I am newer to research and trying to figure out what journals to submit my work to (healthcare field). The things that appeal to me most are open access and limited restrictions with regards to number of references. I’m curious if other authors have a strategy by which they prioritize the 1st journal they plan to submit to, and how they choose secondary journals if needed. Also, what are the most important factors in this decision: The topic/focus of the journal, impact factor, prestige, open access, charges/fees, time until decision/speed, peer review style, reference/text limits, indexing, the editorial staff, or other factors? I have seen the publisher-specific journal finder sites but I’m not sure how accurate or helpful they are. I have heard critiques about the impact factor, and see new journals emerging which seem to allow more flexibility in the publishing process, so I wonder if the changing publishing landscape will influence how researchers may answer this question.
Thank you,
Rob
See these previous discussions with a lot of recommendations:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_do_you_select_a_right_journal
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_select_a_suitable_journal_for_possible_publication
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Journal-finder-for-papers
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_do_I_select_best_journal_for_publication
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Any_scientific_magazine_you_recommend_in_order_to_publish_an_article
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_publish3
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_find_a_suitable_journal_to_publish_your_work
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How-do-you-choose-a-suitable-journal-to-publish-your-work
https://www.researchgate.net/post/I_would_like_to_send_a_paper_for_publication_Where_do_i_send_it
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_find_free-to-publish_journals
https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_choose_a_journal_for_publication2
Presentation How to Select a Trusted Journal, by: Asst. Prof. Dr. Emad K....
see this Article Selecting a Journal for Publication: Criteria to Consider
One of the best wats for finding or choosing an authenticate journal is using SCImago websites and the journals it suggests by the percentages of similarity.
The other way is downloading the list of scopous journals that is in a xls format.
The third way is finding the journals which are interdiscipline and publish the papers in multi disciplines for example in environmental science, mechanics, hydraulics and water engineering.
choice of the journal to submit research depending upon the area of the research, quality of the data , impact factor of the journal as well as the reputation of the publisher.
The following points can be kept in mind for selecting a journal:
Actually there are a thousand and one Journals that most times often new authors get confused, but not to worry. Here are few guidelines; look out for those that are closely related to your area of study as well as your research work, secondly consider those with high impact factor. However beware of "scavenger Journals"
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