SciPoll 408: What factors do you consider when choosing which journal to submit to?
What is your top consideration for choosing which journal to submit to?
Results
(308 Answers)
Answer Explanations
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-784236
Sending manuscript of relevance to the journal will increase the chance of getting useful reviews that help improving the manuscript as the journal should be well connected to an expert reviewers with updated knowledge in the field. Additionally, the publication process will be expected to be smoother.
- Impact Factoruser-693699
The impact factor will determine how credible the is the Journal.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-71434
Journals have the specific topics to look at such as Journal of Zoonotic diseases will look at diseases which infect both human beings and animals.
- Reputation in my fielduser-584178
This is challenging, since there are a variety of important factors, and the factors given precedence will vary based on the project. Generally, I think it most important that the journal be reputable; otherwise, it will not be read by the intended audience.
- Reputation in my fielduser-457195
It adds credibility to the article and gets it in front of those who need to read it.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-728394
The journal should have the same field of aim and scope as of my manuscript. If this will be justified, I will check what are the recent published paper related to my objectives and what are the study areas and methodologies adopted over there. If this will be validated, I will check how many authors and affiliation of authors of recent published paper to check the biasness of journal editors. Finally, I will check the acceptance rate, focused research areas of main interest of editors as well as whether it is open access or free publication.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-874531
I think that the selected journal's aim and scope should be matched with the topic of the manuscript, first to be taken seriously in consideration for publishing and, secondly, for more viewing opportunities and hence more citations.
- Impact Factoruser-708650
I believe journal that has high impact factor has a broad reader
- Impact Factoruser-444003
Because of the KPI's of the work that rank it that way.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-907622
The journal should match the issue at hand.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-263937
I find it important to choose a journal that publishes in the area of my research, because this will give my article a better chance of being read by experts in my area of research. These will give me relevant remarks to improve my manuscript.
- Reputation in my fielduser-55684
Among high impact I choose the one with fast processing
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-803
The relevance of the journal to which the manuscript will be submitted is quite important because in this way it is almost certain that your research article will be reviewed by experts in the field, which makes it even better manuscript with high impact.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-840552
If the manuscript falls under the scope of the journal chosen, there is a high possibility for the manuscript to proceed forward with the peer-review process.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-165049
Journal content should be in line with the topic of research presented
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-887319
The central theme of the manuscript and research interest of the journal should align
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-846608
Relevance of the manuscript to the journal scope is the most critical factor.
- Other (please specify)user-235698
if it is free or if it has charges
- Impact Factoruser-569962
It helps to select the journal and academic reputation.
- Impact Factoruser-561163
High impact factor = high citation as the journal will be popular with readers
- Other (please specify)user-508375
It depends on the situation. If I need to get my paper published as soon as possible, then I will prefer a journal with timely review and publication. If my paper has a novel and highly relevant and 'in demand' topic, I would prefer a high impact factor journal. If I am working on a super specific topic, I will prefer a journal relevant to the topic of the manuscript. If I have already submitted my manuscript to many journals and faced rejection, then I would prefer a journal with high acceptance rate and so on.
- Reputation in my fielduser-904735
Reputation in my field, which is obviously linked with the Impact Factor in my field.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-740731
If the topic of the journal is relevant to the manuscript, my article will receive the maximum audience whom I intend to read my article
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-59194
One of the most important consideration is the relevance of the journal with my research area followed by reputation and and impact factor.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-782488
All of these are important criteria for selecting the journal, but firstly it should be relevant to the topic of the manuscript.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-850173
First, I check the relevance regarding the topic of the manuscript together with the reputation in my field and the impact factor.
- Impact Factoruser-710188
One of the most important clinical indicators of the overall quality and outreach of any journal. Enable you to predict what kind of impact your paper is going to have.
- Other (please specify)user-858998
Submission system
- Reputation in my fielduser-874423
Index journal matters more
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-992364
All are important considerations but 'relevance to topic of manuscript' is the most critical.
- Reputation in my fielduser-851288
I will most likely prefer to publish in journals that are highly regarded as impactful resources with visibility in my field. This implies that my publications in these reputable journals will be read by most of my colleagues and other researchers in my area of specialization. The visibility of my work will therefore improve my profile, reputation and career.
