It is known that the impact factor of a journal is a measure to reflect the average number of citations to its published articles and to increase their impact factor the journals want you to cite the articles published in them in your work (during revision of your article). So many journals with high impact factors have very high processing and/or publication charges. Additionally, some very reputed publications ask you to pay hefty amounts to them for language editing services etc. or else your article gets rejected.
Is this pure business or are they really worth publishing ?
Research publication, whether in print or electronic, is still a business. I think, it is really the researcher who can best tell whether his/her research is worth publishing. And it is the research institution/academe where he/she belongs that can evaluate his/her worth as a researcher. (I had also a related question posted in this site but nobody has yet answered. See the link below.)
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is_it_fair_to_measure_the_worth_of_a_research_article_through_the_reputation_of_the_journal_that_publishes_it
High impact factor journals generally mark authority, recognition and quality of content that has been recognized and leveraged in specific research areas. One needs to carefully assess the publishing territory before making a decision, as highly regarded journals are often strong brands with a reputation to defend. I agree with Romer, but sometimes researchers achieve wide recognition before they gain appraisal for their individual work through their institutional affiliation.
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