Tools for Authors - Getting Published

Finding the right journal can be a challenge. Start with the Journal Selection Checklist or the other tools below for finding the right place for your article. If you need help, please contact the library.

Tools to identify journals that have published on a topic

• JANE - Journal / Author Name Estimator 
  Paste your abstract and JANE will suggest journals or co-authors.
• Scopus 
  Search keywords on your topic, then view Source titles under Refine Results.
• Web of Science 
  Search keywords on your topic, then view Source titles under Refine Results.
• Cline Library's Journal Listings 
  Look through the Library's collections to find journals

Lists of Journals

• Annotated Bibliography of Journals for Educational Scholarship

  From AAMC MESRE

• Directory of Nursing Journals

  Joint service of Nurse Author & Editor and INANE

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

  Indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals.

• Ulrich's

  Detailed information on 300,000+ serials: journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.

Predatory journals are those that "accept articles for publication — along with authors’ fees — without performing promised quality checks for issues such as plagiarism or ethical approval" (Nature 2019). They often send email solicitations, mimic the names of high quality journals, and generally create confusion. There are several checklists for assessing the potential predatory nature of journals; see below or email us for assistance.

• Be iNFORMEd

  Checklist from Duke Med Library to evaluate new or unknown publishers and journals.

• Beall's List (Archived)

  While no longer active, the archived Beall's List serves as a resource list of potentially predatory journals and publishers.

• Think, Check, Submit

  Provides guidance on avoiding predatory publishers.

• Journal Evaluation Tool (LMU)

  From Loyola Marymount University; a multi-point evaluation checklist for assessing journal quality

The EQUATOR Network maintains a searchable list of reporting guidelines for research. These consensus documents delineate what needs to be included in articles describing health research, such as randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and animal studies. Many journals require authors to follow the relevant guidelines for the type of research conducted.

Over 400 reporting guidelines are available, including: