- Choose to publish either in open-access journals or paid journals: Open Access publishing makes your research freely accessible to a global audience, increasing its visibility and impact. Paid journals impose access restrictions on your research, reducing its widespread visibility.
- Ensure you publish in a peer-reviewed journal: The University of Nairobi requires that students publish only in “peer-reviewed” or “refereed” journals.
- Watch out for predatory journals: These are journals that attempt to deceive authors into publishing for a fee without providing robust peer-review or editorial services, thereby putting profit over trustworthy and dependable research.
- Recommended journals for publishing: For vetted and verified journals, we recommend checking the lists under DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals or AJOL - African Journals Online.
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