Scholarly Publishing
In the majority of cases a scholarly publication is the key output of the research process. It is distributed to the research community through academic journals. The key purpose of research publications is to share new knowledge. This new knowledge becomes part of the ‘discourse of the discipline’.
Because it is important to be able to find, access and read the literature related to any discipline, it is highly recommended to publish research outputs in reputable, accessible journals to ensure that each contribution (output) is available for researchers, academics and students.
Researchers must balance the competing requirements of being published quickly and being published in leading journals. Being published quickly puts new knowledge into the market quickly, but being published in leading journals ensures that the research is indexed, accessible and distributed widely. This maximises the opportunity to generate citations.