Is Publishing a Book Chapter worth It for Researchers? Pros & Cons

Is Publishing a Book Chapter Worth It for Researchers? Pros & Cons

Research publication in any manner allows for the dissemination of knowledge and increased visibility. Publication as a book chapter can be worth it, depending on individual goals. In this blog post, we will share our thoughts when it is valuable to contribute a chapter to an edited book. We will discuss the following points. Benefits … Read more

SCI and Scopus Indexed Journals Offering APC Waivers (2025)

journals with APC waiver

An APC Waiver allows an author to publish in an open-access journal without paying the standard publication fee. This blog post aims to list quality research journals that offers full APC waivers. Authors don’t have to pay any fee for open access publication. We always recommend our readers to publish in peer-reviewed journals indexed in … Read more

List of Elsevier Journals with Low Impact Factor (Below 3)

Elsevier low impact factor journals

In this blog post, we list Elsevier journals with low Impact Factors. Clarivate recently announced the Impact Factors through the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). More than 20,000 journals received Impact Factors. Elsevier publishes over 2900 research journals across all areas of science. Impact Factor is a measure of the number of times an average paper … Read more

Web of Science journals: SCIE, SSCI, ESCI, AHCI

Web of Science journals

Web of Science is a multidisciplinary research database managed by Clarivate. It is widely used by researchers, and institutions to assess the quality of journals and research papers. Currently, 22,670 journals are indexed in the Web of Science. Research Papers published in these journals undergo rigorous review and are of high quality. Lists for each … Read more

SCI & Scopus Journals Inviting Papers for Special Issues (No APC)

Call for Papers

We always recommend our readers to publish in Scopus or Web of Science indexed journals that don’t charge publication fees. There are various research journals that publish without any Article Processing Charges (APC). In this blog post, we list Calls for Papers from journals that are currently inviting research papers for their special issues. All … Read more

Indian Institutes in QS World University Ranking 2026

QS World University India Ranking

The QS World University Rankings were released on TopUniversities.com on June 19, 2025. A total of 1,501 institutions are included in the QS World University Rankings, representing over 100 locations worldwide. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ranks first on the list, followed by Imperial College London at Rank 2 and Stanford University at Rank 3. … Read more

Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2025: Impact Factor list

JCR 2025

Clarivate has released the 2025 Journal Citation Reports (JCR). JCR is an annual publication by Clarivate. The JCR contains important information about academic journals including journal citations, Quartile, and impact factors. The latest Impact Factor list, a part of the Journal Citation Reports has released on 18th June 2025. The JCR is an authentic resource … Read more

Scopus CiteScore in 2025: Overview, Journal Ranking

Scopus CiteScore

The Scopus CiteScore (2025), covering the period 2021–2024, has been released. Many researchers focus on whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, but it is equally important to consider the journal’s CiteScore and quartile ranking. Journal metrics such as the CiteScore, SNIP and SJR help you evaluate journals. The CiteScore Metric is used by Scopus to calculate … Read more

SCI Journals: Guide, SCIE, Free Publishing & Top Journals

This blog post on PhdTalks aims to provide an overview of the Science Citation Index (SCI) journals. The SCI is a citation index that includes high-quality research journals. In this post, we discuss the following points: The Science Citation Index (SCI), a citation index, was officially launched in 1964 by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Clarivate Analytics now owns … Read more

Call for proposals under Ramanujan Fellowship is opened for research

Ramanujan Fellowship

Call for proposals under Ramanujan Fellowship is opened for pursuing research after PhD from 1st June 2025 (Sunday) to 30th June 2025 (Monday). Ramanujan Fellowship is meant for brilliant Indian/Indian Origin scientists and engineers from outside India to take up scientific research positions in India and for those scientists/engineers who want to return to India … Read more