- Prepare your article
- Submission and Peer Review
- Licensing and Open Access
- The production process
- Promoting your work
Prepare Your Article
AVOID COMMON MISTAKES
Journals often reject manuscripts due to language issues or problems aligning with submission requirements. Try using a professional service like Wiley Editing Services to ensure your paper is ready for submission.ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITING
The English Language Editing service pairs you with a native English-speaking editor, with expertise in your subject area, to create a polished, submission-ready manuscript – saving you valuable time and energy.TRY A PROFESSIONAL EDITING SERVICE
Take the stress out of manuscript writing with Wiley’s Article Preparation services. Editing services help through comprehensive editing, formatting, translation, and journal recommendation.MAKE YOUR WORK DISCOVERABLE
More than 50% of traffic to Wiley Online Library comes directly from Google, Google Scholar, and other search engines. There are many techniques available to optimize the search results.REVIEW PUBLISHING ETHICS GUIDELINES
From the moment you define your research project to when it publishes, it is important that you conduct your research ethically and responsibly.
We believe ethical publishing leads to a better science community, where everyone is valued and responsible for the work they do.
Follow our top 10 publishing ethics tips for authors to understand the major ethical principles of academic publishing.
For more in-depth or specific information on ethics, download the Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics.
Submission and Peer Review
BUILD UP YOUR PUBLICATION RECORD
ORCID iDs make it easy to build up your publication record and ensure your work is always linked back to you. Adding your iD to each article submission grows your research network and allows peers to discover and recognize your achievements, increasing opportunities for collaboration. Watch the video to learn how ORCID iDs can benefit you.LEARN ABOUT THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Having a better understanding of peer review will help you to be more successful in your next submission.In the following video, we explain the concept of peer review and how it works so that you know what to expect from each stage of the process when your paper goes into review.
HOW TO SURVIVE PEER REVIEW
Peer review can be a frustrating process. A former Wiley editor discusses peer review, provides insight into the process by authors’ most common questions, and shares publishing recommendations and suggestions on how to navigate the process.Review our submission checklist
Before you submitting your manuscript, conduct a final check to increase your chances of acceptance. You can use our manuscript submission checklist to ensure that you have every detail right.Bypass article formatting headaches
With free format submission, you don’t need to worry about following formatting requirements until the revision stage. You have the flexibility of submitting manuscripts to multiple journals, if needed, without reformatting each time.Licensing and Open Access
GET HELP WITH OPEN ACCESS FEES
Open access means your work will be available worldwide and published online immediately upon acceptance. To cover the cost of publishing, open access journals typically charge an article publication charge (APC).
Check if your institution or funder has a Wiley account and if you’re eligible for APC funding.
COMPLY WITH WITH YOUR INSTITUTION’S OR FUNDER’S POLICIES
In today's Open Science landscape, different policies around data sharing, open access, ORCID, licensing and more are being adopted by international funders and institutions. Make sure you are fully compliant with your funder and/or institution mandates with our easy-to-use Author Compliance Tool.
RETAIN COPYRIGHT WITH A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE
Publishing open access with Wiley means you retain full copyright of your work through a Creative Commons license. For more information, view our guide on the different types of Creative Commons licenses.
KNOW YOUR OPEN ACCESS OPTIONS
Wiley offers both fully Gold open access journals, and subscription-based journals with a hybrid open access option. Alternatively, self-archiving allows non-final versions of articles to be hosted on a personal or institutional website.Track your article through production
PUBLICATION TRACKING
After your article is accepted, it goes through our production process. Wiley will do everything possible to ensure your article is published quickly and to the highest possible standard.View our PDF guide to learn more about what you can expect throughout each of the six stages of the production process.
BEGIN SHARING YOUR ARTICLE
Eager to showcase your work as soon as possible? With Article Share, you can use the “Share Article” button on your Author Services dashboard to generate a unique sharing link to a full-text, read-only version of your article that can be shared with unlimited people.COMMUNICATE THE RICHNESS OF YOUR RESEARCH AT A GLANCE
Wiley offers two options for you to easily share your research with friends and colleagues.
Communicate your research visually with an engaging infographic that summarizes your research at a glance. Great for sharing on websites, blogs, and social media – making your work accessible and understandable to a wider audience.
Consider free format submission
Simplify and streamline your submission process by publishing in a journal with free format submission, offering you the flexibility to submit papers in your preferred format and style.With free format submission, you don’t need to worry about following formatting requirements for your chosen journal until the revision stage.
CAPTURE ATTENTION WITH A RESEARCH NEWS STORY
Consider new ways to publicize your research by using the Research News Story service, where skilled science writers connect the conceptual and the practical to make your research understandable for a general audience – increasing the impact of your research.Promote your Research
THE AUTHOR PROMOTIONAL TOOLKIT
Ensure your work is seen, read, and cited by promoting your work across different channels.Download this toolkit to learn how to increase visibility for your paper through social media, conferences, SEO, and more.
MEASURE YOUR IMPACT
There is a lot of noise when it comes to article and journal metrics, and not all journals will have an Impact Factor. There are other metrics you can use to measure your article's impact and assess what you can do to increase it.
Altmetric is free to Wiley authors and measures in real-time the discussion your work generates, from conversations on social media and blogs to publicity on press outlets. View this infographic to learn more about the different types of metrics.
TURN YOUR RESEARCH INTO AN IMPACTFUL VIDEO ABSTRACT
Create a Video Abstract to turn your findings into an engaging and accessible overview perfect for sharing. Articles with Video Abstracts receive 111% more downloads on Wiley Online Library and 447% higher Altmetric attention scores.COMMUNICATE THE RICHNESS OF YOUR RESEARCH AT A GLANCE
Wiley offers two options for you to easily share your research with friends and colleagues.
Communicate your research visually with an engaging infographic that summarizes your research at a glance. Great for sharing on websites, blogs, and social media – making your work accessible and understandable to a wider audience.
CREATE A RESEARCH NEWS STORY
Share the newsworthiness of your research with a 300- to 500-word Research News Story. Skilled science writers connect the conceptual and the practical to make your research understandable for a general audience – enabling the public to see the value of your work.