Publishing a Journal Article

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Finding and selecting a journal can be one of the toughest parts of the publishing process. Fortunately, there are ample resources that can help you in discovering the right journal for your writing. Take a look at the sub-tabs in this section for more information on how to go about this process. As an overview:
Considerations for Selecting a Journal
- Scope of the journal (to ensure your topic is covered)
- Topics it publishes about
- Type of articles it publishes – Original empirical studies, Reviews of research, Reports, Case Studies, Commentaries, etc.
- Open Access vs. Subscription
- Can anyone view it or only subscribers/purchasers?
- If OA, do authors pay to publish in the journal? If so, what are costs?
- Publication Time Line (How soon do you need/want to publish?)
- Length of time between submission and publication
- Review deadlines
- Review Process (for Peer-reviewed journals)
- Who are the reviewers/editors?
- Blind review?
- Review timeline
- Journal Impact - Metrics and Impact Factor – How often are articles in this journal cited by articles published in other journals?
- Copyright (Which rights will you retain to your content after publication?)
- Author’s rights in the Journal Publishing Agreement/Author’s contract – Who owns the content, what are the limits on republishing, reusing the work, etc.
- Access
- Indexing (Where will this journal be indexed and searchable by users?)
- Where is this journal indexed? EBSCO? ProQuest? Major databases?
- Does Google Scholar index this journal?
- Does Semantic Scholar index this journal?
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