Is publishing worth it?

[aglet01]

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I conducted a small study using 3D printing to assist teaching patients in a local pharmacy and presented a poster for the work at a research symposium where the project was given an award. I now have the opportunity to publish the project in a peer reviewed, online journal, but did not know if this would be worth my time as it is not a "major" journal by any means. Would having a publication in an "internet journal" look bad and be a waste of my time to submit to?

 

[297point1]

There are some reputable online-only journals out there (though not so many specific to pharmacy); looking at a journals' impact factor can give you a sense of how reputable the journal is.

I don't know your ultimate career goals, nor do I know the importance of publishing research in podiatry.
I think you might be better asking this question in the podiatry forums...

Good luck.

 

[PharMed2016]

Depends on your career goals but I think that it is an invaluable process to learn irregardless of your career goals. Just my 2 cents.

 

[owlegrad]

Used by people who ignorantly mean to say regardless. According to webster, it is a word, but since the prefix "ir" and the suffx "less" both mean "not or with" they cancel each other out, so what you end up with is regard. When you use this to try to say you don't care about something, you end up saying that you do. Of course everyone knows what you mean to say and only a pompous, rude dingus will correct you.

According to urban dictionary I am a rude dingus 🙁

 

[owlegrad]

For OP: I say go for it, there really is no down side, it can only be a positive experience!