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Strategic Publishing

This guide provides information about strategic publishing, publishing agreements and Open Access

Benefits of Quality Scholarly Publishing

Publishing the outcomes of your research in peer reviewed, reputable, high-quality scholarly journals and with quality publishers is important for many reasons:

  • Making your research discoverable: communicating your research in ways that can be accessed, shared and cited by others
  • Professional recognition: gaining credibility, building reputation, establishing yourself as an expert in your field of research 
  • Advancing your academic career: being considered for academic appointments, promotions and tenure  
  • Validating your research: exposing your research to be tested and scrutinised by others in the field
  • Expanding and advancing knowledge: contextualising your research, contributing to knowledge and allowing others to build on your work
  • Translating research into action: influencing policies and practices to the benefit of societies 
  • Building networks and connections: increasing collaboration and funding opportunities 

To achieve the benefits of scholarly publishing, it is important to be strategic about where you publish.

Ensure you are publishing in a high impact journals by Publishing with integrity and avoiding questionable and predatory practices

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