Journal Finding Tools

& Research Metrics

JYOTHSNA DEVI KUCHIPUDI

B.SC(CN&D),M.Sc(FS&QC),NET,M.Phil(F&N),(Ph.D)
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Dept of Food Nutrition & Dietetics
School of Allied Healthcare & Sciences
Jain University
Bengaluru
 What is the Use of Journal Finder
Tools?

 Journal finder tools can help to save

time and increase the chances of
publication.
 They allow you to search for journals
based on your research topic,
keywords, and other criteria.
 Some may even suggest journals
based on your manuscript's abstract.
 Using these tools can help you find
the right target journal for your
research.
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 Types of Journal Finder Tools

 There are different types of journal finder

tools, including those provided by publishers
and third-party tools
 Publisher-provided tools are often limited to
their own journals. Third-party tools, on the
other hand, can search across multiple
publishers.
 Some popular third-party tools include
 Springer Journal Finder
 Elsevier Journal Finder.
 Wiley Journal Finder
 IEEE Journal Finder

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 Factors to Consider

 W hen choosing a journal finder tool,

consider the coverage, search options,
and user interface.
 Coverage refers to the number of
journals the
 tool can search.
 Search options include filters for peer-
review status, impact factor, and open
access.
 A user-friendly interface can make the
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tool easier to use and save time.
 WORKSHEET

https://journalfinder.elsevier.com/

https://journalfinder.wiley.com/search?type=match

https://publication-recommender.ieee.org/pubsearch

https://www.journalguide.com/

https://www.edanz.com/journal-selector

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 Assignment

Find the best journal for the following Keywords

1. IMPACT OF DASH DIET ON HYPERTENSION

2. ROLE OF LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX FOODS IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT

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 How do I choose the right journal?
 Aim to reach the intended audience for your work
 Choose only one journal, as simultaneous submissions are prohibited
 Supervisor and colleagues can provide good suggestions
 Shortlist a handful of candidate journals
 Investigate your journal shortlist:
> Aims & Scope
> Types of articles considered
> Readership e.g. academic versus practice
> Subscription versus Open Access
> Speed of publication
> Peer review process (Single-blind, Double-blind, Open)
> Bibliometrics
> Content innovation

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 The Guide for Choosing Journal
Find it on the journal homepage of the publisher, e.g. Elsevier.com
Keep to the Guide for Authors in your manuscript and scope ,Indexing
It will save your time

See the scope of the Journal

Indexing and Abstracting

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 Assignment

Find the scope and Indexing of the following Journals

1. Nutrition
2. Indian Journal of Community Health

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 Ans of Assignment

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/nutrition/about/insights

https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/pages/aboutthejournal.aspx

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The Guide for Choosing Journal
Find it on the journal homepage of the publisher, e.g. Elsevier.com
Keep to the Guide for Authors in your manuscript and scope, Indexing
It will save your time

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 Let us find the following Journal Author Guidelines

https://journals.lww.com/ijcm/Pages/instructionsforauthors.aspx

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 Structure

 Title
 Abstract
 Keywords
Search & find
Introduction
Methods
Results and Discussion
Tell your story
 Conclusion
 Acknowledgements
 References
 Supporting materials

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 Effective manuscript titles
 Should identify the main issue of the paper
 Should be concise
 But also accurate, unambiguous, specific, and complete
 Should use professional language and avoid rarely-used abbreviations
 Will attract readers - short, catchy titles are often better cited

Examples:

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 Keywords
 Are the labels of the manuscript
 Are used by indexing and abstracting services
 Should be specific
 Should use only established abbreviations (e.g. DNA)

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 Abstract
 Keep it as brief as possible
 Summarize the problem, methods, results, and conclusions
 Make sure it is clearly written and easy to understand
 Make sure it is accurate and specific while also being catchy
 Write last so accurately reflects the content of the paper

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Introduction
 Explain the problem
 Describe your approach
 Mention existing solutions and limitations

...
 Methods
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 Describe how the problem was studied

 Include detailed information to allow repetition
 Do not describe previously published procedures but cite clearly
 Identify the equipment and materials used
 Use proper notations including chemical formulae and symbols
 Don’t forget to present the controls used
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Results
 Include only data of primary importance i.e. the main and unexpected findings
(use supplementary data for data of secondary importance)
 Use sub-headings to keep results of the same type together and avoid
redundancy
 Use figures and tables for efficiency and clarity
 Provide statistical analyses
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Results - visualizations

 The caption and legend should be self-

explanatory to enable the figure to stand
alone.
 Maximize visual versus space
 Use colour ONLY when necessary

 Graphs: un-crowded plots; restrict data sets

(symbols to distinguish); well-selected scales;
axis labels; label size.
 Photos: scale marker; do not manipulate
the image to enhance the results.
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Results - tables
Needs a table Does not need a table

Growth medium aeration was essential for

the growth of S. coelicolor. At room
temperature (24°C) in stationary cultures,
bacterial growth was not measurable,
whereas in aerated cultures, substantial
growth was evident (78 Klett units).
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Discussion
 Interpretation of results
 Most important section
 Make the discussion correspond to the results and complement
them
 Compare published results with your own

