High IF journal with article processing charge or free low IF journal?
A journal that gets the scope of your research work. I prefer the higher impact factor than your work could achieve, and if the journal is open acces, much better!!
Must be open access and peer reviewed. Impact factor higher is good but not mandatory. Research out-cum is important. Thank
I prefer the journal that publishes articles that addresses the most important issues of that speciality.
I prefer those journals which I know are highly specialised in my research field, and thus will be widely read by scientists involved or interested in related topics. Impact factor is important, but in my case not the main consideration.
you should choose a journal which has A high Impact factor which is ISI indexed, open access and is easily searched through pubget or pubmed, peer reviewed and most relevant to your field of study.
In general always choose the journals which are appropriate for your kind of work. If your work addresses a specific problem in a specific field then always choose the specific journal of your field (Irrespective of its Impact Factor). if you are really in short of funds then we have to go for the free journals, But in that case also choose the journal which are specific to your field of Interest.
For chemistry, I prefer JACS. I find spend a high percentage of my literature review time reading this journal. The editors seem to have a very good sense for interesting research.
I prefer the journal with specifics articles for my speciality, high impact factor and open access. The science has not barrier and it is property of the world
I prefer the journal that fits my manuscript and especially I select the journals with high impact factor and open access.
I prefer the journals with Impact factor >3.00. However, open access is also a good choice if you need more citations :)
First of all, choose a journal that satisfy your needs. Choose those with JIF greater than 2.0. Open Access Journals are also helpful especially if you have limited access to paid services. It is also important to choose journals which are peer reviewed by respected researchers on their fields and of course, ISI tracked.
Every journal is supposed to get impact factor one fine day. If you prefer free journals, no need to worry, your work will be reached to the wider public.
The high IF journals charge a huge publication fee and a researcher with low resources cannot afford publishing in those journals. A better way to publish your work to reach larger audience is to publish in free, open access journals. In my opinion, publishing in free, open access (may be low IF) will help those journals to increase their Impact Factor. If we go on publishing in low IF journals, at the end of the day their IF will increase!
In Medicine, high IF journals do not charge any publication fee. They charge huge subscription fees to read/download their articles. The Open Access journals, with generally lower IF, charge sometimes a significant publication fee and not a subscription fee (by definition). Another issue is that it is considerably harder to get a paper accepted in a high IF journal than in a low IF. The best way to improve the IF oof a journal is to cite that journal from another ISI journal.
Dear Dr. Masood Sepehrimanesh, I will prefer a journal 1. having concentration in my field of specialization, 2. Having good and internationally reputed review process, and 3. Level of bench marked citation indexing.
Dear Dr. Masood Sepehrimanesh,
Your question is valid because most of reputed journals have started "Open Access" that requires a good amount of publication charges.
I prefer all journals that can publish my articles and have high impact to the society
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