- Reputation in my fielduser-182571
I have no a single 'top consideration". It is always several factors and they depend on the results I want to present. Usually I want to publish in as good journal as possible (as judged by the reputation in my field and Impact Factor). But sometimes also the acceptance rate and fast publication matters, or I want to reach the specific readership via a narrowly-specialized journal.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-852959
Of course "relevance" is the most important (I wouldn't submit a paper about water quality to a journal whose topic is neuroanatomy!). So I'd like to answer that Impact Factor and Timeliness of review/publication are the two other very important factors that I consider (see my answers to the next question).
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-819127
Along with Relevance to topic of manuscript, an understandable, cooperative and knowledgeable editorial board also matters.
- Impact Factoruser-508906
Descision for manuscript submission includes all mentioned factors.
It depends strongly on the specific manuscript. - Reputation in my fielduser-571430
Perhaps it is more a balance between four factors: the acceptance rate, the relevance of the topic of the manuscript to the journal policy and audience, the type of work I submit, whether the results of a planned hypothesis-testing study or a preliminary hypothesis-generating study or a commentary, review or metanalysis, and the journal acceptance rate. However, when two or more possible alternatives satisfy the above conditions, the reputation of the journal is the leading factor.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-250140
My paper will be read by the readers
- Impact Factoruser-988777
Normally papers published in journals with high impact factor will have a high potential for citation.
- Impact Factoruser-38414
Impact factor gives me the feeling about the visibility of my publication
- Other (please specify)user-90122
Quality of peer review.
- Reputation in my fielduser-477751
I always submit to the most reputed jounral in my field, that usually also has the highest impact factor.
- Reputation in my fielduser-628816
For proper exposure to my research community
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-770534
I believe that the journal should be in the same area as what I will publish, to be sure to reach the correct audience
- Reputation in my fielduser-323940
It's difficult to separate reputation and impact factor when it comes to good journals...
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-848115
Although the impact factor may be somewhat important, the relevance to the topic of the manuscript I am writing defines the target journal.
- Reputation in my fielduser-998255
I want other researchers in my field to read it. A high impact factor is nice, but if that is a journal with less relevance for my field, it is less effective in the end. Essentially, I'd choose the highest impact-factor journal with the bes reputation in my field.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-821082
The topic of the manuscript is the most likely reason it will be sent out for review, if the manuscript fits the purpose of the journal.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-421633
Many factors; first is where would I expect to find this work.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-361644
It used to be impact factor which was the main factor I considered but now it is relevance to topic of manuscript. Alot of my work is qualitative research and that coupled with my research focusing on cervical screening only means that I have had my papers rejected by the editor before going out to review because the topic was not relevant to that specific journal/scope of the journal
- Reputation in my fielduser-253673
The reputation of the journal is important as it is related to the quality of the work published in the journal, confidence that the journal follows robust peer reviews, and is ethical and trustworthy.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-398897
Need to ensure that the study reaches the right audience. That can be helped by looking at the journals where most references are cited
- Other (please specify)user-320876
Unbiased scientific review--non-political journals with decent IF---
In 2006, I submitted a manuscript to Nature Review of Cancer--major topic was role of mast cells in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis---Editor rejected it and said they are not interested in MAST CELLS!!!---took me a year to overcome my frustration and submitted it to Nature Review of Immunology--Editor-In-Chief stated that the topic was potentially of interest to their readership, but they already commissioned similar topic to someone else!!!
The article was published in 2008 in Exp Opin in Biol Ther, after 2 years that the ideas were circulated and hijacked, as many similar articles started to be published. The issues are briefly noted in my articles and books- - Reputation in my fielduser-134440
The journal reputation is the most important factor to me. Including my personal judgement of the journal in terms of scientific soundness and peer-review fair play. These are in my opinion more important than impact factor and timeliness, which I still take into consideration. Relevance to topic of manuscript is also very important and it is a preliminary requisite for the journal to be considered within my options.
- Other (please specify)user-846962
Qutrile in WOS
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-351505
It is combination of factors with most important being relevance to the topic of manuscript and timeliness of review and publication.
- Impact Factoruser-253349
Timeliness of response and quality of reviewers (in perspective of improving an eventually rejected submission) is equally important
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-925920
This is because the manuscript will be rejected if the content does not meet the journal's scope.
