Open Access Week

Lunch and Learn Session on How to Choose Where to Publish

Session 2: How to choose where to publish
Introduction by Prof. Deanna Lacoste
Date and Time: Wednesday, October 27, 12:00-13:00

Lunch and learn sessions will be held in the circular seating area on the Seaview side on level 2 of the University Library. A light lunch will be provided for participants. No registration is required.

Questions to consider

What are the factors to consider when choosing where to publish?
How do changes in a person’s career, in their research focus, or in the publishing environment affect their choices of where to publish?

Resources about journal policies

1. DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals. Find OA journals, including those that do not charge APCs (platinum/diamond OA) https://doaj.org/

2. Sherpa Romeo: Check a journal’s article sharing policies. Find out which versions of your article a journal will allow you to share online. https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/

3. TOP Factor: Scores assigned to journals based on implementation of the Transparency and Openness Promotion guidelines. Currently only covers 1000+ journals. https://www.topfactor.org/

Publisher based journal suggestion tools

Provide information about the acceptance rate and time to publication of different journals.
Suggest possibly suitable venues based on a draft paper title and abstract.

1. Elsevier: https://journalfinder.elsevier.com/

1. Springer: https://journalsuggester.springer.com/

1. IEEE: Includes upcoming IEEE conferences. Lacks acceptance rate information. https://publication-recommender.ieee.org/

1. Wiley: Lacks acceptance rate and time to publication information. https://journalfinder.wiley.com/