Research Guide: Publications

Accredited Journals

• Where to publish: A discussion of accredited journals and evaluation of journals

Predatory Journals

• Evaluating predatory journals
• How to Spot a Predatory Journal
• Predatory journals, publishers and conferences
• Predatory publishers: How to recognise them and why we should avoid them

Writing Articles

• How do I build up my article?
• How can I ensure that I am using proper manuscript language?
• Converting your thesis into a research paper
• Making data easy to share in articles

Publishing Articles

• What not to do: Publishing ethics
• How to get your article published
• The peer review process
• Publishing articles: Making the Choice: Open Access vs. Traditional Journals

It is extremely important that your work is published in an Accredited Journal.

Accredited journals are recognized research output which meet specified criteria and therefore qualify for subsidisation by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). To receive subsidy or recognition for an article you have written, you should select a journal which is accredited from one of the lists below.

Presentation by Shalimar Shadeed:

• Where to publish
• Process of writing
• Publishing ethics
• Open access publishing

Recommended Sources:

• Writing for Journals: What makes a great journal paper?
• Publishing: Metrics, Open Access, Author Rights and more
• Books publishing: What makes a great book manuscript?
• Peer review: Navigating the peer review process and becoming a reviewer
• Research data: How can you manage, share and discover research data
• Publishing & Research Ethics: Discussing the major types of scientific misconduct and how to avoid them
• Getting noticed
• Open Science: Transparency, Innovation, and Collaboration in Science
• Additional courses