Selection of a journal for the manuscript Kıymet Kübra YURT, PhD Student Department of Histology and Embryology Medical School Ondokuz Mayıs University Samsun, Turkey

Contents Expectations Determining Potential Candidate Journals Publishing Goals Properties of the journal Determine your journal strategy Golden rules 2

Key Points Summary Selecting the best target journal The most important factors Journals with a broad audience and high impact factor 3

 Selecting the best target journal  Publishing in the right journal  Fast publication Why selecting the best target journal important for publishing? 4

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Expectations Sharing and dissemination of information Achieve an academic carrier Publication in a journal with high impact factor (IF) Having large number of publications Increasing the number of citations Having a high h index Popularity 6

Properties of manuscript Quality of study Type Clinical research Experimental study Case report Letter to the editor Chapters Books 7

Determining Potential Candidate Journals 8

Does the journal currently publish papers on subjects such as yours? The most common yet avoidable reason for journal rejection is mismatch between the manuscript and the journal aims and scope. 9 TIP Read through the journal’s aims and scope and then go through the titles and abstracts of papers in recently published issues of the journal. This will help you narrow down the topics the journal is interested in.

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Determining Potential Candidate Journals 11

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Selecting a Target Journal Based on Your Publishing Goals 15 Get Published Quickly Highest Possible Impact Factor Largest Possible Audience

1. Goal: Get Published Quickly Pre-submission inquiries - “Cover letter” Average time to complete peer review Cascading peer review Typical speed of publication Online pre-publication 16

2.Goal: Highest Possible Impact Factor Finding journal impact factors Balancing impact factor with audience considerations Journals with similar impact factors 17

3. Goal: Largest Possible Audience Indexing Readership and circulation statistics Open access 18

 Read many times the guide for authors of the journal  Adhere to type of article, page format, figures  Be aware of word/figure/table limits  Use the suitable reference and citation styles according to the journal's 19 Guide for authors

Properties of the journal Owner of the journal o Society journals are more prestigious journals o Have the largest circulation Editor of the journal o Editors' choices may influence the editorial policy Peer reviewed journal Rejection rate of the journal Cost of publication o Cost of color printing 20

Properties of the journal Language o National language o English The frequency of publication o Weekly, monthly, bi-monthly Continuity o Be cautious about new journals; will they survive? Accessibility o Print version o Electronic o Free of charge 21

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How to create a publication schedule and why  The time taken from submission to acceptance for a publication in a journal  A few months to 3-4 years.  Why so long?  Because manuscripts typically get rejected rather than accepted by the first.  It is a common for a paper to be rejected up to 3 or 4 times before accepted by a journal. 24

Determine your journal strategy  You should create a list of at least 5 journals to submit your manuscript.  The paper will not get accepted by the first journal.  Consider various strategies while determining this list of journals. 25 Neurosc Int J Dev Neuros Brain Res Neurosci Let Int J Neuosci

Determine your journal strategy  Try your luck with 3 prestigious journals before lowering the target for the last 2 journals.  Like to publish in a prestigious journal but cannot afford to risk waiting a year or two years to publish. 26

High Impact Factor Indexing Accessibility My priorities : Journal with high impact factor Indexed in PubMed and/or SCI Available online and free 27 Choosing the wrong journal = waste of time

Read more articles Write many articles Share the manuscript with your colleagues for critical review before submission Do not settle in your article rejected Obey the guidelines 28

 Having a manuscript accepted for publication is quite an achievement.  Often you (and your co-authors) will have completed several years of experimentation and data analysis to complete your story.  You recognize everyone that participated in the research with congratulations and even a small celebration! Finally… 29

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