Opinion piece (Editorial, Perspective, Sounding Board) in a high impact factor journal vs Original article (Research or Review article) in a low impact factor journal: Which one is more highly appreciated in academia?
Dear Claire Su-Yeon Park:
I think that article published in high Impact Factor journal will get more citations than in low impact factor journal.
Regards
I don't think it is a case of one being more appreciated than the other, I think they are of equal merit and value. I am not even sure (perhaps I am naïve) that impact factors are relevant...in my field perhaps. When reviewing literature I am more interested in the quality of the writing or construction of the method than what journal the paper comes from. Although, having said that, I do value the publisher of the journal - there are some disreputable publishers who spurn out junk journals and publications.
Ross E Hendy Sincerely thank you for your comment. As a scholar, I believe that academic discussion articles such as Editorial, Perspective, and Sounding Board are also important. Those articles help us stop for a while and address where we are, where we are going, and what we should do in order to meet a rapidly changing research trend. But I personally feel that scholars do not appreciate those articles as much as original articles despite those articles are being published after going through a rigorous peer review. How about your field (or country)?
Yes, some scholars might be more inclined not to value original articles more than the more subjective discussion articles. But, I don' think that discussions or editorial papers have any less rigour. Both are important.
The main thing is the quality of either article. But always try for HI journals imo :)
Andrew Paul McKenzie Pegman Thanks a million for your advice. Yes, I will keep it in mind!
Usman Atique
Nice to see you. You are now in Korea! Yes, I agree with you. The original research makes a material advancement in science.By the way, I have had a different experience than I expected. For example, one of my papers is an original paper to introduce a new stat method (intraindividual variability, IVI) to the nurse science community.
Article Growth Trajectories and Detrended Intraindividual Variabilit...
Due to the nature of the paper, it has been published in a relatively low profile journal. The problem is that the innovative paper has been much less read and cited, compared to my editorials published in a top journal in my research area: Article Thinking 'Outside the Box'
I can tell you that both of them have a high quality in scholarly merits.
Thus, I think that Andrew Paul McKenzie Pegman's advice makes sense in reality.
I think academicians should look for bonafide work, then should look for the type of journal.
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