Information Guides: Publishing and Scholarship Guide: Finding A Journal

Introduction

This page offers tools to help researchers find journal titles for publication.

Journal Finding Tools

The following links help connect authors with journals appropriate for sharing their research. This does not circumvent the need to critically assess the journal selected for publication.

JANE (Journal/Author Name Estimator)
Enter your article title, abstract or keywords and select "Find Journals." Jane use the information provided to find matching journals via PubMed.
Elsevier Journal Finder
Elsevier is a well-known publisher of academic books and journals. Submit a title, abstract and/or keywords and see which of their journals appear as a match. Try it out with your own work or examples Elsevier provides at the link.
Springer Journal Suggester
Springer also offers a way to find Springer-published journals with a title, abstract, or keywords.
Web of Science Journal Matcher
Web of Sciences allows researchers to match their articles with journals in their databases but a free account must be created first.
Taylor & Francis Journal Suggester
Taylor & Francis also provides a new journal matching service currently in beta form.
Wiley Journal Finder
Wiley's journal finder is currently in beta form.

Journal Lists by Discipline

The lists below are only sample lists. There may be publications that meet your needs not on this list. Please do your due diligence if you think a journal title may be a good option.

Is the journal still in publication?
Does the journal accept English articles?
Does it meet the criteria of being a quality journal?
Is it indexed in a database?

Acupuncture Journal List
This is a list of journals that may accept articles on acupuncture.
Chiropractic Journals List
This is a list of journals or links to a list of journals that may accept articles on chiropractic care.
Massage Therapy Publications List
Here area few journals or magazines that may accept articles on chiropractic therapies.
Complementary and Integrative Care Journals List
Here are some publications that may accept articles on our disciplines as long as there's an integrative component to them.

Open Access Journals

DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.