- Other (please specify)user-96711
I work on projects that often are counter to the current paradigm. Fair reviews are important. An an editor willing to go against the current pradigm is important. Note that 80-90% of claims made in papers can not be replicated.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-535947
I rated topic as highest, since submitting to the "wrong" journal is a guarantee of rejection. Of course, there are journals with general topics (such as ACS Omega, RSC Advances, etc.), so beyond topic the next choice is based on reputation (and legitimacy when considering OA journals), followed by impact factor.
- Impact Factoruser-806665
Higher the impact factor greater is the recognition is what is perceived generally
- Impact Factoruser-716518
High IF journals often have good reputation, so I often choose based on IF. Saying so, however, there are some journals that have very high respect but relatively modest IF (like Epidemiology). They come to my second choice.
- Impact Factoruser-907789
As a researcher,, you want your work to be visible. The more the impact factor of the Journal, the more likely your work reaches a wider audience
- Impact Factoruser-636165
Want my material to be read.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-365361
This is clearly most important
- Impact Factoruser-441980
Because it's a proxy of reputation
Yet, Timeline, Acceptance rate & relevance matters a lot
- Reputation in my fielduser-44510
All the other options are valid, but the main reason for the choice is the journal reputation
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-263887
I try to choose the journal which I think will reach the highest number of readers. To do this I try to check the most common journals of all the papers I cite in the paper.
- Impact Factoruser-32258
In my opinion, the impact factor is an important criteria to judge the journal's credibility or its status in the scientific world as High-impact factor journals always publish novel research studies.
- Timeliness of reviews and publicationuser-441703
I consider timeliness of reviews and publication topmost because research progress is rapidly evolving and may render a paper low quality
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-321504
By prioritizing relevance, I maximize both the likelihood of the manuscript being accepted and of a greater number of readers reading it.
- Reputation in my fielduser-861059
Reputation in the field is linked with the relevance of the manuscript and impact factor.
- Other (please specify)user-706251
submission fee
- Other (please specify)user-934874
Publication costs
- Reputation in my fielduser-377267
The reputation also implies the width and level of the readership, i.e., of the audience I wish to address. Thus, I may reach most of the
leading experts in my field. - Reputation in my fielduser-487852
The Journal team must be able to offer me insights and guides that will improve the manuscript at the end. No one person has the monopoly on knowledge
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-965025
It's hard to narrow to one consideration because they all play a role. Since relevance is really broad, the other factors become important. Further, it is manuscript specific. Sometimes a paper is not that topical, so acceptance rate is more important than impact factor.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-684526
Relevance is because this will bring readers with similar interests to my paper.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptSciPinion Admin
I detest impact factors: they create an illusion that journal matters more than papers in the journal. high reputation journals have history of publishing junk.
- Other (please specify)user-136985
Charges
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-156295
I submit manuscripts to journals that focus on topics relevant to that of the manuscript.
- Other (please specify)user-334947
The databases in which the journal is indexed and the journal quartile
- Other (please specify)user-471734
Quartile ranking in the area and cost
- Other (please specify)user-678105
Reasonable editor that is not biased by industry
- Reputation in my fielduser-302594
Look for how they do in the field.
- Impact Factoruser-995929
Publications are usually evaluated by impact factor while compared with other fields.
- Reputation in my fielduser-672631
You want the best journal
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-310854
Publishing in the relevant journal is a priority
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-442379
If a manuscript is published in a relevant journal in the field of research it would have more citations and more impact in the field of research
- Reputation in my fielduser-882445
Second most important would be whether the journal is open access or not
- Impact Factoruser-480662
Because getting published in Impact Factor is a honor, prestige and authentic
- Impact Factoruser-348253
Shows the accessibility and quality of the publications that are cited by other researchers and writers
- Impact Factoruser-911458
There can be multiple answers like the first 3 options are taken into consideration whenever I chose a Journal for article submission.
- Reputation in my fielduser-863065
reputation is important to the academic career
- Reputation in my fielduser-830188
Reputed journals are peer reviewed. Hence, comments and major minor suggestion gives alot of inputs to your papers.
- Impact Factoruser-262960
I consider that is not a single factor and choosing one is almost impossible.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-566983
When drafting a manuscript, I usually identify which journal has most published articles from experts in the field. I then favour open access solutions to others.
- Relevance to topic of manuscriptuser-695667
Target audience is the most important issue to consider
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03/16/2023 01:39First focus Peer-Reviewer (ALL-TIME)