LibGuides: Publishing: Selecting a Journal

Tools for Evaluating Journals for Publication

Publisher Evaluation Tool Checklist
This checklist from Nina Collins at Indiana Tech McMillen library helps evaluate a publisher using a Yes, No, or "I don't know" checklist.

Blobaum's Checklist for Review of Journal Quality for Submission of Scholarly Manuscripts
Compilation of factors to consider when evaluating a journal in which you'd like to publish, from Paul Blobaum at Governors State University.
JANE: Journal/Author Name Estimator
Mainly for health sciences. This site helps you determine to which journal you submit after writing an article, based on a keyword search of your abstract/title and a comparison to documents in PubMed.

Think, Check, Submit

This quick video talks about the three main steps of submitting work for publication: think about where you should publish, check out the venue against certain criteria, and then submit!