As I see it, being published in such a journal does not automatically imply that your work has been read. Research shows that 90% of the work published in academic papers are not cited. I believe this metric should be revised.
Publishing in journals with high impact factors is accepted as some standard by the scientific community for measring the quality of the work.Therefore , it is better to publish work in the journal refered by other readers/researchers.
Thank you, I will certainly not publish in a journal not peer reviewed. What I am interested in, is your view on publishing in local journals, and in local languages, which have lower international impact, but higher impact in your own country?
Thank you for this answer, Peter. I have published in a local peer reviewed journal, in my own language - Afrikaans - and it was already downloaded 1570 times, although it is online available. I also got citations from that, and invitations to present at local conferences, therefore I am just wondering if it really counts if I do get published in a journal with a high impact - if my paper is the one that is never read? I certainly do not read all papers in a journal .... and authors have no means of monitoring who have read their work.
"As I see it, being published in such a journal does not automatically imply that your work has been read"
I think in the old days people having got the print version in front of them would read through it and check all the articles. Nowadays, I don't think people read journals as a whole, even high impact ones. Two of my most cited papers come from a journal I overheard being dismissed as a vanity publication by a very distinguished professor.
Exactly my point, Anthony. I am busy with research, and do you know how many of these wonderful high impact journals wants me to pay for reading articles the authors have paid page fees for. I certainly will not pay, therefore those authors just missing out on citations. I agree, I search the bib, find an article based on my search, and do not even have a second look at the the list of others in the same journal - thus, I believe high impact says nothing at all. It says you live in an estate, but it does not mean that you are ever visited.
" high impact journals wants me to pay for reading articles the authors have paid page fees for"
The high impact journals that everyone wants to get into do not charge page fees. Which is why as an Independent Researcher I think I will continue to publish in them, despite the drawback that my work will be trapped behind a paywall.
"It says you live in an estate, but it does not mean that you are ever visited."
No, but here is a general halo effect and prestige. You are the sort of person that chooses to live there, can afford to do so and is aspirational. So I don't think it is entirely unreasonable for job selection panels to pick the sort of people that can often get papers into the top journals.
Thank you for that response. It is quite true, and yes, my next paper will certainly be submitted to a high impact journal since it is novice, and I believe I have something new to offer. Pity is that it will not be read, since it is quite expensive to get behind the paywalls. I just need to proof that I can get my work in such a journal published.
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