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Q: What are the differences between open access and standard subscription-based publication?

Detailed question-The journal wants me to pay a fee for open access publication. If I do not choose to pay, my paper can be published with the standard subscription-based access free of…
  • Asked on August 9, 2015

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Subscription-based journals typically require readers to pay for the content that they read. This has been the model followed…

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Q: Can you explain what is an arXiv publication?

Detailed question-What is the procedure of submission to arXiv? After submitting, how can I submit the same paper to another journal? 

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ArXiv is a public server repository that hosts electronic e-prints of research output primarily from the fields of physics, mathematics,…

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Q: How to identify predatory journals?

Detailed question-I’m going to submit my paper to the journal Clinics in Mother and Child Health. I have chosen this journal because:1. I am an occasional reader of this journal,2…
  • Asked on October 26, 2017

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It is great that you are taking care to avoid predatory journals before submitting your paper. To identify a predatory journal, you need…

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Q: What is the reputation of MDPI as an academic publisher?

Detailed question-I receive emails repeatedly from MDPI inviting manuscript submission. How is MDPI generally evaluated? Thank you for your advice.
  • Asked on November 23, 2018

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MDPI is a fully open access publisher, that is, all their journals…

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Q: Can you suggest journals which have a fast publication cycle?

Detailed question-My paper needs to get accepted by a journal urgently. Do you think there is a journal that can accept my paper by May? I conducted on experiment on cardiac and did in…
  • Asked on March 9, 2017

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There are rapid publication journals that have really short review times. While it is difficult to recommend a journal for your paper,…

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Q: Of the publication options offered by the journal, which one should I choose?

Detailed question-My paper has been accepted and the journal has offered me the following publication options: (1) Publish your article open access with Springer’s Open Choice option (if…
  • Asked on October 28, 2014

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Congratulations on the acceptance of your paper! Here are my suggestions regarding the publication…

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Q: How can I find a Scopus journal that will give a decision within three weeks?

Detailed question-Does Scopus have any rapid publication journals? Are there any Scopus indexed journals that give a decision within 3 weeks?

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SCOPUS is a huge database and I’m sure it includes many journals that have a rapid publication option. It is difficult to name any…

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Q: Is this journal a predatory?

Detailed question-Recently I submitted a manuscript to Japan Society of Civil Engineers. After that, I got an invitation for submission by other journal named Global Journal of Research…
  • Asked on May 6, 2021

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Thank you for your question. We completely understand your concern. It is not always…

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Q: Can you suggest an open access journal with no publication fees for my paper?

Detailed question-I am preparing an article manuscript on the insects of cocoa agroecosystems and I would like to publish it in an open access journal that doesn't require any publication…
  • Asked on July 26, 2017

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The Diretory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) has a complete list of open access journals. You can run a search by subject and then check…

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Q: Can you recommend some paid medical journals that offer fast publication and are indexed in reputed directories?

Detailed question-I am a student and I need to publish this article for graduation.  Would you please recommend a list of paid medical journals that offer fast publication (within 4-6…

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Medicine is a very broad field and it is difficult to recommend specific journals. Since you are looking for journals indexed in…

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