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A guide to journal citation metrics
Finding the right journal
If you want to get your paper published, one of the key challenges you face is finding the right journal for your research. From the aims and scope, to the journal’s values and ethical practice, there are many points to take into account.
You will want to consider the impact of the journal and there are various metrics available to help you do that. In this series of modules, we explore all these important decision factors in detail. We hear from experts who have practical tips to help you make the right choice. And, we share a useful checklist you can use when evaluating the many journals available.
What you will learn
- Tips for assessing a journal’s aims and scope
- Advice on judging a journal’s ethics
- A useful guide to journal and article metrics
A guide to journal citation metrics
Metrics have become a fact of life in many - if not all - fields of research and scholarship.
How to identify the right journal to publish in
Want to identify the right journal for your research first time? Our experts explain how.Topic
Topic
- Certified Peer Reviewer Course
- Job search
- Finding the right journal
- Career planning
- Social impact
- Research collaborations
- (-) Book writing
- (-) Writing skills
- Publishing in the Chemical Sciences
- Open science
- Funding
- Career guidance
- Fundamentals of manuscript preparation
- Ensuring visibility
- Becoming a peer reviewer
- Research data management
- Fundamentals of publishing
- Fundamentals of peer review
- Ethics
- Technical writing skills
- Going through peer review
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