Contribution to the research society always expected from researchers, scholars, and academic individuals. Scholars do research on various topics and pen down them to inform others in the field about their research findings. This journey didn’t stop here to ensure the reach of the written article; they have to publish it at a platform where everyone can be aware of it freely. To fulfill this criteria they look for free online academic journals that would publish their work. This blog will let you know the free online academic journals and how to select a good journal for paper publishing.

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How to select journals for paper publishing?

Under the following heads one will be able to determine the best journal for their upcoming research publications:

ISSN - ISSN or international standard serial number is a unique combination of text and numbers that identifies digital publications across the world. Individuals who are new to the sector don't know how much importance this number carries so they just opt for journals without second thought and later get trapped in fake publication. Scholars should check the journal's issn number at the issn portal before going for it.

Accessibility - Individuals should check the accessibility of the journal. Many journals do not provide free accessibility or open access of the journal content to everyone which restricts the academic publications primary goal transmission of knowledge across the continents. So it would be better to go for journals that provide an online free open access facility at their platform. This will ensure the reach of the research article to the wider audience.

Indexing - Indexing of journals on reputable indexing platforms expands the reach of the journal to the vast audience. Scholars who are seeking journals for the publication should check the listing and abstracting of the very journals whether the name and images shown by the publisher reflect the same or not. 

Associates - Some journals are run by groups or communities whose main focus is to publish research papers and articles of the group or community members. Even after submission there is not a high chance of it getting published. So one should check the journals associates or group or community supporting that journal.

Research area - One should check the research area of the journal. Research area is one of the primary components that one should go through for selecting a journal as per their research domain. Generally Journals have a predetermined area of research in which that journal accepts papers and articles before publishing their work in it. 

Charges - Generally journals that provide free publication imply charges like- article processing charges, formatting, charge on extra per page, authors more than five etc. all of these put extra burden on an author who came to them because of free publication. So it would be wise to check journals' hidden charges before opting for it.