Why It Is Important to Choose the Journal That Is Related to Your Field?

Oct 1
11:53

2015

Rohit Kaushik

Rohit Kaushik

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There are approximately 40,000 journals in the world related to different research area.

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For the publication of your manuscript,Why It Is Important to Choose the Journal That Is Related to Your Field? Articles it is important to choose the exact journal where you find the target audience and experts to review your journal deeply. Choosing a wrong journal is a common mistake made by numerous students. They are in a rush just to get their manuscript publish without even considering the some important aspects which a student can't afford to overlook. These important aspects can be the specific area of the journal, an impact factor, publishing frequency and many more. These aspects are further explained in detail:

• Don't Ignore the Aim and Scope of the Journal:

Make yourself sure with the research area of the journal. Don't forget to check the journal's homepage where a section is provided titled “About the Journal”. In this section, all the details are given along with the full aim and scope. These details are important to check to get the best possible journal to publish your paper.

• Check the Journal's Articles:

Go through the deep research by checking the articles published in the journal on any of the search engines. After the deep browsing session, you will at least get to know that there are similar articles as of yours. If yes, then you are on the right path otherwise start looking for another journal.

• Make Sure You Check the Journal's Restrictions:

There are certain restrictions that a journal follows. These restrictions can be format related or the word limit or even the text format. There are certain rules that are followed when the question comes about publishing the research paper. For example, some of the journals follow the 2 column format whereas others are comfortable with 1 column format. Some of the journals are certain of their formatting options including proper spacing, font selection and even the font size.

• Impact Factor

An impact factor is the measure of journal. The higher the impact factor, better the journal. Students should take care of at least choosing the journal with an impact factor more than 1. Make sure your paper quality is retained when it is finally published. There are some of the journals that are fake and just accept student's research papers, forwarding it to the reputed journals by their names. If you have your efforts on the paper, then choose to be the first author and the second author can be your guide.

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