Publishing - Science topic

Please note that ResearchGate is not a publisher and not a journal, you cannot "publish" a paper here. It is a platform for papers published in journals, or to present unpublished texts, data etc. See also "Is ResearchGate a publisher?" in https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14292596164753. See this help page for instructions how to add published or unpublished research to ResearchGate: https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14293005132305-How-to-add-research.

You should look for a journal in your field of research and submit your paper there. See also the following discussions for recommendations:

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Santa Cruz Biotech has a variety of anti-HBcAg monoclonal antibodies. We use sc-23946 for detection by ELISA. This seems to be similar to the old 222-1 monoclonal and recognizes an epitope at HBc aa120-140. We use this antibody in ELISA detection and it appears to well-exposed on intact HBcAg particles as well as on denatured particles. You can message me if you would like to know more.

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There are several factors to consider when deciding whether to publish in a low-tier journal as a PhD student:

The decision to publish in a low-tier journal should be made on a case-by-case basis. Consider the following factors:

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Yes, there are many, in different fields

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Excellent question

The "Research Interest Score" (RIS) calculated by ResearchGate is based on citations, "Reads" by members and recommendations (see https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14293473316753-Research-Interest-Score). Therefore, a publication alone does not increase the RIS. On the other hand, the RIS can relatively easily be manipulated with the help of friends who are also members of ResearchGate. Therefore, the RIS should not be taken too seriously. Why are you interested in increasing it?

Dear Damianus Abun

The short answer is yes. The ‘logic’ behind the Beall’s list (https://beallslist.net ) is and I quote: “All journals published by a predatory publisher are potentially predatory unless stated otherwise.” Looking somewhat into the details behind the journal “European Journal of Social Sciences Studies” (https://oapub.org/soc/index.php/EJSSS/index ):

-The indexing info is full of so-called misleading metrics like CiteFactor and OAJI (https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/ ) often used by predatory journals/publishers

-Despite the Romanian origin (according to the vague contact info) no one in the editorial board has any link with this country https://oapub.org/soc/index.php/EJSSS/about/editorialTeam

-The APC is (for a claimed) European Journal suspiciously low https://oapub.org/soc/index.php/EJSSS/about/editorialPolicies#custom-7

-Looking at for example https://oapub.org/soc/index.php/EJSSS/issue/view/131 I see numerous papers that has nothing to do with the scope of journal

-Even it is somewhat genuine they have even after almost ten years no serious indexing (Scopus, Clarivate’s ESCI, SCIE or SSCI, PubMed, etc.)

Personally, I would say avoid.

Best regards.

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Dear Hana Donéeová This is a relatively new player in the (book)publishing world, but my first impression is just fine. I found a nice example here on RG (from somebody working with this publisher):

They have a genuine physical address in their contact info which is a good sign as well.

Best regards.

I think this is fine - its affiliated with Leibniz Institute of Technology and there's some well known names who have published there:

https://meth.psychopen.eu/index.php/meth#:~:text=Since%202020%2C%20Methodology%20is%20published,authors%20are%20free%20of%20charge!

Many thanks for your answer Wolfgang.

Hello, The company is noted by your professional advice and appreciate your occupational recommendations greatly. Have a good time

Please note that you wrote to the ResearchGate community, not to the RG team. - Please note also that ResearchGate is not a publisher or a journal, you cannot "publish" a paper here. It is a platform for papers published in journals, or to present unpublished texts, data etc. See also "Is ResearchGate a publisher?" in https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14292596164753. And see this help page ("How to add research") for instructions how to add published or unpublished research to ResearchGate: https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14293005132305

-Control Engineering Practice, Elsevier.

- Computers and Electrical Engineering, Elsevier

Happy to help, if you find it useful!

Dear Nelson Barbosa Machado Neto

This is (becoming) a highly complicated issue. I think the number one reason why this matter is so hard to solve is: how to determine what is really predatory?

It is only since fairly recent that a serious attempt has been made to come up with a definition:

They state at the end of the paper “The publish-or-perish culture, a lack of awareness of predatory publishing and difficulty in discerning legitimate from illegitimate publications fosters an environment for predatory publications to exist.”

