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Academic Publishing Support

Identifying a Publisher

Identifying a publisher can be the most challenging part of academic publishing and where and how your work is published can be impacted by many factors. There are several tools available to help you match your research to a publication. Keep in mind that some of these are specific to journals from a single publisher or dataset, so do not be discouraged if you don't get a match!

Journal Matching Tools

Journal/Author Name Estimator

Primarily for biomedical and life sciences, you can paste keywords or your abstract to get a listing of journals that publish similar content.

Journal Finder (Elsevier)

Tool that uses a machine learning algorithm to recommend Elsevier journals that match the scope of your manuscript.

Journal Finder (Wiley)

Enter your title and abstract to search for Wiley journals that match your manuscript.

Journal Selector Tool (LetPub)

Search by keyword or browse by topic to find a journal along with information about publications. Allows you to compare publications and view publishing trends.

Master Journal List (Web of Science)

Browse through journals or use the manuscript match tool to find publications relevant to your area of research.

Note:You will need to create a free account to use their "Match Manuscript" feature.

Open Access Journal Finder (Enago)

This unique journal finder resolves the familiar concerns regarding journal legitimacy, predatory journals, and article processing fees by using a validated journal index issued by the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Springer Nature Link

Search based on your abstract, keywords or browse by subject to find the best journal for your research. 

Reminder: XULA has a Read&Write Agreement with Springer Nature, so there may not be a charge for you to publish in one of these journals.