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Where to Publish?

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An interactive table that helps researchers identify suitable journals for their publications or whether to review for them. The visually distinguishes between for-profit, not-for-profit, and university press journals.

Data Sources

This tool uses data from our own curated database as well as several external sources:

  • DAFNEE database for Ecology and Evolution: provides comprehensive information about academia-friendly journals in the fields of Ecology and Evolution.
  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals): provides information about open access journals, including publisher and country.
  • Scimago Journal & Country Rank: Provides journal ranking data, including journal ranks and quartiles.
  • OpenAPC database: Provides information about Article Processing Charges (APCs) and business models of journals.
  • SU list of non-predatory journals: List of journals recommended by the conference of deans.

Contributing to the database

There are several ways to contribute to this project, either by adding new journals or editing, this requires a Google account and no coding skills.

Add new journals: Add a new journal to the database by filling out the form below. The journal will be reviewed and added to the database: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTWQ8PaFCL_zabYwUidZZlh8GR_SZJ1rWaQfZWX3ZS98pm3g/viewform The scimago rank and quartile will be added automatically based on the journal name.

Edit existing data: Edit the database directly in suggestion mode. The changes will be reviewed and merged by the maintainers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PRXViyQlo5ZMjpCJ_XpcHfsnZEJmmdCiXjnkazMyua8/edit?resourcekey=&gid=1775942038#gid=1775942038

Contributing to the codebase

https://github.com/WhereToPublish/WhereToPublish.github.io/

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