engineering journals not high impact factors

[rr_green]

Dear All,

I have been noticing that engineering journals do not usually have high impact factors. I searched on the web for the journals that do have high
Impact factors and ususally journals in heat transfer etc. do not have a very
high impact factor. Would this be an issue for the application? I am just trying to find out stuff from some of the experts here. Journals in the Biology related areas are pretty high up there.

Please let me know your views. In particular in light of the fact that my papers have yet not been cited too many times. If anyone knows journals with high impact factors in engineering plz. let me know. I might as well start sending my papers over to them for acceptance.

Thanks,
rr_green

 

[kiran_or]

Dear All,

I have been noticing that engineering journals do not usually have high impact factors. I searched on the web for the journals that do have high
Impact factors and ususally journals in heat transfer etc. do not have a very
high impact factor. Would this be an issue for the application? I am just trying to find out stuff from some of the experts here. Journals in the Biology related areas are pretty high up there.

Please let me know your views. In particular in light of the fact that my papers have yet not been cited too many times. If anyone knows journals with high impact factors in engineering plz. let me know. I might as well start sending my papers over to them for acceptance.

Thanks,
rr_green

Its good to have paper in goodimpact factor journal but its not very important criteria if you don't have..i didn't mention impact factor of my papers in my petition as i had only one good and rest were average!!!

 

[Toxsci]

Dear All,

I have been noticing that engineering journals do not usually have high impact factors. I searched on the web for the journals that do have high
Impact factors and ususally journals in heat transfer etc. do not have a very
high impact factor. Would this be an issue for the application? I am just trying to find out stuff from some of the experts here. Journals in the Biology related areas are pretty high up there.

Please let me know your views. In particular in light of the fact that my papers have yet not been cited too many times. If anyone knows journals with high impact factors in engineering plz. let me know. I might as well start sending my papers over to them for acceptance.

Thanks,
rr_green

Generally for green card, it may not be essential.
If you have publications in HIGH-Ranking journals in your AREA of work that will be sufficient.
I have published in journals that have IF of around 4, but are within rank 10 in my area.
Good luck,

 

[startrek2005]

I think you can search and sort in some of these impact factor website for your area of research. This will display only journals pertaining to your research. This will give you an idea where your publication and your area of research stands.
If you feel it is helpful then attach this, else don't mention.
Never invite trouble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[pplu]

Even my lawyer knows engineering journals, especially the mature ones (like mechanical and civil), don't have high impact factors.

Scientists in these fields focus on production, not publishing papers. And in most cases, you need to prove your method has production value which can significantly enlongate the publishing cycle.

In contrast, the main work for researchers in frontier fields, such as bioinfo, is to pump their thoughts into knowledge pool. In many cases, a paper is no more than an experiment report.