Journal Selection Process
To choose the right journal, an author should consider the following factors which can be evaluated on the journal home page or in scientific databases:
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Aims and scope
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Publishing frequency
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Impact factor
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Target audience
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Open access or subscriber
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Prestige
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Cost
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Publication type
-Furthermore, it should be considered if the work is an incremental progress or a new theory/finding.
-In the first case, a lower to medium impact journal should be considered while a new conceptual finding would rather request for a high impact journal.
-Journals that published similar topics are in general a good choice if the above mentioned factor are considered. It should be mentioned here that some publisher offers nowadays some kind of journal selector where based on the abstract, description or sample text the most appropriate journal from the entire portfolio of the publishing house is suggested.
Professor of Business Strategy at University of Sydney
8 年Interesting perspective; though I would argue that you should always aim for the highest impact factor possible as this is what drives journal lists which in turn drives university promotions and funding opportunities. Moreover, most top journals (at least in social science) are inherently conservative and so incremental studies fit quite well. My advise: spend more time preparing for submission / be rigorous and have papers friendly reviewed before submission and then aim high. Even if rejected, good journals ensure good reviews and strengthen your chances for publication in the next tier.