Many students and scholars new to the research field do not have much idea about the publication process and other things. As they are in the initial stage of their career or in the final year of their degrees, they lack funds and other resources. These types of scarcity motivate them to seek free journals to publish research papers. This blog will let you know the perks and disadvantages of publishing in both free and paid journals.
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Drawbacks of publishing in free journal
- No open access – Generally free publishing platforms do not provide open access to its databases. Which restricts the reach of the research paper findings or further research on the same.
- Time taking – Although free publishing journals are good but they take more time as compared to the paid ones. In many paid journals the author is notified sooner regarding their paper status like accept, reject, resubmit etc. whereas free journals take time even in sharing preliminary status of the research article.
- Less acceptance rate – Many journals that are published for free have a very low acceptance rate. If submitted research papers lacking something from the prescribed format they immediately get rejected.
- Restricted reach – journals published for free have limited sources and they do not work excessively to promote research papers or articles published on their platform. It constraints the reach of the paper to a wider audience and does not help in fulfilling the primary motive of publishing a research paper.
Benefits of publication in a paid journal
Fast review process – Journals that provide paid publication have a fast review process compared to the free ones.
Open access – Generally paid International journals provide open access to its database to all the visitors whether it is students, professionals or others having interest in research related projects. This facility helps authors in gaining wider reach to their published research paper or article.
Indexings – International journals having indexing of different platforms ensures the broader reach to the published article. Scholars and other academic research individuals related to the same field can find the article from different sites and use the knowledge as per their need.
Reviewer support – Scholars and researchers who submitted papers in a paid journal do not have to concern about reviewers because journals arrange reviewers as per the content and research areas of the submitted article.
Quick response – One can resolve their queries regarding publication faster in a paid international journal as they reply sooner than the free publication platforms. Communication feasibility reduces the processing time and provides fast publications.