First the last point, discerning legitimate from illegitimate: Although in let’s say 80% of the cases mentioned in the Beall’s list (https://beallslist.net ) the predatory behavior is obvious and can be identified as such for certain there are a significant number of journals and publishers which listing is unjustified. Most likely those cases suffer from lack of resources and are somewhere along the road in their ‘learning curve’. To estimate the degree of (low) quality and inexperience is a tough task

Second the point of awareness of predatory publishing: Increase the awareness of predatory publishing is I think the most important and promising way to tackle this problem. Paraphrasing what is said by Wolfgang R. Dick “If no one fall for the false promises and are informed about these practices then this business model stops working”

Third the publish-or-perish culture ‘fuels’ the phenomenon of predatory publishing: Indeed, as pointed out by Wolfgang R. Dick no longer giving any kind of credit for publishing in these type of journals will discourage scientists to publish in such journals. However, again, it is extremely difficult (besides the obvious ones) to determine whether the paper is published in a ‘real’ predatory journal

How hard it is to discriminate between legit and illegitimate journals is illustrated by for example the ever-growing list of discontinued journal titles Scopus publish and updates on a regular base (see for the latest version enclosed file).

Having said all this it might be a good first step to act against all the obvious cases where there is no doubt that they are predatory.

Best regards.

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: The possibility of publishing a study protocol under uncertain funding hinges on the policies of the respective journal; some will not consider study protocols without major external funding or ethics approval for publication.

In any event, adherence to the SPIRIT guidelines for the reporting of trial protocols and transparent reporting with regard to the status of the research at submission are essential.

Each journal has its own guidelines. Visit the homepage of the journal and look for instructions for authors. See also the recommendations in these discussions:

If you mean to publish an article with ResearchGate, note that RG is not a publisher or journal, you cannot "publish" a paper here. It is a platform for papers published in journals, or to present unpublished texts, data etc. See also "Is ResearchGate a publisher?" in https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14292596164753. See this help page ("How to add research") for instructions how to add published or unpublished research to ResearchGate: https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14293005132305

Altought i didn't know about this until i read your question, i think that yes there are tetraspanin like markers in plants (alias TET), but not the CD markers we known in humans.

Some of these have structural similarity with the human ones, and that is why the antibody work. In the paper, probably dont known the right TET maker that is detected and they use the common term.

Dear Michael Maranda

You seem to be a passionate defender of this publisher and make no mistake you are entitled to. ‘Accusing’ me of spreading misinformation is however too strongly put. All I did was giving a factual summary. The thing is, as I indicated:

-They ARE mentioned in the Beall’s list. Since numerous versions of this list are spread across the web all over the place, people searching for CSP and predatory will find their inclusion in the list.

-Your statement that predatory only refers to journals is not entirely true. There are predatory journals (and predatory publishers publishing journals) but there are predatory conferences and predatory book publishers as well, see for example https://libguides.tcd.ie/schol-comm/predatory-publishers

-Jeffrey Beall was not extremely consistent when it comes to publishers that transferred their focus to book publishing. See for example InTech Open where he states, and I quote “InTechOpen now only publishes books. They are still considered to be predatory.”

-The mentioning of a link referring to issues in 2017 was not intended to provide arguments for the current situation but simply an explanation for how they ended up in the Beall’s list (I added a comment on this in my previous reply)

You are absolutely right by stating that the publisher should not be included (anymore) in the Beall’s list. Since the list is/was exclusively focused on open access journals (which was/is a biased approach and one of the points of criticism at the time the list started). Unfortunately already at the time when Jeffrey Beall was behind his list it was clear that he was primarily focused on adding journals and publishers on his list and was extremely reluctant in removing one.

Unfortunately, they are listed, and a lot of people wrongfully use a list like the Beall’s list as “the absolute truth”. Therefor I wanted to point out that they (CSP) are mentioned. Personally, I use the list merely as an indication to look further and make my own ‘judgement’ (based on way more than just the mentioning in a list).

It is a good sign that there are people like you that vouch for them (and a good number of replies mention positive experiences). Let us agree to disagree about the reputation of this publisher and let people make their own estimate on whether they want to get involved with this publisher or not.

Best regards.

Really interested

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Hello Dr Jennifer Santos

I think you are pursuing a valid path and it is important not to be discouraged at this point. It is very natural to be discouraged.

One senior researched said to me many years ago with regard to a paper we had written but had been rejected by two different journals: "It is good work; don't worry, it belongs in a journal; it will definitely get published eventually; just keep trying".

I think this situation also highlights it is very important to find a suitable journal that fits in well with your work. This is discussed further in webpages such as this:

Concerning funding, you may find useful suggestions in these discussions:

Dear Vinod, publication in any field, let alone Psychology, is not an exact science. While we would like to believe that the publication process is completely bias-free and accessible for everyone, the reality is that there is a definite learning curve.

