Table 6. When looking for a journal to... | Emerald Publishing

Table 6.

When looking for a journal to publish in, what is most important?

Please rank according to importance, with (1) being most important and (8) being least important.

Priority	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Total
The relevance to my discipline	97 27%	60 17%	44 12%	64 18%	37 10%	20 6%	22 6%	19 5%	363
Journal impact factor	87 24%	63 17%	56 15%	46 13%	36 10%	32 9%	27 7%	16 4%	363
Reputation of journal	52 14%	63 17%	72 20%	42 12%	42 12%	41 11%	37 10%	14 4%	363
Whether the journal is indexed	48 13%	59 16%	46 13%	37 10%	35 10%	63 17%	53 15%	22 6%	363
The quality of the peer review	33 9%	51 14%	59 16%	68 19%	59 16%	50 14%	28 8%	15 4%	363
The readership of the journal	14 4%	33 9%	32 9%	49 13%	72 20%	66 18%	60 17%	37 10%	363
Whether the journal is Open Access	17 5%	23 6%	36 10%	32 9%	53 15%	59 16%	81 22%	62 17%	363
The country the journal is published in	15 4%	11 3%	18 5%	25 7%	29 8%	32 9%	55 15%	178 49%	363

Priority	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Total
The relevance to my discipline	97 27%	60 17%	44 12%	64 18%	37 10%	20 6%	22 6%	19 5%	363
Journal impact factor	87 24%	63 17%	56 15%	46 13%	36 10%	32 9%	27 7%	16 4%	363
Reputation of journal	52 14%	63 17%	72 20%	42 12%	42 12%	41 11%	37 10%	14 4%	363
Whether the journal is indexed	48 13%	59 16%	46 13%	37 10%	35 10%	63 17%	53 15%	22 6%	363
The quality of the peer review	33 9%	51 14%	59 16%	68 19%	59 16%	50 14%	28 8%	15 4%	363
The readership of the journal	14 4%	33 9%	32 9%	49 13%	72 20%	66 18%	60 17%	37 10%	363
Whether the journal is Open Access	17 5%	23 6%	36 10%	32 9%	53 15%	59 16%	81 22%	62 17%	363
The country the journal is published in	15 4%	11 3%	18 5%	25 7%	29 8%	32 9%	55 15%	178 49%	363