# Choose the right journal for my manuscript

Compares candidate journals on fit, audience, speed, cost, and acceptance odds, then gives a ranked submission sequence.

- Topic: Thinking & Decisions
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/choose-the-right-journal-for-my-manuscript

## Prompt

```text
Help me decide where to submit my manuscript.

**Abstract:** [PASTE]
**Field and subfield:** [DETAILS]
**Candidate journals:** [LIST, with anything I know about each: scope, impact, turnaround, APCs]
**My priorities:** [e.g. "speed for a job application", "prestige", "open access required by funder", "reach practitioners"]
**Constraints:** [budget for article fees, funder or institution open-access mandates, word limits, deadline]
**Strength of the work, honestly:** [sample size, novelty, any known weaknesses]

Steps:
1. Assess how well the paper fits each journal's scope and typical article type, and what an editor would likely see as its main weakness.
2. Compare journals on: fit, audience reached, likely review speed, open-access options and cost, format demands, and realistic desk-rejection risk.
3. Flag any warning signs of predatory publishing I should check (unclear peer review, aggressive solicitation, not indexed where claimed).
4. Recommend a submission order (first choice, fallback, safe option) with the reasoning.

Return a comparison table (Journal | Fit | Audience | Speed | Cost/OA | Risk | Notes), the ranked sequence, and what to change in the manuscript for the first choice.

Do not state impact factors, fees, or turnaround times as fact unless I supplied them; mark them [CHECK on journal site].
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE
- DETAILS
- sample size, novelty, any known weaknesses
- CHECK on journal site

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