Q: Which is an ISI or Scopus journal for language and linguistics that offers rather easy acceptance?
Asked on Mar 12, 2020
1 Answer to this question
Without knowing the exact area of your study, it would be difficult to make such a suggestion. Also, as you would know your study well and also the kind of journal you are seeking to publish in, you would be best to identify such a journal. Nevertheless, we can make some suggestions to help you get started.
- First off, here’s an excellent resource to help you identify a relevant journal: How to choose journals for submitting your paper
- Using the pointers in the above resource, you may look up relevant databases (such as Web of Science, Scopus, Scimago, and Directory of Open Access Journals) to identify a suitable journal.
- As open access (OA) and rapid publication journals are typically faster to publish in than standard, subscription-based journals, here are some resources to help you select the right such journals:
- However, you would also need to be aware of predatory journals, which do publish papers faster but ensure no checks (as they typically do not perform a peer review), and therefore compromise the legitimacy of the paper. Here’s a checklist to avoid publishing in a bogus journal: 10 Point checklist to identify predatory publishers
- If needed, you may also avail of our journal selection service: Editage Journal Selection
- While the above factors lie on the journal side, there are also many things you can do as an author to enable faster publication of your paper, such as ensuring a great first draft and having a great submission package. Here are some relevant resources for these factors:
Here’s wishing you speedy publication!
