Hi everybody,
I want to publish a project about taxonomy and systematic in vertebrate paleontology. I have thought in some free journals, but according your experience, I would like to know what is the relatively quickest, or if some of them are very slow. My preliminar candidates are (I think it is IF 2016, please correct me if my information is not correct, especially about Q1,2,3 ...):
- Journal of Paleontology (1,591) Q1 Paleontology
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica (1.565) Q1 Paleontology
- Historical Biology (1.556) Q?
-Comptes Rendus Palevol (1.39) Q1 Paleontology
Thank so much in advanced!
Best regards,
Alberto
Update:
- Journal of Paleontology: 1.591, 16/53, Q2.
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica: 1.565, 18/53, Q2.
- Historical Biology: 1.556, 19/53, Q2.
- Comptes Rendus Palevol: 1.376, 25/53, Q2.
'Papers in Palaeontology' ; excellently produced and fast climbing the ratings. Good luck. Tim
Dear Alberto,
What is your understanding of a "fast" journal? Two, three, five .... months counting from the day of submission to publication day?
It is necessary to consider that this is a process that does not depend only on the journal. Independently of the journal, you have to count the ms. itself and the comments and evaluation that the manuscript may get. Sometimes, and despite of our most optimistic expectations, some reviewers/editors can provide us with some very interesting suggestions and recommendations that need time to be solved and incorporated into a ms.
Thanks Gloria, yes for me 5-6 months is quick. i have had bad experiences with more rhan 1.5 years .. .of course it depends on several factors such as the editor, round of reviews etc. That is the reason i am interested on the experiences of others colleages. Al the best, Alberto
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