Where to submit papers?

Friends, this is really a genuine question for many people. Many times papers are rejected not because of their technical contents but just because they don’t fit to the scope of the journal. Smart authors always identify appropriate journal or conference for their paper. So first step towards getting an “Accepted” paper to your credit……is to select a right journal / conference for your paper! I wish that all those reading this blog become smart authors! On the lighter side of this discussion, let me share an interesting comment by one of my colleague, “Aap kis chakki ka ata khate ho, papers publish karne ke liye?” I think the first and foremost prerequisite is nothing but, “Right content, submitted to right journal, in right time with right attitude!!” Now whether it should be a journal or conference is another topic for a new post.  I would love to discuss it too. But today let us focus on the issue: How to identify appropriate journal or conference for a paper? There are enormous journals in the world, and everyday new ones are starting. There is no hard and fast formula for the same, however a few suggestions will surely work:
1.	Identify key researchers in your field of interest and refer to their publication list.
2.	Assess the “level” of your work and choose appropriate conferences or journals from that publication list.
3.	Reputed publications (e.g. IEEE, Elsevier, and Springer) provide journal identification system. What you need is to input Abstract and keywords of your paper and the system suggests you an appropriate journal for your paper.
OR Google search on: Computer science journal ranking You will get amazing options in the form of various links available to serve your doubts: Some of them are listed here for you:
1.	http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/assourav/jrank.htm
2.	http://www.cs.wm.edu/~srgian/tier-jnl-final2008.html
3.	http://core.edu.au/cms/images/downloads/journals/08sortrankalpha-ERA2010_journal_title_list.pdf
4.	http://www-inf.it-sudparis.eu/~nguyen_n/conferences/journal_ranking
You may also Google search for “computer science conference ranking” for similar suggestions. I hope this will help you, so keep reading and …… HAPPY RESEARCHING!!