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Research Support

Let the library smooth your path throughout the research lifecycle

Unsure where to submit your manuscript for publication?

Request assistance in selecting a journal for your manuscript.

Tools available to help you identify trustworthy publishers and journals are listed below.

Think.Check.Submit
simple checklist researchers can use to assess the credentials of a journal or publisher.
Journal Evaluation Tool
a scoring sheet that anyone can use to determine the credibility of a journal
Potential predatory and legitimate biomedical journals: can you tell the difference? A cross-sectional comparison. Shamseer, et al., BMC Medicine 15:28 (2017).
Combating Predatory Academic Journals & Conferences
IAP Report
Beware of Predatory Journals
Predatory Publishing
This web site, and the accompanying Twitter feed and blog, aims to raise awareness of Predatory Publishing.

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

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