Wednesday 25 October 2017

Harish Ven's answer to How do you choose a journal for your research article? - Quora

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Harish Ven
Firstly, To ensure if your target journal is not a predatory one, check out this popular list of predatory publishers and journals.
But then there are more ways to identify a standard journal
  1. Is there an ISSN or DOI? Publishers whose sole purpose is to scam people to make more money do not have standard identifiers, like DOIs or ISSNs.
  2. Is the journal charging an Article Processing Charge? And
    is it transparent about it? All reputed journals, even if they charge
    APS, will reveal the chargeable amount beforehand on their website.
  3. Does it have a good online presence? Not a necessary but a good indicator.
  4. Is the journal indexed in well known indexes like SCOPUS, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), ISI (Web of Science) etc.?
  5. What is the impact factor? Check out Scimago journal rank, gives you an idea on how good a particular journal is
  6. Is there a peer-review process? Not a necessity, but good journals have a peer review process, that helps improve your paper quality.
  7. What’s the acceptance rate?
Tells you all the important stuff you should know before choosing your journal.All the best for you research!

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Harish Ven

Harish Ven

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Harish Ven's answer to How do you choose a journal for your research article? - Quora

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