It may help to keep a spreadsheet of possible journals and record details.
The journal may come under AUT's Read & Publish Agreement. See the section in this guide.
Example of information available on a journal webpage
Check the information circled. This is a hybrid journal which is included in AUTs subscription covering APCs. Go the Read & Publishing section for more information.
Take care that the journal you have selected is good quality. Submitting to a poor-quality journal can have an impact on your research profile.
Check whether articles in your chosen journal or the journal can be found in a database or other locations where researchers in your field will search.
You may want to search Altmetric Explorer for mentions in social media.
The Think, Check, Submit website provides a checklist for assessing the credentials of a journal or publisher.
Metrics and raking lists may be used to identifying the impact of a journal in a particular research discipline.
Find metrics for journals or compare your targeted journals within a discipline:
See the Research Impact guide for more information on metrics.
The following tools provide reviews on journals shared by researchers around the World:
Predatory journals are published by dubious publishers. Journals charge APC fees for publishing but do not conduct quality checks and reviews for the articles they published.
When selecting a journal for publishing, you should check the journal website and issues thoroughly, and especially look at the following common signs of poor quality or predatory journals:
COPE, the Committee on Publication Ethics has some useful guides.
Dobusch, L., & Heimstädt, M. (2019). Predatory publishing in management research: A call for open peer review. Management Learning, 50(5), 607-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507619878820
Eriksson, S., & Helgesson, G. (2017). The false academy: Predatory publishing in science and bioethics. Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 20(2), 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-016-9740-3
Grudniewicz, A., Moher, D., & Cobey, K. D. (2019). Predatory journals: No definition, no defence. Nature, 576, 210-212. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03759-y
Shen, C., & Björk, B.-C. (2015). ‘Predatory’ open access: A longitudinal study of article volumes and market characteristics. BMC Medicine, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0469-2
Siler, K., Vincent-Larmarre, P., & Lariviere, V. (2021). Predatory publishers' latest scam: Bootlegged and rebranded papers. Nature, 598, 563-565. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02906-8
Retraction Watch reports on the retraction, or removal of a published paper from an academic journal due to incorrect data or reporting. A journal with frequent retractions may indicate poor editorial or review processes.