Selection

HOW TO PUBLISH /WHERE TO PUBLISH
1. Check out Journal Website

• Does it look like professional and provide adequate information?
• Name of Journal & Scope
• Past issues – Publishing History
• Quality of Previous Publications
• Principles of Transparency
• Editorial Board & Contact Info
• Copyright & Archiving Policies
• Instructions to Authors
• Member of COPE? (Committee on Publication Ethics)
• Peer Review Process
•  Around Time – is it too quick?
•  the journal adhere to ethical principles?
• COPE, OASPA
• Check the Impact factor of the journal (Thomson Reuters)
• Journal Citation Reports
• SciMago
• Check Ulrichs Serials Directory
• Beware of Publication Phishing (Emails or other communications soliciting your authorship)
• If Planning to publish in OA journals please be aware of Predatory Publishers
  • Provide unfettered (freely accessible) access to all peer-reviewed articles.
  • Member of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association OR adhere to its Code of Conduct.
  • Offer a standard article fee schedule for public view.
  • Have a policy to waive fees in cases of economic hardship.
  • Allows the author(s) retain their copyright.
  • Indexed by DOAJ.org – Directory of Open Access Journals

Also refer to THINK CHECK AND SUBMIT

For more details
Publishing and writing
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