Research publishing : where to publish

Researchers choose to publish their research findings for various reasons: to validate their research, to increase the researcher’s credibility, to meet the requirements of recruitment, promotions, or grant applications, to name just a few. For those early career researchers, the most intractable question is: How to select a suitable journal for your paper?

► Select peer-reviewed journals

• Scholarly peer review (also known as refereeing) is the process of subjecting an author's scholarly work, research output, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field, before a paper describing this work is published in a journal.
• Peer review is medium-independent, as relevant to online journals as to print journals. 

► Find discipline relevant journals reaching the desired target audience

• Use reliable and accurate resources to identify and select the most adequate and trusted journals covering your research area for potential publication.
• Following the publisher's instructions to authors on the type of material they accept will increase the likelihood that your manuscript will be accepted.

► Check journal impact, often determined through use of metrics​

• Publishing in high impact journals can increase your citation count - more people are likely to read and cite articles published in these journals.
• Be realistic with where you submit your manuscript - aim high but try to avoid rejection.
• Go to research impact & citation metrics guide to know all about journal ranks and citation metrics tools.
• Compare journals using Scopus Journal Analyzer