Publishing Your Research
Kristin Van Diest
Learning Objectives
- Locate the right journal for you and your work
- Understand publishing agreements and publishing platforms
- Learn your rights as an author
- Discover ways to publish your research data
Finding the right journal for your publication
It can be challenging to find the right journal for your publication. One helpful resource is the Think. Check. Submit. method, explained in the video below:
The library has created this resource to help guide you through the process: Where to Publish Your Research. This guide will help you identify potential journals, understand journal metrics, learn about open access publishing, and predatory journals.
If you prefer to learn in Canvas, you can access the course Scholarly Communications: How to Find a Journal to Publish In. This course covers the following topics:
- Identifying potential journals in which to publish
- Exploring tools to identify specific journals of interest
- Step-by-Step instructions on using various directories, manuscript finders, and other tools
- Overview of Open Access Journals
- Information about Predatory Journals
- Additional Resources
Publishing agreements at Texas State University Libraries
The University Libraries have an agreement with publishers to waive APCs in certain journals they publish.
An Article Processing Charge (APC) is the fee to publish in some open access journals. (Not all open access journals or publishers charge a fee to publish an article.) Some departments and the Provost office have assisted faculty with APCs in the past, but that is no longer the case.
Assistance with APC fees:The University Libraries have an agreement with publishers to waive APCs in certain journals they publish. Currently, the three publishers with such agreements are Wiley, Cambridge University Press, and Elsevier.
- Wiley: Our agreement with Wiley covers hybrid journals, and does not cover Gold Open Access Journals. Check Wiley Article Publication Charges for Hybrid Open Access Journals list. Texas State University Article publication charges (APCs) for primary research and review articles published by corresponding authors affiliated with TXST will be covered. To qualify, articles must be published open access in a hybrid journal and must have been accepted on or after 10 January 2022.
- Cambridge University Press: Fill out their Open Access Waivers and Discounts form, entering “United States” and “Texas State University”, to get a list of all the journals covered.
- Elsevier: Our agreement offers a 15% discount on APC for Gold OA titles and 10% for Hybrid. Our Elsevier Subscription Agreement states that according to Schedule 3, Elsevier-Gold and Hybrid Open Access Pilot for TLCUA Member University:
- “The single author who manages the publication process for an article from submission to post acceptance and corresponds with the Publisher on the same that is Corresponding authors affiliated with the [TLCUA Member University] (“I