LibGuides: Journal Evaluation: Find a Journal

Find Journals @ UIW

Cabell's Journalytics Academic This link opens in a new window
Find information on academic journals covering a range of disciplines. Includes journal summaries, evaluative analytics, predatory publisher data, and more. Searches may be filtered by discipline, publisher, ISSN, and other criteria. Check the Predatory Reports. But keep in mind, just because it's not listed, doesn't mean it's not predatory - use this in addition to the evaluation tools
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
Open access (OA) peer-reviewed journals covering a wide range of academic disciplines.
Directory of Open Access Books This link opens in a new window
Open access (OA) peer-reviewed books covering a wide range of academic disciplines.
MLA Directory of Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Journals and book series covering literature, dramatic arts, folklore, language, linguistics, pedagogy, rhetoric, composition, and more. Includes publication details, contact information, submission information, and more.
Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window
Information on journals and other serial publications including ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database availability, and reviews. Includes academic journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, and more.

How do I identify the journal I want to publish in?

Do your lit review, and make a list of the journals those authors published in
Look at the results of your searches in the databases for names of journals
Ask your colleagues, faculty, and mentors
Ask your discipline librarian
Check Cabell's to find out information like acceptance rates and disciplines covered

Cabell's Journalytics Academic This link opens in a new window
Resource for finding information on academic journals covering a range of disciplines. Includes journal summaries, evaluative analytics, predatory publisher data, and more.
MLA Directory of Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Journals and book series covering literature, dramatic arts, folklore, language, linguistics, pedagogy, rhetoric, composition, and more. Includes publication details, contact information, submission information, and more.
Ulrichsweb Global Serials Directory This link opens in a new window
Information on journals and other serial publications including ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database availability, and reviews. Includes academic journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, and more.

UIW Discipline Librarians
Request a consultation for assistance
Choosing a Journal - Author Services from Taylor and Francis
JANE (Journal/Author Name Estimator)
A free tool to find the most appropriate journal for your topic, JANE includes titles from Medline.