In our journal selection service, an expert in the relevant field considers your requirements and shortlists 3–5 journals for your manuscript. You will be given a report with a comprehensive evaluation of the benefits and risks of submitting to each journal.
While selecting journals, the following factors are considered:
- Scope of the journal
- Impact factor (indicates how often the articles from a journal are cited)
- Target readership
- Duration of review process and time taken for publication
- Visibility of the journal in related literature
- Cost of publication
PRICE
300 USD
TAT
4 DAYS
All our efforts are driven by a single motive:
to maximize your chances of publication.
The service does not include
- Formatting according to journal guidelines
- Editing/rewriting the manuscript and preparing artwork according to journal guidelines
- A review of the manuscript content
Benefits of service
There are thousands of journals currently in existence. However, your article can only be published in one journal. Do you have a set of criteria in mind for the best journal for your paper, but are unsure of which journal best fits the criteria? We consider your requirements and shortlist journals accordingly. We also provide you a report indicating the risks and benefits of submitting to each journal.
Finding the right journal for your paper is a very important part of the publication process. It can take months for a journal to decide whether to publish your article. Unfortunately, many authors have had the distressing experience of going through the long process only to have their paper rejected by a journal simply because the article did not match the scope of the journal.
At Editage, we use our wide experience in the field of academic editing to select the best journals where your manuscript is most likely to be accepted for publication.
A number of factors need to be taken into account when selecting a suitable journal for your paper. Who is your target audience? Which field is mostly likely to be impacted by your research? Does your article present original research or a review of existing studies?
We consider all such factors and evaluate the risks and benefits of submission to particular journals that fit your requirements.
FAQs
The impact factor (IF) of a journal is a measure that reflects how often the articles published in the journal are cited. The IF of a journal indicates its relative importance. A journal with a high IF tends to be more selective about the articles it publishes. For example, Nature has an impact factor of over 30. Newer journals tend to have a lower IF. A large number of journals have impact factors ranging from 0.5 to 4.
Broadly speaking, it easier to get published in a journal with a lower IF. If your priority is getting your paper published as soon as possible, consider journals with a quicker publication cycle and a lower IF. Top journals tend to have a high impact factor. If you are unsure of the appropriate IF for your paper, specify a wide range. Most journals mention their IF on their website. When browsing through journals, make a note of their IF. This will give you a rough idea of the range of impact factors in your field.
The impact factor only provides a general estimation of a journal’s prestige. The most important consideration for authors and researchers is that their research reaches the right people. Therefore, factors such as the target readership of the journal, the scope of journals, and the visibility of the journal (e.g., whether it is indexed by bibliographic databases) are equally important, if not more important. In the journal selection service, we take your research and publication priorities into consideration and find journals that best suit your needs.
No, this is not a multiple-round service. We carry out in-depth evaluations of each journal. Therefore, if you would like us to evaluate additional journals, we will treat it as a new job.
