A series of steps were developed to increase the share of publications in international journals by Russian scientists, which resulted the publication activity became the up-dated "measure" of the scientist. Numbers of publications are taken into account in all areas of research activities, from the allocation of grants, ending employment. Also, should not forget about the main goal of publications – presentation of results and their evaluation by the scientific community. Quality of publication is determined by the quantitative characteristics of journal, which has published this work and its presence in international Science Citation Databases as Web of Science and Scopus. This article is devoted to the actual problem of the scientific community: how to publish a research paper in the international journal? This review highlights the main difficulties of writing and publication of scientific articles, and offers a solution that allows to overcome the difficulties being a young researcher. Significant attention is paid to the description of the structure of the article and the presentation of the features of writing each section. The article reports on the main search tools and criteria for evaluation of the journal. It is a question of 2 publication models: "classic" and Open Access, as well as about the project «Your paper – Your way», the purpose of which is to facilitate the publishing process for authors. This article is a step by step instruction, starting with the selection of topics for future articles and ending with the choice of the journal in which to publish the finished manuscript. This review contains the basics of writing a research paper and dedicates for young researchers, however, able to interest and experienced scientists represented in it magazine selection tools, the new journal evaluation system of indicators, as well as features of the publication and presentation of manuscripts in international journals.
Highlights:
• Do not forget about the main goal of the publication – the presentation of new results and their evaluation by the scientific community that leads to academic improvement and deepening his knowledge of every written and published article
• The specification of the subject article occurs with the deepening of knowledge in the chosen branch of science
• “Introduction” is the initial section of the article, where it is important to hold the reader's attention, the introduction should be written with the "funnel" principle
• The best way is to start "Discussion" section, giving answer to the main question, which was indicated in the Introduction: What is the key problem of the paper?
• The work should convey confidence and authority of the author, what is the best to achieve using when writing active voice ("We conducted a study...")
• Journals in which you publish a paper, talk about their authors no less than the contents of the paper itself
• To avoid the publication in "pseudo-scientific" journal that can leave an indelible mark on the reputation of the author one should carefully examine the chosen journal and to seek advice from more experienced colleagues
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