Both publications and the publishers (Journals, Books, etc.) vary in terms of their quality, acceptance rate, aims and scopes, and charges. This makes navigating this landscape possibly overwhelming, especially for a student. I know I was when I began, and even now, I would not say that I know all the ins and outs.

So, here is what I suggest.

1. Be a part of a good research team: The most success I have gotten in terms of publication has been as a part of teams (or research bubbles) on various topics. I can say that working with these teams has taught me about topics I wouldn't have come across otherwise.

2. Browse through journals: This is advice that I have given to my master's students, who are looking to publish as well. Look through recent publications in your areas of interest and see what journals they have used. Look at them; look at other similar ones, which might be easier to access. Go through their aims and scopes etc, and you will find the right one for you.

3. Take risks: You won't get any publications from not sending papers to journals. Rejection is a part of the process, and the reviewer's comments will generally improve the papers.

4. Talk to people: You are doing that already, so keep doing it. But make sure that your researchgate connections translate in real life, and you develop professional contacts as well.

I think this is enough for a brief idea, but, I am always looking for driven, inspiring people to work with, maybe we can connect further?

Dear Md Foysal Ahmed There are most likely no journals that combine and speed and no costs (and being Q1).

For Q1 journals you can choose subscription based journals (or so-called hybrid journals where you can decline the open access option), they charge you nothing (in most cases).

You can have a look at the enclosed file (incomplete but with correct info) for Clarivate indexed journals.

For Q1 Scopus indexed journals you can have a look at SCImago:

Best regards.

That's a fair point. I am interested metrics like reads because my research focuses on student government and I have noticed that a lot of my readers appear to be students. These students may not yet be publishing academic works or they may be in a different discipline, but even though they are not formally citing the publications in journals, they may be using them to help with student government activities in practice. Keeping an eye on reads and the countries where the readers are may give indications about new student-led initiatives that are emerging. I'm curious about what the potential impacts could be and how this may correspond with changes in metrics like reads over time.

To publish a paper in the most easily seen or most needed journal, OA is good, but it is more important to pay attention to whether it is a hardcore journal, which is more important than IF.

Exploring the topic of environmental education and related concepts in children's and teachers' minds is an important area of research with various potential topics. Here are some suggested topics within environmental education that you could consider for your research:

As for reputed journals in the field of environmental education and related topics, here are some journals that are widely recognized and indexed in UGC CARE list with relatively shorter publishing times:

These journals typically cover a range of topics related to environmental science, climate change, sustainable development, and environmental education, and they often publish research articles, reviews, and case studies related to these areas. Be sure to check the specific focus and scope of each journal to ensure that your research topic aligns with their editorial interests.

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"The quiet withdrawal of a 2021 cancer study by Dr. Sam Yoon highlights scientific publishers’ lack of transparency around data problems...

Problems with the study were severe enough that its publisher, after finding that the paper violated ethics guidelines, formally withdrew it within a few months of its publication in 2021. The study was then wiped from the internet, leaving behind a barren web page that said nothing about the reasons for its removal..."

I am not sure what you mean by 'free ornithological journals'. Clarifying would probably help to get the answers you need.

Craig

Determining whether a book seems like a rough draft or a final version can depend on various factors such as writing style, editing quality, formatting, and coherence of ideas. Here are some indicators that might suggest whether a book leans more towards a rough draft or a final version:

1. Writing Quality: In a final version, the writing is typically polished, with clear and concise language. A rough draft may contain more errors, inconsistencies, and awkward phrasing.

2. Editing: A final version usually undergoes thorough editing to correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors, as well as to improve overall readability. A rough draft may still contain many of these errors and may lack the refinement that comes with professional editing.

3. Formatting: A final version often features professional formatting, including consistent font styles, page layout, and chapter headings. In contrast, a rough draft may have inconsistent formatting or lack attention to detail in this area.

4. Coherence of Ideas: In a final version, the ideas are typically well-developed and organized logically throughout the book. Transitions between sections are smooth, and there is a clear structure to the content. In a rough draft, ideas may be less fully developed, and the organization may feel disjointed or incomplete.

5. Consistency: A final version tends to maintain consistency in characters, plot, themes, and style throughout the book. In contrast, a rough draft may contain inconsistencies or contradictions that haven't been resolved yet.

6. Feedback and Reviews: Reviews and feedback from beta readers or early reviewers can also provide insights into whether a book feels more like a rough draft or a final version. Positive reviews often indicate that the book is well-polished and ready for publication, while negative reviews may point out areas where the book still needs improvement.

