sometimes, the researchers decided to publish their work on open access journal while there are a lot of other, high quality, journals without publication fees. Is open access journals easier than other journals?
Sondos M Fadl You can see the answers in this link:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_do_you_think_about_publishing_in_open_access_journals
Because of difficulties that we face from some free publishing journals.
About 2 years ago, I submitted a manuscript to a free publishing journal. After 75 days I received the reviewers comments, so I revised the paper according to their comments and sent it again. After 165 days I received a rejected letter!!!!!!.
This process took about a year, so one year was lost in waiting for free publishing.
Dr. Hameed R. Farhan Thank you for your reply. I encountered this situation before. Do you mean open access journal fastest and easier?
Sondos M Fadl . In my opinion it is faster and globally visible.
Sondos M Fadl
Yes, some of the open access journals are faster and easier, but some of them are traditional and unreliable.
Open access reached majority of people and gives more citation. but for new researched/Scholars finding a open access journals is difficult.
Open Access journals are intended to be faster, though not necessarily easier.
Many, if not most, Open Access journals provide the number of days until a first editorial decision is given, and the number of days to publication online after acceptance.
Compare that with traditional hard copy journals that can take many months for a first decision, and possibly the same again for a decision on a revised version.
Then wait another year until the paper appears in print.
Academic journals in Finance can charge hundreds of USD for an original submission, and a similar amount for a revised version.
This would seem to border on predatory behaviour.
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