Publishing a research article as a book chapter or in a peer-reviewed journal. Does it make any difference?
@Mirna Leko-Šimić: Another important and not so obvious benefit is that the format of citations to journal articles is more uniform and so it is easier to find new citations to an article published in a journal. Also, if a journal is any good, an article is more likely to be indexed by various databases (Web of Science, Scopus etc.) which may be helpful for many purposes.
Depending on a country, but usually the peer reviwed jounals are perceived superior to book chapters...
Thanks for your responds Mirna. But, what qualities make peer-reviewed journal superior to book chapters? I have been requested to write a book chapter and have a research manuscript that I thought of sending. I find it difficult in deciding whether to send it to a journal or to publish it as a book chapter. Your comments please ....
Journal papers are usually much better reviewed than book chapters provided the quality of the journal is good.
I agree with Dr Subir, but what are the benefits of publishing a book chapter, is this for money for example or something else like to participate in a book writing, because I feel like citing from journal is much more books.
@Mirna Leko-Šimić: Another important and not so obvious benefit is that the format of citations to journal articles is more uniform and so it is easier to find new citations to an article published in a journal. Also, if a journal is any good, an article is more likely to be indexed by various databases (Web of Science, Scopus etc.) which may be helpful for many purposes.
From the above responses, it is now clear that a research article should be publish preferable in a journal. What types of articles are good for book chapters?
Books and journals have different purposes, and indeed they are opposite in the chain. In a book, one expect matter that is well mastered, understood, and more or less standard. That's the final step of the process original research -> derived research -> review article. Original research in a book runs the risk of being merely skipped, because the readers are mostly students, researchers who begin in the domain, or simply curious people.
Thank you so much for your input. I have finally decided to publish a review as a book chapter.
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