Q: Can you help me identify an international journal in which I can publish my article?
I am finding it difficult to identify a journal to send my article for publication. I am looking for an international journal where I can publish my article titled 'Effect of the use of the WhatsApp teaching platform during the COVID-19 lockdown on primary [grade] one and two pupils' performance in mathematics.'
Your topic sounds relevant. Additionally, it sounds specific, which is always a good thing. However, more importantly, it seems to straddle the dual fields of technology enablement and student behavior/performance, if not more. So, apart from looking at relevant journals in those two fields, you may wish to look at intersecting or interdisciplinary (aka multidisciplinary) journals. In case you are not familiar with such journals, you may look up repositories such as DOAJ to narrow down your hunt to a few journals. For pointers on how to select a journal, you may go through this resource: How to choose journals for submitting your paper
However, you will need to ensure you are not submitting to a predatory or bogus journal. To ensure this, you may utilize this checklist: 10 Point checklist to identify predatory publishers
Once you have narrowed down to a few journals, instead of directly submitting to one journal and then waiting to hear from them, you may first send a presubmission inquiry to all the shortlisted journals. Based on who gets back and what they have to say, you can decide whom to submit to. For dos and don’ts on writing a presubmission inquiry, you may refer to this resource: How to write a presubmission inquiry
Finally, you may also wish to utilize own Journal Selection service, through which we shortlist three-to-five potential journals along with providing pros and cons of submitting to each. You may learn more about this service here: Editage Journal Selection
Hope that helps. All the best for selecting the right journal and then submitting to them!
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