There are a number of relevant factors to be considered before selecting a journal:

1. Aims and scope: The subject matter of your manuscript should be in consistent with the aim and scope of the Journal.

2. Indexing: To increase the visibility of your article, be sure that the journal is indexed in one or more major journal indexes.

3. Impact factor: Journals with higher impact factors often have more visibility in the field, which can then increase visibility of your article as well.

4. Circulation Count: Circulation count is one measure of the journal’s audience and hence the potential exposure for your article.

5. Acceptance Rate: A journal's acceptance rate refers to the number of manuscripts accepted for publication relative to the number of manuscripts submitted within the last year. Journals with lower acceptance rates are considered to be more prestigious.

6. Editor and Editorial Board: The editor and members of the editorial board should be well-known and respected in the field.

@ Mr. Srinivas

Thanks for your suggestion

Best journal is which accepts your article having some impact factor

The main important is scope of the journal and also which journal you cited more in the list of references.

The easiest way is to open "view articles" of each journal and type the title of your manuscript. In this condition, you will see how much your manuscript is related to the journal's scope.

A good idea is to talk to peers as well, as they will know most of the journals in your field. A part from the scope of a journal and impact factor, there are often some 'unwritten rules/guidelines' that are worth to take into consideration to improve your chances of getting published.

The most important decision while publishing a manuscript is to find a suitable journal after preparing a manuscript, scope of the journal is very important

Journal having some impact factor and accept paper easily

Hi,

The most important thing in choosing a journal for publication is the aim and the scope of the journal. It is also recommended to observe who is the editor, and who are the people in the editorial board's list.

From Web of Science you get the list of journals with impact factor on your subject. You can go for the journal with highest impact factor.. But you should keep in mind a very high impact factor journal usually takes longer time to publish an article. If you intend to publish the article quickly, you may have to go for a low impact factor journal. Beware, Nowadays many journals give impact factors which are not the impact factor of Web of Science.Hence one has to be careful about these misleading impact factors.

ct factors.

Read Aims and Scope of a Journal carefully. This improves chances of acceptance and ensures you that your manuscript reaches target audience.

Dear Radha Raman Mishra,

You can folllow this question in RG:

 https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_choose_journals_for_submitting_your_paper

Best regards

Musab Tr

Dear Mishra : The best journal today, is that one of high IF !  so, if you would like to be proud of your article, you need to do you best to publish in high IF journal ! 

Dear Mr. Musab A. Al-Tarawni,

I respect your suggestion; however, It seems that this question deals with the dilemma of the researchers in the initial stage.  While the other one is more oriented to matured levels. 

("After preparing a manuscript, your next step is to choose a journal for the publication of your research. It is crucial that you select a peer-reviewed journal which will present your research in the best way and convey it to the right target audience. And of course, the list of journals you have published in can directly and indirectly affect you career advancement, professional reputation, and funding opportunities

How to choose journals for submitting your paper ? - ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/post/How_to_choose_journals_for_submitting_your_paper [accessed Feb 2, 2017].")

You should consider writing the paper after you have selected the appropriate journal. There are many factors to consider when choosing the target journal. First, you need to identify the target audience. Here are some important questions to consider when trying to identify your target audience.

Who will benefit the most from the results you intend to publish?

Are the results and conclusions of general interest?

Would the results be of more interest to researchers in a particular field? 

Where are researchers in your field publishing their work?

One of the biggest mistakes that authors make is to choose a journal based on its reputation or impact factor without considering other factors such as the audience, scope, costs, copyright options, and publishing time. There is nothing wrong with aiming high, but you need to consider the consequences. Submitting a manuscript to the wrong journal could waste valuable time for both you and the editor. It might also have a negative impact on your reputation at the particular journal. If you constantly submit papers that are out of the scope of the journal, the editors will not take you seriously when you do submit a paper that is relevant. Yes, the journal’s impact factor or prestige may still be an important consideration, but the availability and increased acceptance of article-level metrics means that you can still get recognition for your work even in a journal with a lower impact factor.

Presenting great results to an audience that is not interested will not be of benefit. Presenting your results to an audience that will engage with your work and cite your work is far more valuable and should be the primary consideration when choosing your target journal.

On The Science Editorium, I go through 5 more steps that you should take before you start writing your manuscript, such as:

Exploring the journal homepage

Reading the author guidelines

Checking the reviewer guidelines

Choosing the right article type

Writing the cover letter

https://www.scienceeditorium.com/academy/courses/preparing-a-scientific-manuscript/

Dear Radha Raman Mishra,

Kindly go through these links. May be of some help to you.

