Category: Library News

How do you decide the best journal for your research?

Looking for a journal to publish in is pretty much like window shopping for an item you want to purchase. As you window shop for your publishing options, here are some highlights of the process of identifying the best fit; Information about the journal is found on the respective journal websites. Some of the issues […]

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Publishing in the right journal

The decision on where to publish your research is a critical one. Having invested so much in your research, you need to publish in a journal that will present your research in the best way possible and reach the right target audience. The choice of journal may also affect career advancement, professional reputation, and funding […]

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Impact of journal choice on your citation count

We looked at basic tips on optimizing the impact of your research here. Still on the subject of visibility of your research, the choice of journal you publish in needs careful attention. Here are factors to consider; The most basic question to consider is if the journal is available online. Publishing in a print only […]

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Promoting your research for increased visibility

We gave you some basic tips on making your research more visible here. Now we try and focus on how to promote your published research for increased visibility. Here are some helpful insights; Present your work at conferences. Publishers often give an author free author eprints. Eprints are a link you can share with colleagues and […]

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Optimising the impact of your research

Visibility and impact of research as a tool for evaluating researchers and awarding research funds is becoming increasingly important. Having accomplished the often daunting task of publishing your work in the right journal, you need to actively embark on optimizing the impact of your work. Here are a few basic tips on improving your citation […]

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BEALL’S LIST OF PROBABLE PREDATORY PUBLISHERS

Peruse through Beall’s List of  Potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open-access journals. Also scan through Beall’s list of questionable Journal Publishers. Access Jeffrey Beall’s Criteria for Determining Predatory Open Access Publishers. These views represent the personal opinion of the author (Jeffrey Beall)  and do not reflect the position of Kenyatta University.

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Horticultural Science Database

Kenyatta University has been granted 30 days trial to CABI’s Horticultural Science database which runs until 4th September 2016. Horticultural Science is the leading database on tropical, subtropical and temperate horticultural science research.

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LexisNexis Academic Library (Trial)

Lexis Library delivers thousands of trusted legal, tax and regulatory sources, such as: Butterworths, Halsbury’s Laws, Tolley’s, Harvey on Industrial Relations and Employment Law and Civil Court Practice. Plus, wide-ranging primary source materials including all England Law Reports,Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents, Atkins Court Forms among others. To access it go to www.lexisnexis.com/uk/legal Username and […]

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