Start with Journals You Read and Cite: If you’rereading or citing a journal, your research is likely relatedto its content.
Skim References and Bibliographies: This can quickly provide a list of relevant journals.
Check Journal’s Aim and Scope: Ensure your article aligns with the journal’s specific focus.
Expand Your Search: If you find few relevant articles,check their bibliographies to explore further.
This approach helps you understand the research landscape and identify suitable journals for your work.
Benefits of using journal finders
Quick Identification: Use Journal Finder tools from major publishers to quickly identify potential journals.
How They Work: These tools analyse your abstract, title, and keywords to suggest matching journals.
Open Access Information: Suggestions often include details about Open Access policies to help meet compliance requirements.
Evaluate Suggestions: Treat these as suggestions. You know your research best, so review each journal’s scope and aims to ensure a good fit.
Links to some major journal finder tools:
The easiest way to publish gold open access free of change is to use a transitional agreement that London Met subscribes to.
The term transformative agreement refers to a type of journal subscription model that includes both access (read) charges and publishing (publish) charges. These agreements are negotiated between journal publishers and JISC. They are also known as Read & Publish agreements.
Library Services Resources currently subscribes to several Read & Publish deals with Elsevier, Wiley, Springer Nature, ACS, ACM and CUP
There is more information on these deals and how they can be used on our dedicated read and publish agreements guide.
Big Publishers: Established reputation and experience, but may not always be the best fit.
Smaller/Newer Journals: Often better for new perspectives, interdisciplinary work, or non-traditional formats.
Beware of Predatory Practices: Ensure new journals are academically diligent. Some journals exist to exploit Open Access fees without maintaining sound standards, and might also seek to deprive authors of the rights to their own work.
