Identifying Predatory Publishers

An index and directory to assist in locating and selecting a journal based on manuscript characteristics and topic areas.

DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

This Journal Evaluation Tool is a scoring sheet that anyone can use to determine the credibility of a journal. Follow the simple guide written by the authors to score the journal of your choice.
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The NLM Catalog provides access to NLM bibliographic data for over 1.4 million journals, books, audiovisuals, computer software, electronic resources, and other materials. Updated every weekday, the NLM Catalog is an alternative search interface to the bibliographic records in LocatorPlus.

The SCImago Journal & Country Rank includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus database. It includes two metrics: SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) and Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP). SJR is based on times cited, but also uses an algorithm to calculate article influence, which it uses to create rankings.

Use SHERPA RoMEO to look up a journal's archiving policies to see what you (as an author) are allowed to do with your articles.

A simple checklist researchers can use to assess the credentials of a journal or publisher.