Researchers often have a great desire to get their work published in Scopus or ISI indexed journals. It is majorly because of their international visibility and reputation in the scientific community. It is important to note that even if these journals have strict guidelines for authors. The submission of manuscripts in these journals provide great career benefit and recognition. It is always worth it to try to get your research paper published by these high impact journals.
There are some important aspects to consider if you want your research published in Scopus or ISI indexed journals. Let us go through each aspect one by one.
1. Adhere To Ethical Guidelines
High impact journals often are unforgiving to those who do not adhere to ethical guidelines. Researchers not only have to make sure you don’t copy paste someone’s work which is referred as direct plagiarism. It is also required to avoiding all sorts of plagiarism involving paraphrasing plagiarism. In which you take someone’s idea and work without proper mention of author you claim it as your original idea. Lastly, self plagiarism is also something that high impact journals like ISI and Scopus take seriously. Do not publish your own old work or presenting previous data as new findings. Such actions can get you in trouble and your credibility as a researcher can get in danger.
2. Work On Your Research Content
If you want your research paper to get published. It is important to realize that ISI journal submission requires content that is original and provides new findings. It must have insights that contribute to the field that the journal has its domains in. During preparation of your manuscript make sure to create a strong abstract that has clarity of ideas. Lastly, make sure that the content of your research has good quality. It must conforms to the aims and scope of the journal. If it does not come under the goals of the journal then there are high chances of rejection.
3. Show Holistic Approach In Manuscript
High impact journals are never looking for only the researchers that have their null hypothesis rejected. Also not those whose data completely supports their hypothesis. It only shows that you do not have researcher integrity. If you try to prove your assumptions in the entire research paper without showing a holistic approach. It is important to quote the researchers that provide counter arguments for your hypothesis. Provide a different approach, mention them and then proceed to compare your arguments with theirs. Make sure to give the reader a holistic point of view. It shows you are open to other ideas and don’t feel threatened with any research opposing your hypothesis. It is more likely to be perceived well rather than any reviewer considering your hypothesis and approach weak. Remember accepting a null hypothesis if there was no association between the variables you had your initial hypothesis on is completely fine. If it is what the data presents. You will be considered a rather good researcher for not manipulating data to try to prove your hypothesis.
4. Clearly Highlight The Findings
In order to get published remember that ISI and Scopus indexed journals don’t only focus on the content. Before submitting your manuscript, revise your methodology. See if there are any missing figures and if all statistical analysis are mentioned clearly. In addition to this the findings need to be highlighted. Mention the novel findings first then build momentum to make sure your conclusion matches with the data you provided.
5. Select The Right Journal
When a researcher is advised again and again to select the right journal it may get confusing. It is sort of a decision that brings anxiety. Let me simplify it for you just search what kind of manuscripts ISI or Scopus indexed journal publishes. Make sure to see manuscripts relevant to your field of research then do the following.
- Check Their Published Papers
- See The Journals Scope
- Review Journals Publication Timeline
- Check Authors Guidelines segment
- Carefully read the APCs ( Article Processing Charges)
- Take advice from supervisor and other researchers
6. Research Analysis
if you run analysis by yourself and select the test based on only your knowledge. Only a little help from your supervisor, you can get in trouble. High impact journals are not going to let selection of wrong Test for your research analysis slide. They can outright reject your manuscript. As we know that nearly more than half of a research paper is based on the analysis. Proceeding with the analysis without getting it checked by a research analyst could prove to be lethal.
8. Correctly Cite References
In today’s era new researchers are widely using AI tools for research assistance. If you are one of them there is bad news for you. Most AI tools help add links to references . These links either got error or are no longer working. It can easily put your credibility challenged. In addition to this AI tools mostly either change the year of research publication or add a wrong year. If you are not sharp it can easily mess your reference section for you. Lastly check spelling, grammatical mistakes and reference formatting before submission to ISI or Scopus indexed journal. Make sure all the links are properly working and the referencing style is accurate and according to the journal guidelines.
9. Improper Use Of Subjects and Animals
High impact journals do not accept the manuscripts where researchers misuse human subjects. Additionally cruelty to animals in order to collect data is something that you should avoid. Make sure to adhere to ethical ways of collecting data for your research. So that when you decide to publish it, high impact journals do not outright reject your manuscript. Remember high impact journals strictly follow ethical guidelines. If you want to publish your research paper with them then you need to follow their instructions.
Conclusion
In this article we discussed how you can submit your paper to ISI and Scopus indexed journals successfully. It includes following authors guidelines that each journal provides and making sure your manuscript aligns the journal scope. Additionally we talked about clearly highlighting the novel findings in manuscript and working on your content. Lastly we mentioned the importance of letting a research analyst check your data. Following the above mentioned guidelines can increase your chances of successful submission.
