Editing Scientific journal (section)

== Standards and impact ==
The standards that a journal uses to determine publication can vary widely. Some journals, such as ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'', ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'', ''[[PNAS]]'', and ''[[Physical Review Letters]]'', have a reputation of publishing articles that mark a fundamental breakthrough in their respective fields.{{Citation needed|date=September 2014}} In many fields, a formal or informal hierarchy of scientific journals exists; the most prestigious journal in a field tends to be the most selective in terms of the articles it will select for publication, and usually will also have the highest [[impact factor]]. In some countries, journal rankings can be utilized for funding decisions<ref>{{cite web|url=http://julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/publication-forum/background|title=Background - julkaisufoorumi.fi|website=julkaisufoorumi.fi|access-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930090021/http://www.julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/publication-forum/background|archive-date=30 September 2017}}</ref> and even evaluation of individual researchers, although they are poorly suited for that purpose.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/evaluations/faq|title=FAQ - julkaisufoorumi.fi|website=julkaisufoorumi.fi|access-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127065227/http://www.julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/evaluations/faq|archive-date=27 November 2017}}</ref>