5-day online FDP on Applied Statistical Data Analysis using SPSS; Date: 08 to 12 Sept 2025; Organizer: SSSIHL, Bengaluru
Due to the availability of a plethora of journals in various domains including multi-disciplinary domain, it becomes a mammoth task for research scholars to find the right journal for their scholarly article. Choosing the right journal for your well written and well research article requires various deliberations.
How to choose an appropriate scholarly & reputable journal with options like open access, peer-reviewed, available online / offline and the right journal to publish your research paper. This blog will help fellow research scholars to easily search for an appropriate journal, avoid submitting an article in a predatory journal or a wrong journal thereby preventing desk rejection and time loss.
Tips while selecting the right journal
Prepare a list of journals in your respective domain and subject area
Journal indexing and discoverability: ABDC, ABS, Scopus, WoS, UGC etc
Citation of the article: Have you cited or read any articles from this journal?
Known Journal: Did your colleagues or co-authors publish in this journal?
Editorial Board: Do you recognize the members of the editorial board
Information about the publisher
Quality of the Journal: find its indexing
Subject scope: review the aims & scope of the journals match that of your study
Journal Publishing cycle
Peer review process: example double blind-review
Acceptance rates: identify the average acceptance rate / rejection rate for this journal
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): Does the journal issue DOI for your article once accepted
Journal Metrics: SCIMAGO Journal Rank (SJR), Citescore, Quartile (Q1, Q2 etc), Impact Factor
Journal Archives: Scan the journal archives to identify types of articles and type of content the journal published previously
Instructions to authors
Open access options
Audience/readership of the journal
Review the journal’s policies and procedures
Copyright model used by Journal
Journals code of ethics
APC charges: Does the journal charge any publishing cost like Article Processing Charges (APC)
Journal Finder: Use the links given below
an option provided by various publishers offering a simple way to search journals best suited for a researcher
the tool provides recommendations to journals based on the title, abstract, keywords etc. of your research paper
Elsevier: Enter the title and abstract of your paper to easily find journals that could be best suited for publishing. JournalFinder uses smart search technology and field-of-research specific vocabularies to match your paper to scientific journals.
http://journalfinder.elsevier.com
IEEE: Find the best match for your scholarly article, Search 190+ periodicals and 1800+ conferences, Compare critical points such as Impact Factor and Submission-To-Publication Time
https://publication-recommender.ieee.org/home
JournalGuide: a free tool created by a group of software developers, former researchers, and scholarly publishing veterans at Research Square. Our goal for JournalGuide is to bring all sources of data together in one place to give authors a simple way to choose the best journal for their research.
Springer: journal matching technology finds relevant journals based on your manuscript details, Over 2,500 journals to Search all Springer and BMC journals to find the most suitable journal for your manuscript, Author choice to Easily compare relevant journals to find the best place for publication
http://journalsuggester.springer.com
Taylor & Francis: Choosing a journal for your research can seem daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. By asking some simple questions you can quickly narrow your focus.
Wiley: If you are not sure where to submit your article, Wiley Journal Finder Beta can suggest Wiley journals that may be relevant for your research. Simply enter your title and abstract and we’ll create a list of potential journals for you to consider. We also recommend reviewing the journal’s Aims and Scope before deciding where to submit.
https://journalfinder.wiley.com
Others
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