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Finding A Quality Journal

Publishing in quality journals is an imperative component in the progress of science. It is also a significant factor for a researcher’s professional reputation and career.  To protect the credibility of published research, NIH has issued a Statement on Article Publication to guide NIH funded researchers. UAMS faculty are encouraged to take a few moments to research a particular journal before submitting a manuscript.

A  checklist is provided. For PDF of the checklist please email Education & Research Services. Below the checklist are links to tools used for researching important aspects about a specific journal. 

 

JOURNAL  CHECKLIST

JOURNAL  TITLE

 

PUBLISHER

 

Publisher’s Physical Address & Contact Information

 

Journal’s Website

 

  • Subject Coverage / Scope

 

  • Audience

 

  • Editorial Board                                 [Names, Affiliations Provided]

 

  • Detailed Author Instructions

 

  • Funder Requirements Addressed        [NIH PAP]

 

  • Pricing Model     [Annual Subscription vs. One Time Fee vs. Other]

 

  • Article Processing Charges  [paid by author]

 

 

 

ULRICH’s Web  Global Serials Directory

 

  • Country

 

  • Peer Review/Refereed

 

  • Indexing   [Databases]

 

  • Year Started

 

  • Frequency of Publication

 

  • Status  [Active or Ceased Publication]

 

  • Format  [Print or Online]

 

PUBMED  JOURNALS  

[Indexing notes for MEDLINE-NLM's Catalog]

 

SEARCH FOR A JOURNAL IN SPECIFIC DATABASES              # of Results?

 

  • PUBMED     

“journal name”[journal]                    

“gut”[journal]               (Example)

 

  • Web of Science  

SO=”journal name”

SO=”neurosurgery”      (Example)

 

  • CINAHL       

SO “journal name”

SO “medical teacher”   (Example)

 

 DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS [DOAJ]

 

Tools for Researching Journals

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory -  Bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals. Provides data points for specific journal titles such as:  Publisher, Country of Publication, Refereed/Peer-Review Status, Indexing and much more. This is thefirst stop on researching a journal.

Directory of Open Access Journals (Free Journals)  - Database listing open access scientific and scholarly journals. DOAJ journals agree to follow Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

Eigenfactor  -  Impact factors & related journal information for all sciences and social sciences.

Journal/Author Name Estimator (JANE) - A tool to help you identify journals for manuscript submissions. Drop in your manuscript's title and/or abstract. JANE utilizes PubMed data to generate a list of possible journals and includes Eigenfactor rankings. Titles indexed for MEDLINE (the top quality indicator) and DOAJ are labeled.

Publishing - See our guide for basics on publishing. 

Journal Impact Factor - See our page with more information about journal impact factor. 

WorldCat (OCLC)   -  Search the collections of Arkansas libraries and other libraries worldwide. Locate books, videos, and more at a library near you that owns the item.  Find out how many libraries hold a particular journal. 

 

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