Predatory Journals
- Predatory PublishersA library guide from GWU on predatory publishers. Contains two sections of particular interest:
Red Flags: Know the Signs of Predatory Publishers
Qualities of Reputable Journals
- Cabells
This resource is a tool to help researchers find the right journal for their research. It is comprised of two parts: comprehensive data for thousands of titles in STEM, business and education ("journalytics"), and an accompanying list of journals considered to be predatory. Manuscript preparation tools and journal metrics from Scopus help users evaluate journals and streamline the submission process.
Although no longer maintained, Beall's List of Potential Predatory Journals included the following from the discipline of Communication:
Where to Publish?
- Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an evaluative tool used to determine the most frequently cited, highest impact, or largest journals in an academic field, covering 2004 to 2 years ago.
- Cabells
This resource is a tool to help researchers find the right journal for their research. It is comprised of two parts: comprehensive data for thousands of titles in STEM, business and education ("journalytics"), and an accompanying list of journals considered to be predatory. Manuscript preparation tools and journal metrics from Scopus help users evaluate journals and streamline the submission process.
Understanding Journal Impact Factors
- The Agony and the Ecstasy — The History and the Meaning of the Journal Impact Factor2005 paper presented at the Fifth International Congress of Peer review in Biomedical Publication (Chicago) on scholarly publishing metrics, including the origins of the impact factor, appropriate uses of impact factors, and examples of citation analysis.
Researcher Metrics from Google Scholar
Publish or Perish is a free downloadable program developed by Anne-WIl Harzing that provides author-level metrics, using Google Scholar citation data. It is designed to help research academics to present their case for research impact. Publish or Perish calculates several citation metrics.
To generate metrics for your publications in Publish or Perish,
- Download the program from Harzing.com.
- Select author impact analysis from the left hand sidebar.
- Refine your search. Deselect any subject areas that are not related to your publication history and add years of publication.
- Enter your first initial and last name in quotes. Sample: "J Doom"
- Select "Lookup".
- Refine your results by deselecting publications not authored by you.
- All available metrics will appear at the top of the results screen.
Journal Rankings/Metrics
- Journal Citation Reports
Journal Citation Reports is an evaluative tool used to determine the most frequently cited, highest impact, or largest journals in an academic field, covering 2004 to 2 years ago.
- Web of Science
Index to articles in scholarly journals and conference proceedings from all fields of study, plus the ability to search these articles' bibliographies by cited author or work. Links to full text are included where possible.