Institutions (universities) having their own journals:
It is possible that certain higher education institutions have their own journals that publish variety of submissions from local or international authors.
What are the advantages for institutions (universities) having their own journals over those not owing? Does university ranking consider it?
The advantage of the university journal enhance the quality of education and research. It supports the faculty to get the opportunities as well. Along with this, it develops the academic and research culture within the institution.
Dear Mr. Habte!
You hit a key point to consider. Visibility - in case a university establishes successfully its own journal it certainly reaches higher visibility both in the academic sector as well as generally in the private & public sectors worldwide. Open-access publishing is a growing market:
Judith Johnson (2023). A DIY guide to starting your own journal: An antidote to frustrations with traditional academic publishing might be to launch a grass-roots open-access journal. Here are the steps to consider, 26 June 2023, Copyright © 2024 THE - Times Higher Education, Available at:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/diy-guide-starting-your-own-journal
An example is "The European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research": https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/ejtir
Certainly, this journal helps the Delft University of Technology in reaching higher positions on rankings:
a) https://academic-accelerator.com/Impact-of-Journal/European-Journal-of-Transport-and-Infrastructure-Research
b) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ejtir-journal-4469601b6_vol-23-no-1-2023-european-journal-of-activity-7052534931838640128-3zj7
Yours sincerely, Bulcsu Szekely
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