1. ‘What's the best journal for my paper?' New tool can help. Elizabeth Ash and Lyndsay Scholefield. https://www.elsevier.com/connect/whats-the-best-journal-for-my-paper-new-tool-can-help

2. How to choose journals for submitting your paper? Ashmita Das .http://www.editage.com/insights/how-to-choose-journals-for-submitting-your-paper

3. Choosing the Right Journal for Your Research. http://www.aje.com/en/arc/choosing-right-journal-your-research/

Dear Dr. F. Nisha

Thank you So much for suggestions. 

Dear Dr. Z. Dinev

Thanks a lot for providing a deep insight.   

The best journal is the journal which accepts my articles when I send them for publication. I understand that my articles are correct for that. If other instances recognize such journal it is perfect, and if they do not it could exist other reasons which do not have to see with the interest or quality of the article.

http://journalfinder.elsevier.com/

http://journalfinder.elsevier.com/

To suggest a journal for the submission of a manuscript, it is always better to see the abstract of the article.

I agree with the suggestions given by Dr. Baskar Gopalan. Looking at the aim n scope of a journal, one can decide whether their research work that needs to be published falls within the interest of readers and scope of that particular journal or not. Othewise there is a possibility that article may be rejected shortly affter the submission without undergoing review process. 

Secondly, one have to look at the impact factor of the journal, which is usually assigned by Journal Citation Report (JCR) by Thompson n& Reuters.

The reference papers that you cite may give an idea where the manuscript fits.

If you target a specific leading journal in your area, you need to orient the research methodology from the beginning itself.

Currently, the scope of the leading journals in a particular area are very discrete. You may submit a manuscript thinking that it will go to review. However, editors may return the manuscript without review. All that you receive is a standard disposal letter without assigning any reasons.

Even if the manuscript fits into the scope of the journal, the question will be "Is it a current topic?" Many top journals filter the papers on the basis of novelty rather than solid work on established topic.

Hi Mr. Radha Raman Mishra,

Journal publishers have launched services to find the appropriate journals for our research work. Here, I am sharing few service links to your kind perusal.

Elsevier - Journal Finder 

- http://journalfinder.elsevier.com/

EndNote - Manuscript Matcher 

- http://endnote.com/product-details/manuscript-matcher

SJFinder - Recommend Journals

- http://www.sjfinder.com/journals/recommend

Springer - Journals Suggester

- https://journalsuggester.springer.com/

Hope this HELPs to find the suitable journals

All the Best.

- Mani

Dear Prof. Radha Raman Mishra

I think there are some criteria as follows:

1. The content of the article should be consistent with aims and scope of journal. When you look through the issue of the journal, you must see many articles in the same field with you.

2. The journal has at least one editor who understands your field.

3.Quality and timing of the review process. You can ask the authors who have published in this journal.

4.Choose prestigious publishers like Springer, Elsevier, World Scientific Publishing

Hi,

The best criterion for choosing a journal for publication is the scope and aims of the journal. It should cover  your area of research. Then you may check who are the editors, the editorial board, and search the journal to see how much it is inclined to publish papers from researchers of your country. I would put the impact factor consideration as last in the list.

One should identify appropriate journals in which they can publish their results so that it reaches the targeted audience. It is important to choose the publisher who can give our paper a maximum reach, since the purpose of publishing is dissemination of knowledge. 

There are a number of relevant factors to be considered before selecting a journal:

1. Aims and scope: The subject matter of your manuscript should be in consistent with the aim and scope of the Journal.

2. Indexing: To increase the visibility of your article, be sure that the journal is indexed in one or more major journal indexes.

3. Impact factor: Journals with higher impact factors often have more visibility in the field, which can then increase visibility of your article as well.

4. Circulation Count: Circulation count is one measure of the journal’s audience and hence the potential exposure for your article.

5. Acceptance Rate: A journal's acceptance rate refers to the number of manuscripts accepted for publication relative to the number of manuscripts submitted within the last year. Journals with lower acceptance rates are considered to be more prestigious.

6. Editor and Editorial Board: The editor and members of the editorial board should be well-known and respected in the field.

one have to look at the impact factor of the journal, which is usually assigned by Journal Citation Report (JCR) by Thompson n& Reuters.

The journal has at least one editor who understands your field.

content of the article should be consistent with aims and scope of journal.

International well known and quality journal