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Research, Writing, & Scholarly Activity

library services and support for research, writing, & scholarly activity

Publishing Support

Library Support for Publishing

Services provided include:

  • Expert literature searching

  • Citation & bibliographic assistance

  • Recommending publications appropriate for your manuscript topic

  • Publisher relationships that waive article processing fees: 

    • BMJ Case Reports

    • Cambridge Journals

Case Reports are a quick way to get some publications on your CV.
fast-track publication of case reports by a respected publisher; highly discoverable; free to you
publish the following article types in Gold Open Access Cambridge Journals free to you
  • Research articles
  • Rapid Communications
  • Review articles
  • Brief Reports
  • Case Reports
  • Eligibility checker
    • Select USA as region and then any Inova location for institution.
    • The eligibility checker will provide a searchable list of Cambridge journals for you to review.
  • Submit a manuscript 

Resources to Identify Trusted Publishers & Journals

Unsure where to submit your manuscript for publication?

 

Tools available to help you identify trustworthy publishers and journals are listed below.
If a journal is indexed (ie. included in the journal list) of DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) and/or JCR (Journal Citation Reports, it is a good indicator that the journal is not predatory.

Search DOAJ by journal title or ISSN

Search JCR by journal title or ISSN

Search the Nursing Journals Directory from the International Academy of Nurse Editors

 

Selecting a Journal for Submitting Your Manuscript

Librarians can assist you in finding journals that are appropriate for your manuscript, but the following tools can also give you a head start by providing a list of suggested journals.
1) You'll need a descriptive, working title for your project / manuscript, even if it's not the final title. 
2) Your manuscript abstract will also be handy, or at least a few sentences describing your project / manuscript. The more, the better. The more descriptive using keywords you've seen in other articles on your topic, the more relevant and precise the recommendations will be.
3)  Common, descriptive keywords for your project / manuscript are helpful. Again, use keywords used in articles / topics similar to yours.
After you receive a list of journals, review the Scope and Author Guidelines for each journal to be confident your manuscript topic is something the journal would be interested in.