Why Journal Selection is Critical

Journal selection is a critical factor in successful academic publishing, as important as article selection. Just as you choose to write a paper that has significant novelty and scientific merit (to increase its chances of publication), you need to select a suitable journal for your paper. While the primary criteria is that your article should match the aims of the journal, there are additional aspects to consider, such as impact factor, readership and open access. A mismatch with the journal’s aims – also known as scope or focus – is one of the most common reasons for desk rejection, a scenario that can be avoided through the use of a quality journal selection service.

Journal Selection Service

With our Journal Selection Service, our seasoned academic experts identify up to 5 journals that offer the best match for your paper.
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Experience and Expertise

Our Journal Selection Service is performed by senior researchers/academics with years of experience in various aspects of scholarly publishing, including academic writing and editing, peer review, journal submission, and of course journal selection.

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In-depth Analysis

Our Journal Selection Service experts go through each section of your manuscript in detail (from the abstract to the conclusion) to understand its focus, novelty and scientific merits.

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Best Matches

Based on their analysis of your paper, along with any other information you provide, our Journal Selection Service experts identify a careful selection of up to 5 journals (out of thousands) that offer the best match with your paper.

What the Journal Selection Service Includes

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Shortlist

Based on their analysis of your paper and your stated objectives, our experts identify up to five journals that are the most appropriate match for your paper.

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Reporting

In a detailed report, our experts provide relevant information on the selected journals, including publication speeds, open access policies and publication charges.

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Recommendation

In the final part of the report, our experts provide their recommendation on the journal you should primarily target for submission.

Offering and Price

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Number of Shortlisted Journals

Up to 5 journals selected.

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Turnaround Time

3-5 business days.

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Price

$150

Sample Journal Selection Report

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FAQs

Our Journal Selection report includes relevant details for up to five academic journals that are the best match for your paper, chosen by our experts after an analysis of your article.

It includes details such as ISSN, impact factor, number of issues per year and reasons why the journals are suitable, with examples of previously published articles.

The report thus aims to help you make a decision on a suitable target journal. To guide your decision-making, at the end of the report, we provide our recommendation on a first-choice journal to target.

Our academic experts go through every section of your manuscript in detail (including the abstract) and any additional information you may provide (e.g. your publishing objectives) in order to decide upon a shortlist of publications for you. However, our experts do not perform an academic edit or technical review of your manuscript.

If you believe your manuscript may benefit from language editing and/or a scientific review, you may wish to get a quote for our editing services.

The Journal Selection report includes a link to the homepage of each shortlisted journal. However, we are unable to submit your paper for you.

Our Journal Selection service aims to guide your decision on selecting a suitable journal for your manuscript. Through the in-depth analysis by our experts, it also seeks to increase the likelihood of your manuscript being considered by the journals they have shortlisted. However, it does not guarantee either acceptance or publication by any of these journals.