Ultimately, it's important to consider all of these factors together when assessing whether a book seems like a rough draft or a final version. Keep in mind that some authors may choose to self-publish rough drafts or early versions of their work, so the distinction may not always be clear-cut.

The following discussions deal with the question of how to find a suitable journal:

You may find some suggestions in these previous discussions:

But be warned of Lambert:

As I search for a publisher for my seventh book, I believe publishing a book is valuable for you and your audience. However, it is not always easy. What a book can do for you, besides making your resume look great, is allow you to share your knowledge of a topic in-depth. Once you start writing a book, you will learn more about your topic, thus increasing your expertise. Plus, it is just fun! For your information, nonfiction book publishers do not generally require you to have an agent. Fiction book publishers usually do.

I also write journal articles, which can give many others an understanding of important information. Two years ago, my colleagues and I wrote an article evaluating a continuing education course on human trafficking for health professionals. Now, 14 people have cited that research and most have developed their own training programs.

I am not too enamored of book chapters, although it depends greatly on the book. For the time and energy, I prefer a journal article.

Good luck with your project!

Phil Geis Phil, ....your finding is very disheartening. Once again I ask Ali is he was working with a faculty advisor. Ali Sabahi -- Ali, were you ???

I visited the Iranian Journal of Mechanical Engineering web site. They list the Journal’s reviewers. I attached a PDF with 20 names that are on the faculty at various branches of Azad University....and also...part of the Journal’s peer reviewers. They should be easy to contact.

In addition found Hamidreza Tabatabaei is on the faculty at the Kashan Branch (Ali's school) of Islamic Azad University…and, in addition…is a reviewer with the “Iranian Journal of Mechanical Engineering”. —— yes, “whats going on” ????

If you have previously agreed to the journal's copyright policy, it is not possible to withdraw your paper. However, if you have not signed any agreement, you may submit a request for withdrawal by stating "Author's Intention to Withdraw" and providing the reasons for your decision. Best regards.

Dear Cemil Keski̇noğlu ,

Thank you for your answer and help!

I am deeply indebted to you.

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Adrian.

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Dear Abdul Rahman It sounds indeed quite strange. All I can think of is that in the very beginning you didn't indicate that you decline the option for open access and 'the system' use a payment as requirement for publication.

Not sure whether this happened but even then it is strange that their decision is withdrawal. Paying or not should never be of influence whether a paper is accepted and published.

Can you indicate which journal we talk about here?

Personally I would write to the editor and explain the situation (including the info where it state that your manuscripts accepted for publication).

Best regards.

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Please note that ResearchGate is not a journal and not a publisher, you cannot publish a paper here. It is a platform for papers published in journals, or to present unpublished texts, data etc. See "Is ResearchGate a publisher?" in https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14292596164753. See also this help page ("How to add research") for instructions how to add published or unpublished research to ResearchGate: https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14293005132305

Just resubmit somewhere that values your important work. And only wait a few weeks to hear back :)

It is common to assume that a publication went through a rigorous process of review has  value while a publication that did not is actually not published.  For same, this statement is right and other cases It is erroneous.   Grisha Perlman did not publish his  proof of the Poincaré Conjecture. Thus his work is unpublished and worthless. Of course, this claim is nonsense.  While this case is a special case. Nonetheless, there are cases. My personal experience about my work is a bit strange.    My works that were published are what I call above the averaged quality  but my works that officially that did not officially published are breakthroughs.  My work in October was  (what I understand) the most read in the month Oct on RG.  

This work is part my efforts the radically change erroneous science ship stability and navigation.  A work that shows that  Euler, Bernoulli, and Foude were wrong in dealing with ship stability.

Of course, since no one will or can show that I am wrong I take it as the correct statement.  Assuming that I am correct, that means that my

work without publication is very important.    Well time will tellm but if that is the case in 20 years mean that my work was published?

I always wrote about what I understood and was linked with the job I did or the subject I research or the type of research. I always wanted to be correct and look knowledgeable. Luckily, when the publishers commissioned my, it was always about something that was relevant to me.

Dear Ronald Pratama Adiwinoto ,

The publisher behind this journal “Research and Scientific Innovation Society” (RSIS) is mentioned in the Beall’s list of potential predatory publishers (https://beallslist.net ). This is a red flag and by itself not enough to say predatory, but there are more issues.

See for example my replies here:

https://www.researchgate.net/post/Is_the_Research_and_Scientific_Innovation_Society_Journals_a_predatory_journaland

So, the answer to your question is yes. Personally I would avoid this one.

Best regards.

