Where to Publish - Further Resources

Introduction | Prep | Presentation | Activity | Further Resources

Explore your options

Journals

• Consider using the full version of the Journal Evaluation Tool created by Loyola Marymount University Links to an external site..
• Read the chapter “What Should We Do to Publish Journal Articles in the Future?” (p. 185-195) from Zheng Yan’s 2020 book, Publishing Journal Articles: A Scientific Guide for New Authors Worldwide. Links to an external site.

Books and book chapters

Ask UP Links to an external site. from the Association of University Presses. 

Ask UP is a community forum and resource website for authors, junior faculty, and graduate students interested in monograph (e.g., book) publishing.

Preprints

• Sharing a preprint of your work can speed up dissemination and help you gather peer feedback before submission.
• Learn more about the opportunities and challenges with preprints Links to an external site..
• Find if your discipline already has an established preprint repository. Links to an external site.

Publish like a pro

• Explore the Own Your Rights Module to learn more about copyright
• Make your work Open Access Links to an external site.
• Dos and Don’ts of writing and reviewing scholarship in academe Links to an external site.
  

Boost your visibility

• ORCID Links to an external site. - An identifier that distinguishes your work from others who may share a similar name or credentials.

• Scholarly Pursuits: A Guide to Professional Development during the Graduate Years Links to an external site., by the Harvard GSAS Fellowships & Writing Center, includes:
  • samples of winning fellowship proposals
  • model curricula vitae
  • resumes and cover letters
  • advice on making the most of the student-faculty advising relationship
  • strategies for setting goals
  • introductory guide to publishing
  • resources for work-life balance

Monitor your impact

Metrics Toolkit Links to an external site.

How to use citations, web metrics, and altmetrics to measure the impact of specific publications as well as your overall impact on the scholarly or research environment.

Research Impact Metrics Guide Links to an external site.

UK librarians created this guide that explains standard and alternative metrics, describes where to find such metrics, and their benefits and drawbacks. have tools to help you identify applicable journals. Start with this guide or get in touch with your UK librarian team. Links to an external site.

UKnowledge Links to an external site.

Deposit a pre-published version of your accepted work to UKnowledge, the university's scholarly repository. Presentations and unpublished works may also be posted to UKnowledge. Links to an external site.

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