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Research Publishing

A guide for Staffordshire University Researchers

Choosing a publisher

Think! Check! Submit!

Preparing to publish a research output can be daunting, especially if it is for the first time. It is not always easy to identify a trusted publisher!

Think. Check. Submit provides researchers with the tools they need to decide which publishing venue is the most appropriate for their work. Think.Check.Submit. encourages researchers to look out for the characteristics displayed by predatory publishers and use the checklist of questions to evaluate publishers when considering where to submit their research.

Think. Check. Submit. is a campaign to help researchers identify trusted journals and publishers for their research. It provides simple checklists researchers can use to assess the credentials of a journal or publisher.