In my opinion journal is a good option from publication point of view. But if we want to discuss our problem and we want to develop relation with other researchers then certainly conference has upper hand.

Conference:

Merits

If we attend the conference, we gain many benefits, meeting and discussions with professional experts, two publications (the conference proceedings and the extended versions in the relevant journal).

Demerits

We need to arrange the trip, pay the flight,hotel and food costs. Also, we pay the time for attending it.

Journal:

Merits

High reputed/high rank of the impact factor of the publications can be obtained. Also, we can submit to the some journals with no APC (free of charge).

Demerits

We need to submit the step by step procedure of the submission. Also, we need to patience to obtain the first reply, the corrections and the final acceptance. Some journals takes long time.

In my opinion journal is a good option from publication point of view. But if we want to discuss our problem and we want to develop relation with other researchers then certainly conference has upper hand.

Of course! Dr Mahesh Kumar, we can get new colleagues in the real world from the conference.

For the person who can't pay the times and saves the costs of the travel and others, he can submit to the high reputed journals.

Thanks a lot for your good answer.

Very sincerely

Of course Khaoula, we can perform the effective discussion and achieve the new exposure by attending the conference.

Thanks for your opinion.

Regards

Participation in conferences contributes to the breadth of expertise, knowledge and discussion of participating research is very useful and explains the weaknesses to be avoided later, as well as a good opportunity to meet with colleagues.

Hello Hind S,

Thanks a lot!!!

Sincerely

What do you prefer, the conference vs. journal?

I prefer both depend on situations. E.g. conference proceeding is good for "hot from the oven" research (because faster turnaround to be published), networking with research community, good for students studying post-graduate courses like PhD to expose themselves to published writing & viva presentation etc. Journal article is good for deeper & more complete write up that gone through rigorous review from SME / reviewers etc.

Hello Dr. Han Ping Fung,

Many Thanks for your excellent answer.

Yes, of course, from the conference, the PhD Candidates can obtain the rapid publication in the proceedings and extended version in the related journal, the opportunity to knowledge sharing with the international experts.

The research with the deep analysis are relevant to the reputed journals with the high Impact Factor.

So, do you think the rank of the journal is higher than the conference?

Very sincerely

Conferences are for egos, journals for research.

Hi Aung,

Not sure we can generalize journal is higher ranking than conference proceeding because they serve different objectives & also some conference proceedings are of high standard as well as some reputable / high impact factor journals. But I do notice good quality conference proceedings & journal articles are cited even though they are not from high standard / reputable conference proceedings or journal articles.

Hello Stanley Wikin, thanks a lot for your good answer.

Regards

I prefer conference

Dear Dr. Han Ping Fung,

Many Thanks for your effective highlights.

Of course, we cite from the conference proceedings.

Also, some of the conference are holding/supporting by the reputed journals and the proceedings are published in these.

Best regards,

Dear Vishnu Kumar Gupta,

Thanks a lot for your good answer.

Yes, we can select many journals with the wide scopes.

The conference has the limited scope and the themes.

Very sincerely

Hello Oluwafeni, many thanks!!!

Both of these two items, taking into account the specialty for each item.

Thanks for asking this question.

Emad

Each of which is positive, but the journal is better in terms of credibility and seriousness in the evaluation, so the research published in scientific journals for scientific promotion purposes prefer more than conference research.

Dear Barbara Sawicka,

Thanks a lot for your opinion.

For me, I sometimes find the conference webs to know the schedules of the conference matched with my discipline.

However, I am busy and if I can't attend, then, I only submit to the journal.

It is needed to arrange to attend the conference.

Very sincerely

Dear Dr. Emad,

Many Thanks!

Yes, both have each role for our research works.

Best regards

Hello Dr. Isam Issa,

I agree with your opinion.

Each are positive for our research contributions.

Scientific promotion can be performed by publications in the high reputed journals.

Very sincerely

In mineral exploration conferences are essential to see the results of on-going research and exploration results from the field plus to meet researchers and see their samples. The journals one can see later when published.

The conference papers are published in the proceedings.

Among these, the excellent papers are selected to submit to the relevant journals and the best papers are submitted to the high reputed journal.

Many Thanks!

I prefer a conference more. The direct and face to face interaction of your work and reviewers/peers provides you with feedback and discussions where possible. After all, you can as well publish the conference proceedings later. Note needs to be taken also that a conference presentation is also peer reviewed.

