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Which Is Better? National Or International
Journal For Publication- Common
Misassumptions
Dr. Nancy Agnes, Head, Technical Operations, Phdassistance info@phdassistance.com
Keywords
Publication, Journal, National Journals,
International Journals, Impact Factor, ISSN,
Citation, Publisher, Target Audience, National
Journals For Paper Publishing, Phd Manuscript
Writing Help, Dissertation Writing Help,
International Journal For Publication, Journal For
Publication Services, Phd Thesis , Phd Topic Help
I.INTRODUCTION
Scholarly journals are one of the most important
means of communication among scientists. The
number of citations to published papers, which is an
indicator of a journal's impact on the science world, is
often used to measure its quality. Thomson
Scientific's (formerly the Institute for Scientific
Information) impact factor (IF) has become a
benchmark for assessing the content of journals and
the scientists who publish in them. This is not
necessarily applicable to applied sciences, as opposed
to pure research disciplines [1]. This is especially true
of journals written for a strictly national market,
especially if they are published in languages other
than English; these journals also have a long
publication history and a strong professional and
societal position, but they fail to sustain manuscript
inflows or to withstand market challenges. This report
discusses the common misassumptions and doubts
about the international and national journals.
II. THE COMMON MISASSUMPTIONS AND
DOUBTS AMONG RESEARCHERS
And if it matters less, whether it is National
or International, many persons with sound common
sense and a track record of publishing make the
distinction necessary on an instance. Almost all
applications for academic positions or promotions at
various universities and research institutes around the
country require the applicant to separate information
about his or her research publications in ‘Indian' or
‘National' journals from information about his or her
research publications. The majority of scholars would
like to be known for publishing in international
journals
regularly. This may not be the criterion to challenge
their patriotism in the field of science but rather a
matter of national pride. Even if some National
journals may contain high-quality studies that can be
accepted in several International journals, publishing
in an International journal tends to be considered
more prestigious than publishing in a National
journal. What do the words "international" and
"national" really mean? What if a native researcher
publishes his or her work in a local journal with a
higher Impact Factor than most international journals
in that field? [2]
When a journal publishes an article from
another region, it may continue to be referred to as an
"international paper." However, this should apply to
the nature of the published report rather than its
quality. As a result, the journals can be categorised as
follows:
(a) An institutional journal belonged to and was
started by a person or an organisation.
(b) A national journal that is affiliated with or started
by a national organisation or society.
(c) An international journal is published by or
belongs to a publisher/society that works on a
national/international basis.
ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number
and is abbreviated to ISSN. The ISSN is a globally
recognised identifier for serial publications such as
journals, books, newsletters, and newspapers. Many
people contend that any journal with an ISSN
assigned from a specific country is considered
national. However, ISSN assigning agencies have
been developed in several countries for convenience,
although their existence has little bearing on whether
a publication is classified as national or regional.
How will an international and a national publication
be distinguished?
It's risky to mark a publication as "global" or
"universal." There are several factors to take into
account!
Many people believe it is easy.
 Journals with the words ‘International,' ‘Global,'
and ‘World' in their title are considered
‘international journals,' even though they are
written in a specific country (in this case, India).

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 Most people consider any journal that isn't
written in India to be "foreign." In other words,
every article written in a country other than India
is considered international. Do the above criteria
make a journal truly ‘international’?
For most scholars, there's a lot of doubt.
 How does the journal's language affect you? If a
journal publishes in one or more "foreign"
languages, should it become international?
 For scholarly communication, English is widely
regarded as the lingua franca. Will a journal be
called ‘international' if it only publishes in
English, which is considered a popular
communication language and in which the
majority of journals are published? Many Indian
journals aren't technically "international," but
they do publish in English.
 Would the publication be considered
‘international' if its scope is international and
deals with genuinely ‘international' rather than
‘local' subject/topics?
III. WE CAN CONFIDENTLY ASSUME THAT A
JOURNAL IS ‘INTERNATIONAL' IF
 The publication has a fully international Editorial
Board. Editors from countries other than India
can make up the vast majority of the team. It
should be remembered that Chief Editors come
 from various countries, including India, at times.
It is not automatically considered ‘national' if the
Chief Editor is an Indian.
 The majority of the journal's published articles
should be 'international' submissions. But it is not
sure whether writers of Indian descent who live
in other countries or people from different
countries worldwide are considered international
whether they publish alone or in partnership with
Indians.
 Reviewers (experts in a particular discipline)
from all over the world
 Published by a university or association from
every country other than India
 The majority of subscriptions should come from
‘global' subscribers (individuals or institutions)
 Indication of the journal in internationally
recognised citation indexes.
IV. CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATING A JOURNAL
AS A ‘NATIONAL' PUBLICATION
If the journal is written in an Indian language. Since
English is widely acknowledged as the lingua franca
for scholarly correspondence, many journals are
written in Bi-lingual, Tri-lingual, Multilingual, and
even English in India. If the journal has an Editorial
board only from one country.

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Note: There are several states in India. The editorial
board will be made up of people from a single state or
several different states.
The editorial board of a ‘national' journal may
include the following people:
 one or two Indian editors employed in other
countries
 one or two Indians who have moved and
acquired citizenship in other countries
 one or two foreigners
When most of the editorial board is composed of
Indians, and the publication is written in India, it is a
‘National' journal.
 The majority of papers published in the journal
are from India, with a few papers from other
countries, either as sole authors or in
collaboration with Indians, still being classified
as ‘national'.
 The majority of subscriptions should come from
within the region (individuals or institutions).
 There may be a ‘few' subscriptions from outside
the country.
 It is easier to reach a global researcher,
particularly now that journals are published
online.
 Except for a rare reviewer from ‘abroad,' most
reviewers (experts in a particular discipline) are
Indian.
 If a journal's scope is "national," it deals
primarily with national subject/topics, but it also
recognises "international" relevant articles.
 Published by a country's university or association
 Mention of the journal in international citation
indexes by country.
The world report offers detailed information to
analyse the world and each of the eight large
geographic regions.
(Source:https://www.scimagojr.com/worldreport.php)
1) The graph below provides a graph on research articles (1996-2019) for 27 major subject areas for
the regions.
2) The indicators provide a) The evolution of cited and b) citable documents during 1996-2019.

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V. CONCLUSION
Many people believe that words like ‘national' and
‘international' are meaningless, particularly when it
comes to journal ranking, determined by the Impact
Factor. Predatory open Publishers/Journals create
many of the false Impact Factors that the researcher
might be unaware of. Others emphasise the value of
'Global' or 'International' publications in shaping the
jobs/projects they get.
The publication of a paper in a 'national' or
'international' journal should not be a criterion for a
scholar. Researchers should find the best platform to
post their article to reach a much larger audience or
target audience – for example, people researching
related subjects to obtain citations for their work.
REFERENCES
[1] E Rohadi et al 2021 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci.
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[2] Getahun DA, Hammad W, Robinson-Pant A.
Academic writing for publication: Putting the
‘international’ into context. Research in Comparative
and International Education, April 2021.
doi:10.1177/17454999211009346.
[3] Dr. Fahimuddin Shaik, difference between
national journal and international journal: an
unsolved misleading mystery simplified based upon
literature reviews, 2017,
10.13140/RG.2.2.28773.81127.