Resources for Authors: Where to Publish

You can look for each journal's impact factor information on the journal's website.

Fake or misleading metrics can be used by predatory publishers. For a list of some of the fake metrics used, click here. 

Deciding where to publish can be challenging. Where you choose to publish can affect the impact of your research.

Start by looking at:

• Where are similar articles to yours being published? (Do a search for articles in the library's databases and see where these articles are being published.) 
• Which journals do you read? Which do your colleagues read?
• Who publishes your colleagues' work? 
• Who do you cite in your own work?

When considering a submitting to a journal:

• Are the articles published of high quality?
• Does your research fit the journal's scope?
• Is the journal searchable in databases?
• What is the reputation of the journal? What is the journal's impact factor?
• If the journal is open access, does it charges an article processing charge (APC)?

Think. Check. Submit. is a campaign focused on empowering authors to check the trustworthiness of a journal or publisher. Utilizing the checklist helps researchers spot trusted journals and publishers for their research. 

A preprint is a completed research paper that has been submitted to a journal but has not yet been through the entire publication process - it may have been reviewed but not typeset, or it may not yet have been reviewed. A preprint allows you to share research with colleagues prior to officially being published (the review process can take many months). Preprints are given a digital object identifier (DOI) so they can be cited in other research papers. A preprint can be shared on social media or via email, and can be posted on the author's website, a university repository, or a public server such as those listed below.