But, my academic promotion seems to weigh a journal publication more.

Hello Michael Issigonis,

Thanks a lot for your good answer.

We can express our research at the conference to all the audience.

For the journal, we can express after the preprint or print.

Best regards

Dear Andrew Mtewa,

Thank you so much for your comment.

APC of some peer reviewed journals are high.

From attending the conference, we can get the opportunity to submit these journals with the discount or free of charge.

Sincerely

Both are important, you should publish a paper in journal continuously, but it is not necessary to publish in conference always.

both, conference and journal, are useful. The one you need to contact others have exchange with them, the journal deliivers articles you can quote.

Drawing a sharp line is difficult. I would like to attend the conference, present my paper, and discuss it with those interested. Conference would also provide me opportunity to visit a new/different place and break routine, renew contacts, meet new people, and learn from their research and discussions. But at the end of the day, I would prefer to publish my research in a journal rather than in conference proceedings. I have always learnt much more from critical reviews of journals' referees. Having said that, I have not always followed this course!

For sure both of them are cery important for building the scientific personality. Publishing in a (good and respected) journal is very important for academic career, on the other hand conferences are so important also for meeting other researchers, discussions... and so on.

Dear RG Colleagues,

Thank you so much for your kind answers.

Very sincerely

Although a well discussed conference proceeding can give rise to a good journal publication, I prefer journal because of its wider acceptability and confident usability.

Even though some conferences are published with Vol. and DOI. I much prefer the journal for its explicitness and its wider diffussion

I prefer to publish my research in a journal rather than in conference proceedings.

Best Regards,

Zijad

The conference indexed in database like Scopus and published in reputable journal is satisfactory.

Dear RG Colleagues,

Many Thanks for your good answers.

So, you prefer the journal that can improve the rank of research publication.

The conference can promote the relation with the colleagues and its index, and consequent publication are needed to check.

Best regards

Typically a journal. However, there are quality conferences are far better than some mediocre journals.

Both are important, اHowever, I do prefer Journals.

Dear RG Colleagues,

Thanks a lot for sharing your opinion.

I see that the most of the colleagues prefer the high reputed peer-reviewed journal.

Very sincerely

The preference is that of journal but once in a while I like to go for conferences where ideas are shared by others and just meet colleagues in the same field

Dear, Thanks for sharing! I understand that both have their importance in the context of productions. The conference is great because it puts us face to face with many colleagues that we often know only through the virtual world. Magazines with high weight are needed to consolidate our researcher life. Cheers!

Journals are more reliable than conferences, although, conferences give you the chance to meet with other researchers and share thoughts.

Dear RG Colleagues,

Many Thanks for sharing your opinion.

Some told that the most of the conferences accept all, easy to attend and publish in the proceedings.

Regarding the journals, it is not easy to publish in high reputed ones,..., the waiting for the first reply,...,corrections based on the peer reviewed...,

the certain waiting times for the final acceptance....others...

Sincerely

Both have their advantages and disadvantages. I prefer Journal publications

Dear

I am fully agree with O A Otekunrin but personally I will prefer paper publish in journal because the research information can be circulate among the mass by the journal while paper presented or published in conference is benefited by a group only.

thank you

Dear Nemi C,

Thanks a lot!

Of course, your research is mass published in the journal.

Most of the researchers can read the journal and you are more well known.

The conference publication is limited.

Also, I think there is more efforts needed to publish in high rank, peer-reviewed journal.

Very sincerely

Interested in Journals

I do prefer the Journals for publication rather than conferences, today in most of the conferences are only for personal interaction and site seeing not for scientific discussions ( it is my personal opinion).

Hello Gopikrishna,

Many Thanks!

Regards

La publication dans la revue et la conférence sont limitées à chaque type de publique.

Mais si votre thème rentre dans le profil de la conférence, votre travail prendra plus de sens pour le plus rapide partage des conaissances, qui vous sont utiles.

La question est bien.

Regards,

MTT

Dear Dr. Geddada,

Thank you so much for your opinion.

Of course, some may want to site seeing, meeting with new colleagues,...

I see that the percentage to recommend the journal are larger than the conference.

Very sincerely

Bonjour MTT!

Merci Beaucoup!

