target_journal [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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You should put some thought into choosing your [[target journal]] before you start writing your [[manuscript]]. When looking for suitable [[journal]]s in which to publish your own [[result]]s, start with what you have read. You should already be familiar with published studies that are similar to yours. Which [[journal]] were those studies published in? The same journals may be appropriate for your [[manuscript]], so make a list of them. If you need more journals to consider, you can do literature searches for other published articles in your field that are similar in scope and impact on the field, and see where they were published.

When you have a list of potential target journals, visit and read the websites for these journals. Every journal should have a page that provides instructions or guidelines for [[author]]s, including information on many of the factors listed above.