Publish your research

Three steps to succeed with your publishing. Do not hesitate to contact the Research Support and Publishing team for help and support!

Step 1, Plan your publication

Choosing a journal based on the subject

In the databases and services below, you can get an overview of journals in different subjects.

UlrichsWeb - provides general information about journals
Match Manuscript (WoS) - find the right journal through your manuscript (create a free account)
Elsevier JournalFinder - find the right journal through your abstract

Choosing a journal based on ranking

How journals are ranked, i.e. how much impact they have in a subject, can be an aspect to consider when choosing a journal.

Read more about ranking and evaluation of journals (Tritonia University Library).

To see how journals can be ranked, below are a number of services that can be helpful:

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) – compare journals' rankings and impact factor in the Web of Science database. Remember to only compare impact factor on journals in the same subject area!
Read more about JCR
Master Journal List - here is a list of all journals that are indexed in Web of Science. You need an account in Web of Science to go further into the list and read about individual journals.
SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJCR) - in this database you will find the journals that are indexed in the Scopus database according to the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator, but also other factors.
Read more about SJCR
Chartered ABS Academic Journal Guide - web service that ranks journals in the field of finance.
The Norwegian list - here publishers and journals are ranked in different degrees of scholarly quality; Level 1 (scientific) and level 2 (leading scientific in their field of study)
The Finnish list - also called the Jufo portal. In this position, publishers and journals are ranked in 3 different levels of scholarliness; 1= basic level, 2=leading level and 3= highest level.

Publish based on open access

Choosing a journal based on publishing with open access

Several research funders (including the Swedish Research Council) require publication in journals with open access, also known as Open Access. Some publishers also apply the possibility of self-archiving.

Be aware that there are questionable journal publishers with open access, be critical of sources and use the services mentioned on the page open access.

Publishers who have favourable agreements for open access publishing.

Publish book with open access

For those who intend to publish a book, there are also publishers who provide open access.

Is the journal reputable?

Unfortunately, as open access publishing increases, a number of unserious journals and publishers have appeared.

With the Think-Check-Submit tool, you can evaluate materials such as journals, books, and book chapters using checklists to find reliable sources.

Co-publication and authorship

Feel free to collaborate with researchers from other colleges and universities as well nationally internationally. Articles with multiple authors generally receive more citations.

One of the foremost standards for publishing and authorship is the so-called Vancouver Rules. According to these rules, four requirements must be met in order to be classified as a co-author:

The co-author has provided tangible and intellectual ideas for the project's idea and design or contributed to the data collection.
The co-author has written/edited drafts.
The co-author has approved the article for publication.
Draw up a contract if one is responsible for all aspects of the work. This is to ensure that issues related to the accuracy or integrity of all parts of the work are investigated and resolved in an appropriate manner.

Step 2, Time to publish

Set the correct affiliation

When it is time to publish, it is important that you state your name and that of the university correctly and consistently.

Write your affiliation as follows based on your department/unit:

Engineering(IV)

University West
Department of Engineering Science
SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden

Health Sciences(IH)

University West
Department of Health Sciences
SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden

Finance and IT(EI)

University West
School of Business, Economics and IT
SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden

Individual and Society (IoS)

University West
Department of Social and Behavioural Studies
SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden

Student Finance, Library and Educational Development (SBIP)

University West
Study and Academic Support, Library and Educational Development
SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden

Management

University West
University Administration
SE-461 86 Trollhättan, Sweden

If you are affiliated with more than one higher education institution in your research, you must state both when you publish. To ensure that what you publish is linked to you, you must use an identification number for your research, such as an ORCID number.

Publish collected research data

Research data is the material collected and generated by the researchers and is an important part of the research. By publishing collected research data, you create more opportunities for citations and it can lead to new collaborations between researchers, nationally and internationally.

Step 3, After publication

Register in DiVA

DiVA is the publishing platform that the university offers for uploading and making scientific documents available. To do this, fill out our form and a librarian will register your publication. Remember to include documentation such as a conference paper or a copy of your publication. Registrations in DiVA will also be visible and searchable in the database SwePub, which is a common platform for research at Swedish higher education institutions.

In DiVA you can also self-archive, but check that you have permission for this in the database Open Policy Finder, where you can see if the journal or publisher allows this.

Make your research visible

Communicating and making your research visible is almost as important as the research itself. It is only when the results are compared with other results that it is possible to determine whether and how they can benefit others.

Presence on many forums
Try to get your research and profile out on several different forums. To self-archive is one way, another is to register on scientific publishing platforms, such as F1000Research. This provides the opportunity for more citations and partners. Your research is disseminated to a wider audience and can be measured via altmetrics.

Social media and networking
Feel free to use social media to participate, read, orient yourself and make your research known to the public. Examples of platforms are LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

There are also social networks aimed at researchers. There you can create a profile, follow others, write posts and ask questions. Be sure to check what copying rights you have if you want to upload your publications. Examples include ResearchGate and Academia.

Altmetrics
Altmetrics measures mentions in media such as news articles, tweets, Wikipedia and government investigations. The number of downloads of articles is also measured.