We attend conferences, widen our knowledge and expertise, make friends, collaborate with like minded people, then do some good project together and then publish in an high impact journal. Frankly, I dont care for impact factor, but good collaboration do give you an upper hand to come up with better ideas. So, both conferences and journals are good :).

Hello Dr. Pankaj Kumar,

Many Thanks for your frankly discussion.

Regards

I personally prefer journal publications but conferences and conference proceedings have their own value. Conferences provide the perfect platform to make new acquaintances and set possible collaborations with researchers having common interests. Some people do use conferences as luxury trips but that is not the complete picture. Excellent discussions and novel ideas are important components of most conferences.

Hello Suman Sarkar,

Thanks a lot for sharing the point.

Sincerely

Conference of course! because you experience from "the horses'mouth" how the studies were undertaken and the challenges faced by the scientists in a conference. In a journal you can not ask questions

I have always been big fan of publishing new articles in journal.

Hello B. Mushonga, O. J. Ramonu & M. A. A. M,

Many Thanks for your opinion.

Have a Nice Day!

Very sincerely

Journals

Yes, D. C. Sharma, the more percentage of the answers is the peer-reviewed, high reputed journal.

Thanks a lot!

Best regards

Both are preferable, and each one has several advantages. For example, publishing in reputable journal will create a value for your academic career and record. Conferences also add a value and academic records to me but I like conferences' more because by attending conferences, I can share my knowledge with other experts, I can also meet professional and experts from different countries in different disciplinarians, in addition to that I can expand my research networking and etc. But from economic perspective, conferences are not preferable in a way, as they are consuming a lot money especially when academician or researchers have no funding to attend conference.

Hello A. Omran,

Thanks a lot for your good answer about you prefer both.

Of course, there is funding, time, and maybe the health situation are the barriers to attend the conference.

Regards

I always feel interest to publish in Journal, i think it's cost effective.

Of curse, Dr. Md S. Uddin, also, we can save our travel times as well as we can't need to pending our busy works.

Many Thanks!

Best regards

I prefer, the conference

regards

Agree with@ Hassan Nima.

Kind regards

Hello RG Colleagues,

Thanks a lot for your kind opinion.

Best regards

Both are good but in my opinion, I prefer journals

I agree with@ Hassan Nima.

Hello RG Colleagues,

Thanks a lot for your messages.

So, both are important for us.

I think the conference is better for networking and the journal is better for high impact of research publication.

Today, there are some conferences' proceedings published in special issues of reputed journals. However, I think these amount are lesser than the publications of the high impact factor, peer-reviewed journals.

Best regards

Journals are more preferred.

Both have their respective advantages/shortcoming..

Hello, S. Singh, Many Thanks!!!

Sincerely

Dear Dr. Aung Ze Ya , it depends on the situation and desire. Each of them have their own importance.

A journal is a regular periodical publication, printed say monthly or bi-monthly, containing a collection of peer reviewed papers. A high 'impact rating' helps, this being a measure of citations to articles in that journal. On the other hand, a conference is where you actually turn up to hear a paper presented as a talk. The paper is later printed in the proceedings.Proceedings are collections of papers presented at a conference and printed later.

Dear Dr. Beemnet, Many Thanks for your valuable answer.

In my opinion,...

Yes, you know, most of the author would like to cite the peer-reviewed, high impact factor journal in their references of their article. Usually, the journal is better for research reputation.

To make the strong networking, we attend the conference.

It is sure that we have one publication as the conference proceedings.

Also, there are many conferences are supported by IEEE, Elsevier (Science Direct), Springer and other reputed publishers. Then, the selected or many papers will be published in these.

If so, we can obtain two publications by attending the conferences.

However, if the researcher can't pay the times and want to save the travel costs and other barriers, he can submit to the journals.

Best regards

Both ....

Strong Conference = Strong Journal is better than Weak Conference = Weak Journal

Hello N. Elehtyar,

Thanks a lot for your excellent answer.

So, we need to choose the strong journal and strong conference.

Best regards

Journals are most prestigious, assuming they are legitimate and not predatory, because they perform the most strenuous peer review.

It is much more rare to be rejected for a conference presentation, indicative of less peer review.

The credential that a journal publication provides is not really the publication itself, but the acceptance via blind peer review.

Dear Dr. Michael W. Marek,

Thanks a lot!

Of course, journal publication can be more reputation.

That's why the only the selected papers from the conferences are mentioned in the reputed journals.

Sincerely