Dear Colleagues,
I have an interesting question for you and would like to request you to share your opinions/views/perspectives.
How can an Open Access journal receives acceptability and respect equivalent to a traditional respectable periodical among the authors.
i would like to mention the following points as an author who wants to publish in a genuine journal.
1.Charges should be genuine
(Let me know how much is appropriate according to you as it differs from $150 to $5000).
2. Proper review process should be followed.
3. Proper timing should be maintained.
Now, here is the crux, review will definitely take some time (I guess at least 3-6 months on an average ).
Are we ready to be patient for that period or a quick review (1-2 months) is fine?
Your valuable opinions are appreciable.
4. How much do you feel Impact Factor is important to prove the genuineness?
(Please rate on a scale of 1-10, 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest).
5. How much do you require the indexing in various leading services and why you need so?
(Please rate on a scale of 1-10, 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest).
As an author, please share your points which you believe should be the criteria for a journal to be respected and genuine.
Awaiting to witness some excellent comments.
i stay away from paid open-access journal. They often have high fees, useless or unhelpful review reports, etc.
Impact factor is a politicized term ranking structure. If your faculty board care about impact factor, then you should target journals with high IF.
Hi,
There are some excellent open-access and hybrid journals out there but the waters have been muddied by what are known as "predatory journals" who charge big fees but who fall down badly in terms of quality control. To make sure you are submitting to an authoritative peer-reviewed journal, check that it doesn't appear in these lists:
•https://beallslist.weebly.com/ (I don't think this is being updated any longer)
•https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/
Another option if you want to make your paper more openly available is to check permissions from your preferred publication to see whether you as author can post a pre-print or post-print of your paper to an open access repository. Check to see permission status for different journals at:
•http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/index.php
Before making any investment, it is essential to take into consideration the scientific quality of the journal and its academic reputation. Sometimes it may be worth the investment, especially if your institution is ready to support it.
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