Research Guides: Medical and Health Sciences Publishing: Where to Publish

Medical and Health Sciences Libraries

Where Should I Publish on my Topic?

JANE: Journal/Author Name Estimator
Enter the title and/or abstract of the paper in the box, and click on 'Find journals', 'Find authors', or 'Find Articles'. Jane will then compare your document to millions of documents in Medline to find the best matching journals, authors or articles.
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Can be used to find information about a particular journal (is it refereed? who is the publisher?) as well as to identify journals that publish in specific subject areas.
Web of Science
Use the Analyze Results tool to help you find which journals are publishing on your topic (see tutorial below).

Journal/Author Name Estimator

Using Web of Science to Identify Journals for Publication

Journal Impact Factors

The journal impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the "average article" in a journal has been cited in a particular year. The impact factor will help you evaluate a journal's relative importance, especially when you compare it to others in the same field.

Journal Citation Reports
Provide data that helps you evaluate and compare scholarly journals in the sciences and social sciences based on citations in indexed articles to other articles in a particular journal

Eigenfactor
Created as a competitor to JCR's Impact Factors, the Eigenfactor™ Score is a measure of the overall value provided by all of the articles published in a given journal in a year. The Article Influence™ Score is a measure of a journal's prestige based on per article citations. The site also evaluates the cost effectiveness of journals.
Scimago Journal and Country Rank
The SJR is another competitor to JCR's Impact Factors, created from the Scopus database. It expresses the average number of weighted citations received in the selected year by the documents published in the selected journal in the three previous years.

Instructions for Authors

Instructions for Authors in the Health Sciences
Find links to the instructions for authors for an extensive list of biomedical journals. This site is maintained by the Mulford Library at the Medical College of Ohio.
Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals
Many journals have adopted the standards produced by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE, also known as the Vancouver Group).