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Finding quality journals to publish in

P u b l i s h i n g P o w e r H o u rF a c u l t y L i b r a r i a n Te a m – K i t t y D e l a n e y a n d L i n d e n H a l l


• Planning to publish

• What is a quality journal?

• How to find quality journals

• Tools to help you select the best journal for YOU

• Frequently asked questions…

Session outline

14/10/2020


Planning – key to publishing successHave a publishing strategy before you startWhy? Choose a journal!How? There are tools to identify potential journals

Then select the best journal for your research


Think about … Recommendations Colleagues Knowledge of the area Database search Journal finding tools (Elsevier, Emerald, Taylor & Francis; IEEE)

Who is your audience? Academics Industry

How much time have you got? Cabell’s – acceptance rates Frequency of publication Special issues – call for papers


What is a quality journal?

Depends on the Faculty• Discipline Lists • ERA Journal List• Curtin Quality List


The Publishing Universe

SJR / SNIP / CITESCOREJIF

Web of Science (Clarivate)Scopus (Elsevier)

https://libguides.utep.edu/c.php?g=883377&p=6347329


So many metrics…


Tools for finding quality journalsNo single source will give you all the information you need!

SCImago (Scopus data)

Journal Citation Reports (Web of Science data)

Ulrichsweb (use with discretion)

ScopusERA listDiscipline Lists – e.g. ABDC list; Cabells Directories

https://www.scimagojr.com/

http://link.library.curtin.edu.au/p?pid=CUR_ALMA61113461930001951

http://link.library.curtin.edu.au/p?pid=CUR_ALMA61113462020001951

https://link.library.curtin.edu.au/gw?url=CUR04115

https://www.arc.gov.au/file/10549/download?token=Sbfb2a9n

https://abdc.edu.au/research/abdc-journal-list/


Differences in Tools


Scimago Journal Rankinghttps://www.scimagojr.com/

• Its FREE!!• Based on Scopus data, so very comprehensive• It ranks journals using 15 indicators of “prestige”• Journals are assigned a rank by percentiles – Q1 – Q4• In most cases, Q1 or Q2 journals are considered to be “quality”

https://www.scimagojr.com/


• Access via Web of Science subscription• Smaller content set than Scopus• Ranks journals by Journal Impact Factor• Journals are assigned a rank by percentiles – Q1 – Q4

Journal Citation Reports


https://ulrichsweb-serialssolutions-com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/

• Access through Library Databases page – we pay for this one• A database of journal titles• Knowing where a journal is indexed is CRITICAL• Provides practical information about publication patterns, open

access• Use with caution

Ulrichsweb Serials Database

https://ulrichsweb-serialssolutions-com.dbgw.lis.curtin.edu.au/


Scopus has great functionality:

• search on an author and analyse their publishing activity• search on a journal title and see journal metrics• search on a topic and analyse results

Scopus



• Lists journals eligible for ERA submissions in 2018• No ranking data• Point in time - may not include newer titles• Useful for Fields of Research (FoR) codes

Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) journals list



Australian Business Deans Council List - ABDC

Cabells

Discipline lists


1. SCImago or Journal Citation Reports –search by keyword or subject – prefer Q1 or Q2 journals

2. Ulrichs – check where the journal is indexed, how often it is published

3. Discipline lists for ranking

I want to find quality journals in my field…


1. Scopus or other database search

2. Ulrich search – keywords

3. Journal finder tools

4. Calls for special issues

I have a topic in mind, but I don’t

know which journals to

publish in …


1. Ask for Feedback

2. Talk with colleagues

3. Are you publishing in the right journal?

4. Journal home page – they have detailed information and criteria

5. Journal finder tools – can often submit abstracts to identify a journal title

6. Try a journal outside of your discipline!

7. Calls for special issues

I keep being rejected by

journals. What can I do?


1. Scopus – do an author search then “analyse results”

2. SCImago – check titles for quartile ranking

3. Check ERA list

I would like to find out which journals my colleagues are publishing in…


Publishing Power Hours

• Identifying predatory journals – Wednesday October 14th, 12-1

• Tips for getting your article published – Wednesday October 21st, 12-1

• Publishing your research data – Wednesday October 28th, 12-1

• Publishing Open Access – Wednesday November 4th, 12-1

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Your Faculty LibrariansHumanities &CASPetra Dumbell

9266 [email protected]

Health SciencesDiana BlackwoodVanessa Varis


Science & EngineeringLinden HallJenny Copestake


Business & LawKitty DelaneyJaya Ralph

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