Choosing a journal to publish in

It can be difficult to know where to aim when submitting a journal article, but this is a step you might want to do before starting to write a manuscript. Typically there are multiple considerations. For example the readership of the journal, the fit with the type of work, the length and format of journal articles, how selective the journal is, and whether the journal is open access. Some ways to identify potential journals are to look at where the lab has published before, look at the journals related papers are published (e.g., your reference list) and discuss a short list of potential journals with Krista.

With respect to open access, it is important to consider that Concordia University is part of the CRKN Transformative Agreement. This means that papers whose corresponding author is affiliated with Concordia University can be published open access without paying an APC (Article Processing Charge), or paying a reduced fee.

Currently, the following publishing houses relevant to the lab's work offer full APC waivers:

Cambridge University Press

"Authors affiliated with an institution participating in the license agreement will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in all Cambridge hybrid and gold journals for the duration of the agreement (2022-2024). No article processing charges (APC) fees will be levied for open access publication".

Important: all hybrid and gold journals are eligible

PLOS

"Corresponding and contributing authors affiliated with an institution participating in the CRKN agreement are able to publish an unlimited number of articles in PLOS Biology and PLOS Medicine under the Community Action Publishing (CAP) model. There is no cost to authors for open access publication. Authors must indicate their institutional affiliation upon submitting their manuscript in order to benefit from open access publishing at no cost."

SAGE

"As of January 1, 2021, authors affiliated with an institution participating in the CRKN agreement will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in SAGE Choice hybrid journals for the duration of the agreement (2021-2023). No article processing charges (APC) fees will be levied for open access publication in eligible hybrid journals. Authors are also eligible to receive a 40% discount on the APC for most gold open access journals".

Important: Check that you have chosen a hybrid journal (journals that publish both OA and non-OA content). If the journal just publishes OA articles, you will not be eligible for the full waiver.

Wiley

"As of January 16, 2023, corresponding authors affiliated with an institution participating in the license agreement will be able to publish their articles as open access in all Wiley’s hybrid journals for the duration of the agreement (2023-2024). No article processing charges (APC) fees will be levied for open access publication."

Currently, the following publishing houses offer discounted APCs for authors affiliated with Concordia University:

• Canadian Science Publishing (25% discount)

• Elsevier (20% discount, hybrid and gold-OA journals)

• SAGE (40% discount, gold-OA journals)

• Taylor & Francis (25%, hybrid-OA journals)

Potentially interesting journals for lab members (with JCR 2021 metrics)

Cambridge University Press

• Bilingualism: Language and Cognition (Linguistics, Q1; Psychology, Experimental, Q1)

• Studies in Second Language Acquisition (Linguistics, Q1)

• Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (Linguistics, Q1)

• Behavioral and Brain Sciences (Behavioral Sciences, Q1; Neurosciences, Q1; Psychology, Biological, Q1)

• Language and Cognition (Linguistics, Q1; Psychology, Experimental, Q2)

• Language in Society (Linguistics, Q1; Sociology, Q2)

• Development and Psychopathology (Psychology, Developmental, Q1)

• Journal of Linguistics (Linguistics, Q2)

• Journal of Child Language (Linguistics, Q2; Psychology, Developmental, Q2; Psychology, Experimental, Q2)

• Social Policy and Society (Social Work, Q2; Social Issues, Q3)

• Applied Psycholinguistics (Linguistics, Q2; Psychology, Experimental, Q4)

• Language Variation and Change (Linguistics, Q3)

• Canadian Journal of Linguistics (Language and Linguistics, Q3)

• Journal of French Language Studies (Linguistics, Q4)

SAGE

• Language Testing (Linguistics, Q1)

• Psychological Science (Psychology, Multidisciplinary, Q1)

• Second Language Research (Linguistics, Q1; Education and Educational Research, Q2)

• Educational and Psychological Measurement (Mathematics, Q1; Psychology, Educational, Q2)

• International Journal of Behavioral Development (Psychology, Developmental, Q2)

• International Journal of Bilingualism (Linguistics, Q2)

• Journal of Early Childhood Research (Education and Educational Research, Q2)

• Journal of Language and Social Psychology (Communication, Q2; Linguistics, Q2; Psychology, Social, Q2)

• Language and Speech (Linguistics, Q2; Audiology and Speech, Q3)

• First Language (Linguistics, Q2; Psychology, Developmental, Q4)

• Childhood (Social Sciences, Interdisdiplinary, Q3)

• Perceptual and Motor Skills (Psychology, Experimental, Q3)

• Psychological Reports (Psychology, Multidisciplinary, Q3)

• Culture & Psychology (Psychology, Multidisciplinar, Q4)

Wiley

• Developmental Science (Psychology, Developmental, Q1; Psychology, Experimental, Q1)

• Cognitive Science (Psychology, Experimental, Q2)

• Topics in Cognitive Science (Psychology, Experimental, Q2)

• Infancy (Psychology, Developmental, Q3)

• Infant and Child Development (Psychology, Developmental, Q4)