Dear Anak Agung Bagus Wirayuda ,

Well first of all the publisher OPAST is mentioned in the Beall’s list (https://beallslist.net ) of potential predatory publishers. This is a red flag and by itself not enough to say they are predatory but there are more red flags:

-The most important is that their indexing info (https://www.opastpublishers.com/international-publisher/indexing-abstracting.html ) is full of so-called misleading metrics (https://beallslist.net/misleading-metrics/ ) such as OAJI and CiteFactor often used by predatory journals/publishers

-Their prominently mentioning of PubMed articles is a misleading practice (again often used by predatory journals/publishers. It is misleading since PubMed index papers where at least one of authors has a NIH grant and this is irrespective of the journal (in other words it says nothing about that particular journal)

-I checked one of their “most popular” authors and the picture they used for a certain Dr. Galyna Khrushch https://www.prof-medicina.ru/liposakciya/article/korrekciya-figuri--s-pomocshu-rf-liposakcii-body-tite is someone active in liposuction etc. but looking at Google Scholar not very active in writing serious scientific papers (actually I found none)

-See for some more arguments why one better should avoid this one my reply of August 7th , 2021 here https://www.researchgate.net/post/I-wish-to-publish-my-article-in-Journal-of-Chemistry-Education-research-and-practice-it-has-been-accepted-for-publication-but-am-not-sure-if-it-real

Best regards.

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Publishing humanities and social studies research in international journals, especially those indexed in databases like Scopus, can indeed present certain challenges. Several factors contribute to the perceived difficulty in this regard:

While challenges exist, efforts to bridge language and accessibility gaps, coupled with advocacy for diverse linguistic contributions, can contribute to a more inclusive and global academic landscape.

This discussion may be of interest to you:

See also:

Usually, the possibilities to get an income from publishing a book are overestimated, and the difficulties with selling books (storage, distribution, payment, etc.) are underestimated. See also these previous discussions:

To meet the requirements of modern education

If the focus is on antenna design, then I recommend IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

If you are working on MIMO algorithms, there are other journals from the Communications Society or Signal Processing Society that are a better fit.

What is the name of the journal (and a link towards them)?

Dear Basant Hamdy ,

This is an example of a so-called companion journal, see for other examples:

or

Personally, I would say: go for it. As you said yourself you can publish open access for free (they will start to charge a pretty hefty fee for submissions next year). I don’t know if they know more than we do but according to the latest Scopus source list (see enclosed file) the are not listed (yet) and not included in the accepted list. However as indicated in my replies in the above links they most likely will be indexed in Scopus soon (and most likely all papers including the ones published last year and this year).

So, I would say it is OK.

Best regards.

The following discussions deal with the question of how to find a suitable journal:

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology accepts and publishes open access articles free, although the topic is quite specific (I.F 2.3) because it should involve allergology or immunology..

On the one hand, I understand what you are saying.

On the other hand, after centuries of development, you would expect standards to have been set.

On the third hand, which I realize is slightly difficult, you would expect at the minimum a publisher to follow its own rules and to evaluate a manuscript with the labels it stated it would evaluate them.

Apparently a minimum of consistency is too much to ask?

See "How do I edit my research item's details?" in https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14293081125777-Reviewing-editing-and-featuring-your-research for instructions. Change the type from "Chapter" to "Article" and add missing information.

I think this can be legitimate if that cross-sectional study addresses distinct hypotheses/research questions than the longitudinal portion of the study, and/or if it would be too much to report both in a single paper. In any case, you should acknowledge in later papers that part of the data has already been published in a previous study. That way, confusion can be avoided, for example, when effect sizes are extracted from the papers later by other researchers for meta-analytic purposes etc.

I have similar questions. My paper had been rejected by Springer journal and Research Square offered to have my paper preprinted. I am wondering how it works, especially when the paper will be assigned a DOI and citable.

Hello Ahmed Ragab Ali Abdelghany

Unfortunately, in my experience, there are many paid ones. But there are also many unpaid ones, luckily (unless you choose open access as Dr Wolfgang R. Dick mentioned)).

I would suggest you need to keep looking for journals relevant to your topic of interest and choose a relevant unpaid one. Unpaid ones may have a slightly longer review time; that is potentially another disadvantage.

one of the conference procedings published by a conference held in China was cited in Web of science. so it depends on the conference provider whether it is included or not.

2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHEMICAL, ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375072605 is a preprint, taken from Elsevier's server - click on the DOI link to go to the original page. According to an agreement with Elsevier, RG takes publications from their servers. You have to blame the publisher for putting a preprint online, not RG. However, I guess it is part of the authors' contract with Elsevier.

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