1. Which journal? Sadeghi Ramin, MD Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

2. Journals Usually journals are ranked according to the databases they are indexed and their impact factors ISI, Medline, And SCOPUS

3. Journals indexed in ISI ISI is the most important indexing database and journals indexed in it are usually of high quality Journals indexed in ISI are ranked according to their impact factor Be cautious not all ISI indexed journals have IF

4. Impact Factor of the journals The list of journal impact factors is subject to copyright however it can be downloaded at mums central library The file can be searched and important journals of your field can be selected and sorted according to their IFs

8. Impact Factor The higher the IF is, the harder is to get an acceptance for a manuscript. Be careful The IF of journals in different disciplines can not be compared IF of 0.9 is actually very high for Lymphology although it is fairly low for journals pertaining to basic medicine

9. Impact Factor Not all journals indexed in ISI have impact factor Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Revista Espanola Medicina de Nuclear are ISI indexed but without impact factor These journals usually have high acceptance rates Try them

10. Impact Factor To find these journals you can use the site of Thomson Reuters

14. Medline Medline is another important database in medical literature It is free and articles indexed in this database are more likely to be cited.

18. Medline Journals indexed in Medline but not in ISI are usually easier for publication Nuclear Medicine Review

19. SCOPUS Journals indexed only in scopus (not in Medline or ISI) are the easiest. Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

21. Iranian Journals indexed in ISI Several Iranian Journals are indexed in ISI Usually a good option for submission consideration The list of these journals are available in mums central library Be careful The manuscript input of these journals is very high and publication can be harder than you imagine The time needed for review process is usually very long

24. Some tips Usually journals with primary language other than English are easier options for publication Revista Espanola Medicina de Nuclear If having problem with their language use www.translate.google.com

27. Some tips Usually journals with less issues in year (2 or 4 or 6) are more easier than the others. Nuclear Medicine Review 2 issues/year Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine 3 issues/year This means that the manuscript input of the journal is low

28. Some tips General journals Some are of very high quality NEJM Lancet Science JAMA BMJ These are very hard to publish an article in.

29. Some tips Some general journals are local and much easier for publication consideration Saudi Medical Journal Annals of Saudi Medicine Journal of Pakistan Medical Association Journal of Ayub Medical College The Lebanese Medical Journal The Medical Journal of Malaysia Acta Medica Indonesiana Singapore Medical Journal Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand The Indian Journal of Medical Research The Ceylon Medical Journal

30. Some tips If you cited some articles from a journal. That journal would be a good option for publication consideration. This can increase the IF of that journal

31. Some tips Journals publishing articles from Iranian researchers can be good options

32. Some tips Journals published your previous articles can be another good options

33. Some tips Always check the information for authors of the journal you want to send your manuscript to Some journals do not accept some kind of articles (case reports, etc..) Some journals require payment for each publication BMC journals

35. Some tips Always check the previous issues of the journals Some journals do not accept many original articles Some journals have some special interests

37. Group Work Find the relevant journals to your discipline and sort them according to the ease of publication