Greetings, this is Emily and I'd like to welcome you to this uni-edit video. How many different journals should I publish in? Publishing your different papers in different journals diversifies your research profile. Diversifying your research profile is a good strategy for one) showcasing your research two) increasing your employability and three) highlighting your breadth of knowledge and expert.ise Therefore, publishing in different journals including those outside your field of expertise is generally a positive step. However, there is a trade-off between the quality and quantity of your research. Having lots of papers of low quality research in lower-tier journals may reflect more poorly than having fewer papers that are high quality research in higher impact journals. This trade-off is sensitive to your current stage in your career but ideally the more higher quality papers you have the better your chances of future employment. Elsevier, a major publishing company, has a comprehensive guide that provides useful and detailed information on publishing research papers. This guide might help you find the right journal and promote your work. This guide will show you how to reach your target audience, and it includes further information on finding a journal, journal metrics, and the difference between open access options. Practical example for Life Sciences Within the life sciences, diversifying your research across different journals is a common strategy for enhancing your research acumen. There is a trade-off between the type of paper you publish, i.e. research review or technical, and the quality and quantity of research papers you publish throughout your career. Publishing a lot of papers is the best approach but ensuring these are all high-impact papers is difficult. Therefore, as an author you will need to find a suitable balance between publishing fewer, high-impact papers and many, less impactful ones. A mixture of both is most attainable, and thus, most common among academics in the life sciences.

However, the aim is to always publish more high-impact papers. Publishing in many top-tier journals will boost your research profile, employability, and professional status. Practical example for Social Sciences In the social sciences, the focus is primarily on the quality over the quantity. While it can certainly boost your curriculum vitae to have a large number of publications a competing candidate with fewer publications, in higher-ranked journals will most often be considered to be the preferable candidate. It is important that you demonstrate your ability to publish across a spectrum of journals. For useful further reading, check out the links in the video description. Both are discussing the debate of quality versus quantity when it comes to academic publishing. Once again this is Emily from uni-edit. Thank you for watching, and have a wonderful day!.