LibGuides: Faculty Publishing: Where to Publish

Predatory Publishing

Have you received an invitation to publish in a journal, but one that's unfamiliar to you? Read this first!

Journal quality is not solely determined by impact factor and number of times cited. Those numbers can be gamed and as large multinational publishers start purchasing open access journals the waters have become really murky. The investigative article Who's Afraid of Peer Review? explains in more detail.

Who's Afraid of Peer Review? / Tangled Web
A spoof paper concocted by the respected journal Science reveals there is little or no scrutiny at many open-access journals. Dozens of journals targeted in an elaborate sting accepted a spoof research article, raising questions about peer-review practices in much of the open-access world.

The location of a journal's publisher, editor, and bank account are often continents apart. Explore an interactive version of the map from this page.
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Science 04 Oct 2013:
Vol. 342, Issue 6154, pp. 60-65
DOI: 10.1126/science.342.6154.60

Criteria for Determining Predatory Publishers
Compiled by Jeffrey Beall, University of Colorado Denver, as a critical analysis of scholarly, open-access publishing. Jan. 1, 2015

Retraction Watch
Blog founded by veteran science writers Ivan Oransky and Adam Markus to "track retractions as a window into the scientific process." ~ Retraction Watch

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While the classification of Peer Reviewed or Refereed (terms are used interchangeably) is an indication of some type of review, dig a little deeper. These designations are reported by journal publishers to vendors, but what they mean can vary. The term Scholarly generally indicates an academic focus with a focus on reporting original research, authored by experts, for experts.

Things to consider:

Are the reviewers named for a specific journal or only as an advisory board for the publisher in general?
What is the manuscript acceptance rate?
If acceptance happens very quickly with few revisions, how much review is actually happening?
Does the journal require underlying data to be included or made available?
Does the journal check for image manipulation?
How does the journal deal with allegations of errors or misconduct?
Is a subscription to the journal required for publication? Is there a fee for review?

Where to Publish?

Open Access Agreements for Authors
OhioLINK has negotiated five read and publish agreements for its institutions’ authors. These publishing agreements allow authors to publish open access at no cost to the authors or additional cost to their institutions, in addition to providing access to a broad range of high-quality research articles from these publishers.
ABDC Business Journal Quality List
The ABDC Journal Quality List endorses journal entries using graded classifications.

Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ defines open access journals as journals that "use a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access." While this can be a useful listing, it is not a guarantee. Predatory publishers do slip through the cracks. Ask questions, be vigilant.
Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science)
This index, incorporated into Web of Science, will make discoverable journal literature that is currently being evaluated for inclusion in the core Science, Social Science, and Arts & Humanities Citation Indexes. This will take into consideration emerging research journals and represent the research from emerging global markets.
Scholarly Publishing Guide (U of Notre Dame)
All of these tools allow you to input information such as an abstract, a title or keywords and will return a list of journals that publish articles on those topics. All of these are on the open web—there is no login and can be accessed from anywhere.
Professor Anne-Wil Harzing Journal Quality List
The Journal Quality List is a collation of journal rankings from a variety of sources in the areas of Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management, and Marketing. It is published primarily to assist academics to target papers at journals of an appropriate standard.
Think Check Submit
Think. Check. Submit. is a campaign to help researchers identify trusted journals for their research. It is a simple checklist researchers can use to assess the credentials of a journal or publisher.
Web of Science End Note Manuscript Matcher
(For free access to EndNote, go to http://libguides.walsh.edu/endnote for instructions to create your free account.) EndNote is a solution to support individuals looking to publish by providing intuitive recommendations of the world’s most influential journals that match the content of their manuscript. This link is informational only.

Retaining Author Rights

SPARC Addendum
Negotiation information to keep some rights to your work. This could allow you to retain/grant permission for article copies and reuse of your images.

Finding Dissertations

Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses) This link opens in a new window
Index to doctoral dissertations and master's theses from North America and Europe. Dissertations and Theses (OhioLINK) - see Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
International organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). We support electronic publishing and open access to scholarship in order to enhance the sharing of knowledge worldwide.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center (OhioLINK) This link opens in a new window
Online theses and dissertations from Ohio graduate students.

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Predatory Publishing

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Where to Publish?

Retaining Author Rights

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