Today, I'm sharing the strategic journal selection framework that helped me get cited three times more often and land better job offers by publishing in the "right" journals, not just the "top-ranked" ones.
14 January 2026
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Many early-career researchers obsess over journal impact factors, thinking higher numbers always mean better career outcomes.
They waste years submitting to prestigious journals that repeatedly reject their work, or worse, they publish in high-impact outlets that nobody in their actual field reads.
What if the journals that help your career most aren't the ones with the highest impact factors?
Today, I'm sharing the strategic journal selection framework that helped me get cited three times more often and land better job offers by publishing in the "right" journals, not just the "top-ranked" ones.
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