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Journals
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Journals vs. Conferences
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4. What is a Conference Paper?
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 A conference is an event where researchers
worldwide can participate and present
their research in front of other researchers.
 The conferences enable researchers to meet
with other researchers, seek feedback on
their research, strengthen their network, and
establish research collaborations.
 For the students in the early research
phase, it is advisable to participate in the
conferences, present their research, seek
comments and suggestions, and establish
a collaborative network.
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5. What is a Conference Paper?
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 To participate in the conference, researchers draft
the summary of the research work in 4-5
pages as per the predefined format and upload it
to the conference website.
 Subsequently, the paper would be peer-reviewed
by the review panel. The review process follows
a fixed timeline.
 If the paper is accepted, authors will be invited to
register and present their paper during the
conference.
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 The final paper will be published once the paper is presented during the conference.
The conference's presented papers collection is often known as the conference
proceedings.

6. What is a Journal Paper?
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 A journal is a platform that publishes research articles
periodically, be it quarterly, monthly, or yearly.
 The journal articles are full-length comprehensive
compared to the conference papers demanding rigorous
and extensive research work.
 The communicated research papers to the journals go
through a rigorous review process, which is highly
sophisticated than the conference review process.
 An article can go through multiple peer review iterations
demanding major or minor revisions.
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 The accepted papers will be published online within a few days or months of acceptance.
 In contrast with the conference papers, there is no physical gathering and presentations. All the communication
would be through emails or through journal’s website.
 Also, there will not be any registration fee for journal papers compared with the conference. However, if the
authors decide to make their article accessible to all, they have to pay the open access fee.

7. Conference Papers vs. Journal Papers
Parameter Conference papers Journal papers
Definition Concise version of the research papers, presented in
the conferences.
Comprehensive and detailed research papers,
published periodically.
Presentation mode Face to face (Oral or Poster). Written communication.
Expectations Brief In-depth and comprehensive
Page length 4 – 5 pages >= 5 (The high-quality papers last around 8-10 pages)
Complexity Medium High
Review process Short, one iteration of a review. Extremely rigorous, multiple review iterations
demanding major revisions.
Timeline for a
review process
1-3 months (Fixed) 1-12 months (Flexible)
Suitability Beginners and all the researchers for expanding the
network for knowledge and collaboration
Intermediate and trained researchers
Weightage in CV Low to medium High
Registration charge Authors have to register if the paper is accepted. N.A.
Open access
charge
N.A. Optional, If authors want their article accessible to all,
an open access charge is applicable.
Extension Excellent conference papers may receive an invitation
which can be extended for the journals.
N.A.

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9. Dr. Rahul Pandya, Ph.D. (IIT-Delhi)
Journals
vs.
Conferences
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