LibGuides: Publishing in Academic Journals: Where to Publish

Avoiding Predatory Journals

Cabell's Predatory Reports
In response to the growing number of predatory publishers, Cabell's aims to shine a light on the deceptive practices that threaten to undermine quality research.
Beall's List
A list of "questionable open-access publishers" previously maintained by librarian, Jeffrey Beall (see Chronicle story above) at the University of Colorado-Denver.
Think. Check. Submit.
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.

Elsevier JournalFinder
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 and compare critical points such as Impact Factor and Submission-To-Publication Time.
JSTOR Labs Text Analyzer
Drag and drop a copy of your article into the Text Analyzer and the tool will find similar content in JSTOR. You can then see which journals published similar articles.
Springer Journal Suggestor
Search all Springer and BMC journals to find the most suitable journal for your manuscript.

Cabells
Cabell's Directoriy of Publishing Opportunities links faculty, students & researchers with current information regarding publishers, journals & publishing guidelines in a variety of subject areas. It includes lists of journals that are considered '"predatory".
Directory of Open Access Journals
Directory of Open Access Journals is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

Jane (Journal Author/Name Estimator)
Enter your title and/or abstract of the paper in the box, and click on 'Find journals', 'Find authors' or 'Find Articles'. Jane will then compare your document to millions of documents in PubMed to find the best matching journals, authors or articles.

Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory
Look here to see where a periodical is indexed, how to contact the publisher, what journals are in your field, etc.

Web of Science Manuscript Matcher
Find relevant, reputable journals for potential publication of your research based on an analysis of tens of millions of citation connections in Web of Science Core Collection using Manuscript Matcher. You must sign up for a free account with Web of Science to use this.