What are all the factors to be considered before approaching a journal
(Image credits: https://www.inc.com/) 1. Have you checked the indexing of the journal in reliable databases? Before submitting to a new journal, make sure that the indexing agencies are reputed one. Just give a visit to well reputed publishers such as IEEE, Springer, Elsevier, etc to confirm the reputed indexing service providers. 2. Are you aware of the journal's impact factor and how it compares to other reputable journals in your field? Before submitting to a new journal, make sure that the impact factors (IF) are reputed one. In market many fake IFs are exists in the form *IFs. Once again give a visit to well reputed publishers such as IEEE, Springer, Elsevier, etc to confirm the reputed indexing service providers. 3. Does the journal claim to have an unusually fast publication process compared to other reputable journals? For a journal that follows standard review process definitely it takes some amount of time to identify suitable expert reviewer in the respective area then n...