Choosing a journal

 

Where should you publish?

The following writing for publication workshops provide a comprehensive overview:

Choosing a journal to publish in
How to choose a journal to publish in

How to find a journal:

• Which titles do you read?
• Browse big publishers’ interfaces by subject to see titles in your field (or use a product like Browzine.com)
• Ask your colleagues where they have published and what their experience of the process was like
• Use PubMed search to get a quick overview of similar papers to yours

Independent tools

JANE: Journal/Name/Author/Estimator:Have you recently written a paper, but you’re not sure to which journal you should submit it? Or maybe you want to find relevant articles to cite in your paper? Or are you an editor, and do you need to find reviewers for a particular paper? Jane can help!

Web of Science Match Manuscript

​Publisher tools

Elsevier https://journalfinder.elsevier.com/

Wiley https://journalfinder.wiley.com/

Taylor & Francis https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/publishing-your-research/choosing-a-journal/journal-suggester/

Sage https://journal-recommender.sagepub.com/

How to evaluate a journal

Think. Check. Submit
Helps researchers identify trusted journals and publishers for their research.OpenAccess

Directory of Open Access Journals – DOAJ  – check an open access journal is registered here

Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
hosted by the Committee on Publication Ethics Predatory journals

Open Access

Open Access explained
Leeds University

Predatory Journals and Publishers

Predatory Publishers  – Predatory Journals and Publishers – guide produced by Library & Knowledge Service colleagues for NHS Ambulance Services in England

Publish and perish?  How to spot a Predatory Publisher (video)
Office for Scholarly Communication, Cambridge

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