Which journal is better for publication: with open access and free of charge but with low IF or high IF journal without possibility to publish open access (due to high charges)?
I say in OA considering that open access and free of charge doesn't mean low IF. The solution may be to publish in preprints or institutional repositories. Some authors raise evidence that journals are missing quotes for preprints and repositories. Read Toby Green's article "Is open access affordable? Why current models do not work and why we need internet-era transformation of scholarly communications." Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1219
Hi,
It is better to publish in a high impact journal. It sometimes takes longer to publish, but high IF journal is reliable.
For open access, it provides you with a chance to share your information or manuscript among researchers while high impact factors journals increase this chance.
Both are good to share your jobs but High IF makes rise your audience. Also some journals like predators.
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