Where to Publish

Where to Publish

• 1.
  1 La Trobe University Whereto Publish latrobe.edu.au/library
• 2.
  2 La Trobe University Whatare the main issues? • Publishing in quality, high impact scholarly journals? • Selecting journals relevant to your discipline or research focus? • Where are other experts in your discipline publishing? • Identifying a journal whilst being mindful of ERA, FoR and impact factors? • Ensuring that your research is reaching relevant audiences?
• 3.
  3 La Trobe University Whatquality factors should I check for? • Evaluate journals using a range of criteria and compare with other journals in the same category • Quantitative and qualitative assessments may include: • Journal impact factors • Indexing and abstracting services • Relevance to your discipline • Ranking within your discipline • Peer review process
• 4.
  4 La Trobe University Whatare journal metrics? • Used to evaluate the impact or quality of a journal • Journal metrics can be used for: • Grant applications • Promotion & recruitment • Identifying which journal to publish in • Be aware that some disciplines rely less on publishing in journals than others
• 5.
  5 La Trobe University Howcan I check? • A range of resources are available: • Journal Citation Reports (JCR) • Eigenfactor calculation • Scopus Journal Analyzer (SJR) • SCImago • InCites • ERA 2012 Journal List • View the Where to Publish LibGuide for further information and instructions on how to use the various journal metric tools
• 6.
  6 La Trobe University Furtherhelp: • Research Education and Development (RED) • latrobe.edu.au/research/red • Research Services • latrobe.edu.au/research-services/ • Contact your Faculty Librarian