Perhaps it is the combination of inexperience among members of the scientific community (Alcala AC. Biodiversity research in the Philippines from 1998-2003. ASEAN Biodiversity 2004; 4: 26-31) and the challenges faced by libraries (Roman ER. Academic publishing in the 21st century. In The University of the Philippines Forum vol 8 2007; http://www.up.edu.ph/upforum.php?issue=20&i=156) that leads to excessive focus on whether journals are “international” or “ISI-indexed” in discussions concerning where to publish. It is time for more nuanced discussion concerning journals and the publishing of scientific papers.
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