Where to publish: How to identify leading journals Code:  65.551    Credits:  0
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This is the course plan for the second semester of the academic year 2023/2024. To check whether the course is being run this semester, go to the Virtual Campus section More UOC / The University / Programmes of study section on Campus. Once teaching starts, you'll be able to find it in the classroom. The course plan may be subject to change.
The objective is to help identify the most appropriate scientific journals to publish research conducted. It follows the think-check-submit model, which helps researchers identify trusted journals and editors for their research. It also explains several aspects to consider before publishing and in the search for magazines by thematic areas; such as verifying that the objectives match the most accurately possible the topic covered in the research, avoiding "predating" or fraudulent publishers, considering the bibliometric impact but also other quality criteria beyond the impact factor, publishing in open access journals, etc.

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It is recommended to take this workshop during the period of research, and it is of character, optional.

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Have an excellent level of English.

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This workshop lasts fifteen days (usually the course starts in March).

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The objective of the course is to help identify the most appropriate scientific journals to publish the research carried out.

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0. Introduction
  • Selection of magazines: aspects to consider
  • Basic questions before publishing
1. Find the right magazine to publish it

2. Make sure they're CONFIDENCE magazines

2.1. Checking the magazine and editor

2.2. Shipping: the peer review process

2.3. Avoid editorials and predating conferences

3. Identifying magazines with an IMPACT FACTOR

3.1. Advantages of publishing in high-impact scientific journals

3.2. Magazine Quality Indexes: How to identify leading journals by impact factor. Journal Citation Report (JCR) by Web of Science and Scimago Journal Rank (SJR) of Scopus

4. Identify magazines beyond the impact factor

4.1. Evaluation of scientific journals: other indices and quality criteria

4.2. Research books and monographs

5. Open access publication

5.1. Publishing advantages and strategies

5.2. Copyright license information

5.3. Identification of OA magazines

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Material Support
Where to publish - How to identify potential journals Web

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Self learning:
  • Reading and understanding the learning resources available in the classroom
  • Presentation, follow-up and tutoring: comments to the tile/forum to explain some content, ask/resolve questions, set an example or share a resource

Activities:
  • A debate to the forum
  • A Continuous Evaluation Activity (CAT).

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The assessment process is based on the student's personal work and presupposes authenticity of authorship and originality of the exercises completed.

Lack of authenticity of authorship or originality of assessment tests, copying or plagiarism, the fraudulent attempt to obtain a better academic result, collusion to copy or concealing or abetting copying, use of unauthorized material or devices during assessment, inter alia, are offences that may lead to serious academic or other sanctions.

Firstly, you will fail the course (D/0) if you commit any of these offences when completing activities defined as assessable in the course plan, including the final tests. Offences considered to be misconduct include, among others, the use of unauthorized material or devices during the tests, such as social media or internet search engines, or the copying of text from external sources (internet, class notes, books, articles, other students' essays or tests, etc.) without including the corresponding reference.

And secondly, the UOC's academic regulations state that any misconduct during assessment, in addition to leading to the student failing the course, may also lead to disciplinary procedures and sanctions.

The UOC reserves the right to request that students identify themselves and/or provide evidence of the authorship of their work, throughout the assessment process, and by the means the UOC specifies (synchronous or asynchronous). For this purpose, the UOC may require students to use a microphone, webcam or other devices during the assessment process, and to make sure that they are working correctly.

The checking of students' knowledge to verify authorship of their work will under no circumstances constitute a second assessment.

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You can only pass the course if you participate in and pass the continuous assessment. Your final mark for the course will be the mark you received in the continuous assessment.

Weighting of marks

Option to pass the course: Continuous assessment

Final course mark: Continuous assessment

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It is essential to overcome all scheduled activities in order to be able to submit to the final test, called the synthesis test.

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  • Evaluation based on the PEC note released
  • Participation in the forum to ask questions, comments or contributions in the discussion is also noted.
  • Continuous evaluation and synthesis test.

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