Library Research Guide for Faculty Publishing: A
Guide for Publishing, Tenure Review, and Promotion
Professors may want to investigate the following
three areas with regard to their own scholarly publications:
- Acceptance
rates of the journals in which they published
- Cited
References to their publications
- Impact
Factor and Immediacy Factor applicable to the
journal in which they published
1. Acceptance Rates
Journal acceptance rates can yield important
statistical information about the selectivity of a journal.
In addition to the sources listed below, some good
places to check for journal acceptance rates can be:
- The journal itself to see if the acceptance
rates are published.
- The Web site of the journal to see if this
information is posted online.
- The journal publisher.
- The Serials Directory lists
the contact information for various serial publications as does the
print Ulrich's Periodical Directory
(located at the Library Reference Desk, Ref. Z6941 .U5).
- Articles that may have been written on the
quality of journals in a particular discipline.
- If you search through a periodical index
that is key in your discipline, for example PsycINFO for
psychology or CINAHL for
nursing, you may find articles written on the quality of journals.
Writers Market
(Ref. PN161 .W83 2006) contains some useful data on acceptance rates
for book publishers, small presses, and consumer and trade magazine
publishers.
The resources listed below contain information on
acceptance rates for scholarly journals.
Business & Economics
Cabell's Journal
Directories
Library Database
European Economic Association,
rankings of academic journals in Economics 
Communication
Iowa Guide: Scholarly
Journals in Mass Communication and Related Fields
Education
Cabell's Journal Directories
Library Database
Guide to Journals in
Psychology and Education
Ref. BF76.8.L65 1990
Hensen, K. (1997). "Writing for publication," Phi
Delta Kappan, 78(10), 781-784.
Literature
MLA Directory of Periodicals
Library Database
Nursing and Allied Health
An Author's Guide to Nursing
Journals
Ref. RT24 .A98 1998
Writer's Guide to Nursing and
Allied Health Journals
Ref. RT24 .B69 1998
Writer's Guide to Nursing
Periodicals
Ref. RT24 .D35 2000
Psychology
APA journal acceptance rates
Cabell's Journal Directories
Library Database
Guide to Journals in
Psychology and Education
Ref. BF76.8.L65 1990
Journals in Psychology: A
Resource Listing for Authors
Ref. BF 76.8 J68 1997
Religion
Religious Writers
Marketplace
Ref. Z479.G46 1993
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2. Cited References
Cited References count how many times a given work
has been cited by others as a measure of quality. The resources listed
below contain information on cited reference counts. As different
sources index different titles, it is best to check all of the
applicable sources and remove duplicate cited references for an
accurate count.
Multidisciplinary
Google
Scholar
Contents strongest in: Astronomy, Biology, Business, Chemistry,
Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Environment &
Ecology, Finance, Math, Medicine, Nursing, Physics, Sociology.
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Web of Science
Library Database
Multidisciplinary. Contents compare to the print publications: Arts
& Humanities Citation Index, Science
Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Nursing
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing
& Allied Health)
Library Database
Psychology
PsycINFO
Library Database
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3. Impact Factor and Immediacy Factor
The Impact factor is the ratio equal to the number
of cites to recent articles divided by the number of recent articles,
where recent may refer to the past couple of years. The Immediacy
Factor is the ratio equal to the number of cites to current articles
divided by the number of current articles, where current may refer to
past year.
Journal Citation Reports
Library Database
Impact factors for select science, technology, and social science
journals.
More information: http://scientific.thomson.com/tutorials/jcr4/
incites
incites provides a behind-the-scenes look at the scientists, journals,
institutions, nations, and papers selected by the ISI Essential Science
Indicators (ESI) Web product.
See http://www.in-cites.com/research/
for the SCI and Web of Science "top journals" in various areas.
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