Scholarly Publishing

Following best practices boosts a journal's credibility and discoverability. Several best practices for journals include:

• The journal's scope is clear and well-defined
• A posted peer review policy
• The editorial board represents the journal's full scope, and members are well known in their field
• Articles are within the scope of the journal
• Journal has an ISSN and articles have DOIs
• The journal clearly states rights for use and reuse
• Articles have well written abstracts and clear titles
• An ethics statement declares any conflicts
• Publisher is identified
• Articles include appropriate citations to the literature