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Ready to publish? Factors to consider...

Select a quality journal that you know in your field or from your research
Check the journal website for instructions to author instructions
Audience: scope, aim area of research and types of manuscripts published
Peer Review: length of the review process, rejection rate, fees
Impact, Ranking & Journal Information: aggregate impact metrics from citation frequency, influence, circulation, articles per year, open access options/fees.
Author Rights: retaining the right retain intellectual property, option to re-use all or limited portions of your work.

Not sure which journal to contact about publishing your work?

Journal / Author / Name Estimator (JANE)
Have you recently written a paper, but you're not sure to which journal you should submit it? JANE can help!

Getting Published
Tips for planning and writing manuscripts, including deciding on the kind of manuscript, following author guidelines, formatting, and thinking about target audience.

Think Check Submit
Think. Check. Submit. is a campaign to help researchers identify trusted
journals for their research. It is a simple checklist researchers can use to assess the credentials of a journal or publisher.