cientists often get conflicting advice on how they should publish. Every generation of young scientists has to address similar questions: Should I publish several smaller papers or should I focus on one big paper with a high impact factor? What is the effect of my publication strategy on my career and the possibility to raise grant money? How important is my publication list for a non-academic career?
for me , I recommend? Few publications in a high impact factor journal
There are some publications which will bring you to limelight throughout your career but such type of publications are not many. I would suggest to publish good papers at certain interval of time which would be favourable in terms of your promotion in your job.
I think that it depends upon the type of the work as well as the level of the career of the author(s) concerned. For example, a person who is in need of more number of publications for a promotion will automatically opt for more number of publications in journals with less impact factor.
I suggest to publish good work in impact factor rather than to publish low work not having scientific importance to increase the number of publication.
for me , I recommend? Few publications in a high impact factor journal
We should wisely choose the journal depending upon the type of the work we are going to publish. Yes, big publications will give a big image but for that the most important thing is your work. If we are working in an area where the number of workers is less e.g., taxonomy of a lesser known group, we cannot think of publishing in very high impact factored journal. Still, we can choose the best journal in our respective fields.
Please try to publish your papers in a highly-reputed journal in your research area even if it takes a longer time in making it success. The highly-reputed journal does not necessarily mean a journal with a high JIF. Please first consider the reputation of the journal in the field. Many publications with low, various profile journals do not actually give the selection committee a good impression on your grant/job application.
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