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Journal Directory Databases @ FGCU Library

HOW CAN I LOCATE GOOD JOURNALS TO PUBLISH IN?


FGCU Library subscribes to two good Journal Databases that can help you determine the best fit for your article. Use them in combination for optimal results:

FIRST, use Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory to look up journals by subject area. You may be surprised to see how many journals publish in your niche! If you are unable to get accepted to a US journal, consider contacting a journal of your profession in Canada, the UK, New Zealand, or Australia. (Very comprehensive directory.)

NEXT, use Cabell's Directory to look up the journal(s) of choice to target that you found in Ulrich's. Cabell's will tell you a journal's acceptance rate, length of time to publication, and type of peer-review process the journal utilizes. (Note: not as comprehensive as Ulrich's, so you may not be able to find certain journals listed in it.)

NEXT, use the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)to look up journal(s) considered "safe."  DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ is independent. All funding is via donations, 22% of which comes from sponsors and 78% from members and publisher members. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed in DOAJ. All data is freely available.

 

OTHER SOURCES TO CHECK:

 

  • 2012 NAHRS Selected List of Nursing Journals from the Journal of the Medical Library Association. A list of evidenced-based nursing journals. "The Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section (NAHRS) of the Medical Library Association created the 2012 NAHRS Selected List of Nursing Journals to... provide nurses and librarians with data on nursing and interdisciplinary journals to assist their decisions about where to submit articles for publication."

SEARCH TIP: Scroll to the right in the list for complete data, including acceptance rates (when available).

HOW DO I KNOW IF A JOURNAL IS PEER-REVIEWED?


Use Ulrich's International Periodicals Directly (see above). Type in the name of the journal into the search box. In the results pages, you will see a referee's shirt next to the journal if it is peer-reviewed/refereed. 

 

Journal Rankings, aka "Impact Factor"

Interested in finding out how wide a sphere of influence a journal has? Try these sources: