{"id":5449,"date":"2015-09-04T15:22:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T15:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/comic_strip\/12-actionable-tips-for-choosing-the-right-journal-for-your-paper\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:10:30","slug":"12-actionable-tips-for-choosing-the-right-journal-for-your-paper","status":"publish","type":"comic_strip","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/12-actionable-tips-for-choosing-the-right-journal-for-your-paper","title":{"rendered":"12 Actionable Tips for choosing the right journal for your paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Choosing the right journal for your manuscript can be quite stressful. After all, submitting to an appropriate journal will increase your chances of publication. But there are so many things to consider! Should you only look at a journal&#8217;s impact factor? Or should you focus on a journal with a short turnaround time? And what about the journal processes? Wouldn&#8217;t it be great to have a quick guide to refer to when short listing a journal? This infographic lists some of the most common aspects to consider during journal selection. Feel free to download a PDF copy for future reference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive\" title=\"12 Actionable tips for choosing the right journal for your paper\" src=\"http:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/12%20Tips%20to%20help%20you%20choose%20the%20right%20journal%20for%20your%20paper_0.png\" alt=\"12 Actionable tips for choosing the right journal for your paper\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%225361%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%2212%20Actionable%20tips%20for%20choosing%20the%20right%20journal%20for%20your%20paper%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%2212%20Actionable%20tips%20for%20choosing%20the%20right%20journal%20for%20your%20paper%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%20%5C%22%5C%22journal%20selection%20tips%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><u>Related reading<\/u>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/how-to-choose-journals-for-submitting-your-paper\"><strong>How to choose journals for submitting your paper<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":33313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[2365],"new_categories":[],"new_tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5449","comic_strip","type-comic_strip","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-journal-selection-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Choosing the right journal for your paper [Infographic]<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Questions to ask yourself when selecting a journal for your manuscript. 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