LibGuides: Faculty Publishing: Finding the Right Journal

Cabell's vs Ulrichsweb

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Think. Check. Submit. helps researchers identify trusted journals and publishers for their research. Through a range of tools and practical resources, this international, cross-sector initiative aims to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.

Library Technician

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Journal Evaluation Databases

Cabells Publishing Directory - Journalytics
Journalytics is a curated list of over 11,000 academic journals spanning 18 disciplines that guides researchers and institutions in getting the most impact out of their research.
UlrichsWeb Global Serials Directory
Directory of periodicals with information on peer-reviewed status, database availability, publisher, country, ISSN, start year, and active/inactive status.
Modern Language Association Directory of Periodicals
Detailed publication information on over 7,100 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. Hosted by EBSCO.

Journal Selecters from Publishers

Elsevier Journal Finder
Enter title and abstract of your paper to easily find journals that could be best suited for publishing. JournalFinder uses smart search technology and field-of-research specific vocabularies to match your paper to scientific journals.
IEEE Publication Recommender
Search 190+ periodicals and 1800+ conferences. Compare critical points such as Impact Factor and Submission-To-Publication Time. Get all the key data about IEEE publications.
JSTOR Text Analyzer
Upload a document with text in it to the JSTOR Text Analyzer. The tool will analyze the text to find key topics that are the most important and retrieve similar content from JSTOR.
Springer Journal Suggester
Journal matching technology finds relevant journals based on your manuscript details. Over 2,500 journals. Search all Springer and BMC journals to find the most suitable journal for your manuscript

Academic, Open Access and Predatory Journals

Academic publishing and open access: Costs, benefits and options for publishing research.
This article briefly sets out a political economy of academic publishing, exploring what the costs and benefits of this model are/were for the academic community. Politics. February 2020
Democratising the knowledge commons: The shared goals of open and community-engaged scholarshi
Written from the perspective of practitioners of open access publishing, this article explores the development and current state of the open movement and considers intersections and opportunities for collaboration with community-engaged scholarship.
Gateways: International Journal of Community Research & Engagement. December 2019
Detecting Hijacked Journals by Using Classification Algorithms
Invalid journals are recent challenges in the academic world and many researchers are unacquainted with the phenomenon. The number of victims appears to be accelerating. Researchers might be suspicious of predatory journals because they have unfamiliar names, but hijacked journals are imitations of well-known, reputable journals whose websites have been hijacked.
Science & Engineering Ethics. April 2018
Development of the Journal Evaluation Tool to Evaluate the Credibility of Publication Venues
A shared concern among librarians who work in an academic environment is finding effective mechanisms to help faculty identify suitable publication venues. Journal of Librarianship & Scholarly Communication. 2019
Faculty knowledge and attitudes regarding predatory open access journals: a needs assessment study.
The purpose of predatory open access (OA) journals is primarily to make a profit rather than to disseminate quality, peer-reviewed research. Journal of the Medical Library Association, April 2020
Multidisciplinary Study of Faculty Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Predatory Publishing
A survey was sent to all publishing faculty at a mid-sized doctorate-granting university, and it received 109 responses. 2022
Predatory Journals Spamming for Publications: What Should Researchers Do?
In the internet era spam has become a big problem. Researchers are troubled with unsolicited or bulk spam emails inviting them to publish.
Science & Engineering Ethics. October 2018