look where the papers you consider seminal or authoritative or which are frequently cited in your area are published, and/or in which journals the most prolific experts in your field publish their work.
Thanks for your feedback. I use Web Qualis a lot, which is a Brazilian platform. I would like to know new ways to choose other journals for publication and to cite international sources.
You can start with databases which rank the journals according to selected quantitative criteria (not particularly helpful for e.g. humanitites or at least some areas in humanities), probably one of the best known being SJR (Scientific Journals Ranking); also have a look at Web of Science and SCOPUS.
Thank you so much, Petr Kitzler. I will search the platforms you suggest.
Two obvious things to think about:
1. Has this journal recently published any papers on the subject(s) related to that of your intended submission?
2. Is the journal known to, and has a good reputation among, experts in the field your intended submission belongs to?
Thanks for the feedback. In addition to the magazine tips, which platform do you suggest for the search for journals?
There are multiple factors that may influence on selecting an appropriate journal outlet. Not only numerical factors like IF, citations, ranks, etc. influence on selection, but also factors like readership, type of publication, international collaboration, editorial board, etc. may influence the author's selection criteria. The following article describes this in detail:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/leap.1113
Thanks, Manjula, for your valuable contribution to the debate. I will look at the link you sent.
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