Factors affecting the journal choice for manuscript submission: A qualitative study on Turkish medical researchers

Tazegul G., Etcioglu E., Emre E., ÖZLÜ C.

JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE, cilt.50, sa.3, ss.625-634, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/01655515221100724
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, FRANCIS, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, ABI/INFORM, Aerospace Database, Analytical Abstracts, Applied Science & Technology Source, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Information Science and Technology Abstracts, INSPEC, Library and Information Science Abstracts, Library Literature and Information Science, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.625-634
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Abstracting and indexing, journal article, journal impact factor, open access publishing, qualitative research, COUNCIL, PUBLISH, INDIA, NEED
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The factors that affect journal choice for manuscript submission vary, depending on the researcher's career and field. Although several guidelines are available, information is limited on which criteria are used by Turkish authors. We aimed to evaluate the factors that affect Turkish medical researchers' journal choice decisions using semi-structured in-depth video conference interviews. The participants identified journal prestige as the major factor, mainly Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCIE) indexing and journal impact factor (JIF), along with acceptance and rejection rates, the age of the journal, and journal audience. Participants identified high publishing costs and mandatory paid open access policy as negative factors. Future policies on covering publishing costs institutionally would be helpful to remove obstacles during journal choice. Turkish medical researchers should be informed on using various indexes and scientometric data to better understand journal performance, rather than only SCIE and JIF.