Research Guides: Academic Publishing: Where to Publish

Library database subscriptions

Cabell's Journalytics This link opens in a new window
Explore more than 11,000 qualified academic journals to discover the perfect outlet for your research. Filter your results using our advanced search options and suite of citation-backed metrics
Ulrichsweb - Global Serials Directory (Formerly: Ulrich's Periodicals Directory) This link opens in a new window
Ulrichsweb (Ulrich's Periodicals Directory) is a database that CMU library subscribes to. Ulrich's will tell you if a journal is still in print, available online, where it is indexed, and most critically, what type of journal it is (scholarly, trade, popular, etc.). Ulrich's does not tell you if a journal is good or bad. It just gives you classifications and you make the final judgement.

Where to Publish

The following are additional resources for you to search for suitable venues for your publishing needs.

Journal Seek is a large database of freely available journal information available on the internet.

Academic Publishing Guide – How to Choose the Right Publisher This article explains how to dodge predatory journal traps and opt for a trustworthy academic publisher for your work.

American Society for Public Administration Publishers Publishers on this list are those who publish textbooks or academic book in the field of public administration and public affairs.

Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) publicationethics.org

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) 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, 18% of which comes from sponsors and 82% from supporters and publisher supporters. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed in DOAJ. All data is freely available.

Google Scholar Metrics H5

JANE - Journal/Author Name Estimator Jane (Journal/Author Name Estimator) is a freely available web-based application that, on the basis of a sample text (e.g. the title and abstract of a manuscript), can suggest journals and experts who have published similar articles. FAQ

OOIR .org conveys two major contents: research trends (based on altmetrics) and journal rankings (based on open, reproducible data) – both with a multidisciplinary outlook.

Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing These Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA and WAME.

Scilit .net Journal Ranking is a content aggregator platform for scholarly publications. It is developed and maintained by the open access publisher MDPI AG . It is offered for free to scientists, scholars and the interested general public.

Think. Check. Submit ... .org

The CMU Libraries has signed transformative agreements with the journal publishers. Under these agreements, the article processing charges (APCs) normally associated with publishing an article in these publishers’ journals are waived. There is no cost to CMU authors upon either submission or publication, and the resulting article will be published in an open format. Meaning as soon as it is published, the article will be fully available worldwide for researchers and students to read, cite, and share. ... Read more

PubMed PubReMiner (only works in PubMed, but can identify experts, research interests, and journals to publish in)