Research Metrics & Scholarly Impact

At IUSM, each department has a personal librarian (aka liaison). You can make an appointment to meet with your librarian and talk about whatever questions you may have.

JANE matches your title, abstract, or keywords to millions of documents in MEDLINE to help determine the best journals for your research.

Enter your abstract or article description in the Journal Selector to find journals that publish in related areas. Currently matching to over 18,000 journals.

Log in to your EndNote Basic account and click on the Match tab on the top of the screen.

A guide to help researchers identify trusted journals. This guide was created with support from several well-known publishing groups.

A post from the BMJ Opinion Blog.

Checklist designed to help researchers determine whether or not to publish in a journal. Created by the Duke University Medical Center Library & Archives.

"Every year, we accept and publish more than 250,000 journal articles. Publishing in an Elsevier journal starts with finding the right journal for your paper. If you already know which journal, you can enter the title directly in the Find a journal search box. Alternatively, you can match the abstract of your article to a journal."

The Springer Journal Suggester uses semantic technology to help you quickly choose the Springer journal that is right for your paper. Enter your abstract, description of your research, or a sample text and the Springer Journal Selector provides a list of relevant journals. You can refine the results based on requirements for Impact Factor or publishing model, including an option to match to journals that are fully open access or have open access options.

A community-curated directory of peer-reviewed journals.

Check the members list or COPE publishers, who have agreed to follow COPE Code of Conduct for Journal Editors.

A peer-reviewed directory of open access books.