Where you submit matters as much as what you submit. This stage covers choosing journals that fit and count for your institution, making sure they are legitimate, and preparing a complete submission package you upload yourself.
Journal selection compares realistic options using scope evidence and verified indexing and ratings — Scopus, Web of Science and JCR, SJR quartiles, ABDC and the Chartered ABS AJG — alongside open-access costs. Predatory screening goes deeper on a single journal you are unsure about, including clone websites that impersonate real journals. Cover letter and submission support prepares the letter, declarations and system checklist for the journal you have chosen.
Many authors combine two of these: a shortlist followed by a submission package, or a screening check on a journal that approached them followed by a shortlist of safer alternatives. In every case, you and your co-authors make the final choice and submit through the journal's own system.
A reasoned shortlist of journals for your manuscript, checked for scope fit, indexing status, list ratings your institution uses, open-access costs and practical factors such as article types and review times.
An independent, documented assessment of whether a specific journal or publisher is trustworthy, covering predatory practices, hijacked clone websites, false indexing claims and unclear fees.
Help preparing a persuasive, honest cover letter and a complete submission package — declarations, author details, files and system fields — so you can submit through the journal's system yourself without avoidable technical returns.
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