Avoid:
 Statements that go beyond what the results can support
 Non-specific expressions
 New terms not already defined or mentioned in your paper
 Speculations on possible interpretations that are not rooted in
facts
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Conclusion
 Explain how your work advances the present state of knowledge
 Do not repeat results or the abstract
 Discuss uses, extensions, or applications
 Suggest future experiments
 Be clear to help the reviewers and editors judge your work and its impact

Acknowledgments
 Advisors
 Financial supporters and funders
 Proofreaders and typists
 Suppliers who may have donated materials
References
 Do not include too many references
 Always ensure you have fully absorbed the material you are referencing
 Avoid excessive self-citations or citations to publications from the same
region or institute
 Conform to any requirements outlined in the Guide for Authors
 Consider using a reference manager such as Mendeley
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The process of writing – building the article

Title, Abstract, and Keywords

Conclusion Introduction

Methods Results Discussion

Figures/Tables (your data)

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Submitting your paper & Peer Review

Preparing your article

 Spend time making sure your paper is clear and concise.

 Sharing research data.

 Use easy-to-understand charts and professional illustrations.

 Use clear and correct manuscript language.

 SEO your article by: using strong keywords in your titles, headings, and captions; linking

your paper with other content on the web, e.g. other papers, data repositories; and including

all relevant authorship information.

 Submitting the Paper
Traditional submission (by mail)—now rare
Electronic submission
Commonly via an online submission system
Sometimes as an e-mail attachment
Inclusion of a cover letter (conventional or electronic)
Completion of required forms
Some Categories of Editors at Journals
Helpful to know because you might interact with each Main categories:
 Editor-in-chief (and sometimes associate editors etc)—concerned mainly with content
 Managing editor(s)—concerned mainly with the administration of the journal
 Manuscript editor(s)—improve the writing and maintain a consistent style
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 Tricks to identify the predatory journals
Rapid publication is promised
The homepage language targets authors
The journal does not have clear policies on retraction, corrections/errata, or plagiarism (see the
ICMJE Recommendations for a more detailed discussion about best practices)
Description of the manuscript handling process is lacking
The contact email address is non-professional and non-journal related
Manuscripts are requested to be submitted by email instead of through an online submission system
Journals claiming to be open access either retain the copyright of published research or fail to mention the copyright
Article processing and/or publication charge is very low (e.g. < $150)
Information on whether and how journal content will be archived and preserved is absent
Scope of the journal is not clear
Website contains spelling and grammatical errors
No ISSN (International Standard Serial Number)
Not indexed by MEDLINE, Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science, or other legitimate abstracting or
indexing services or databases
Journal title mirrors the title of an established journal with one or two words being different
Journal is not published by a reputable or known publisher
Journal sends unsolicited email invitations for submissions, reviewers, or to serve on its editorial board
Looks like a trade journal, not a scholarly journal
Advertising is accepted

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 Your chance to speak directly to the editors

 Explain the main findings and motivation
 Highlight the novelty and significance of the results
 State final approval of all co-authors
 State prior reviews, revisions, etc.
 Note any special requirements e.g. suggested referees
 State any conflicts of interest

 Direct Financial
e.g. employment, stock ownership, grants, patents
 Indirect financial
e.g. honoraria, consultancies, mutual fund ownership, expert testimony
 Career & intellectual
e.g. promotion, rivalry
 Institutional
 Personal belief
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Peer review
 Helps to determine the quality, validity, significance, and originality of research
 Helps to improve the quality of papers
 Publishers are outside the academic process and are not prone to prejudice or favor
 Publishers facilitate the review process by investing in online review systems and providing tools to help
Editors and Reviewers
 What actually happens

Author Editor Reviewer

START

Basic requirements met?

Submit a [Yes]
paper
Assign
reviewers Review and give
[No] recommendation
Collect reviewers’
recommendations

[Reject] Make a
REJECT
decision
Revise the [Revision required]
paper
[Accept]

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 What are reviewers looking for?

Importance of the hypothesis

Originality
Clear progression through the paper
Well presented

“ Novelty”
“ Technical” Quality

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 Responding to reviewer comments

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 Why do we use publication metrics?
An indicator of research quality

They are useful but flawed

There is increasing literature, discussion, and advocacy

to identify flaws and alternatives.

What do publication metrics aim to measure?

Three key types -

1. Journal quality e.g. journal impact factor (JIF)

2. Individual article quality e.g. Citation count

3. Individual researcher quality e.g. h-index

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 What are we measuring? How are we measuring?
Journal Quality Journal-Level Metrics
Article reach Measure quality of the Journal using citation formulas
Article impact/Influence Article-Level Metrics
Dissemination Citation Based or altmetrics
Researcher Impact Author-Level Metrics
Measure the bibliographic impact of individual authors
Altmetrics
Measures and monitors the reach and impact of research through online
interactions
Journal-Level Metrics
Most journal-level metrics are calculated from the pool of journals indexed in two citation-indexing databases
Web of Science(WOS) (Clarivate Analytics)
Over 11,549 journals from the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Science Citation Index
(SSCI). The Library has a subscription to Web of Science but does not include access to Journal Citation
Reports (JCR)
SCOPUS (Elsevier)
Covers nearly 22,000 titles in the scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences (including arts and
humanities. The Library does not have a subscription to SCOPUS. Journal Metrics are freely available.
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Open and transparent :
Improved since 2018
Now much more verifiable
evidence for scores.

Example here is Nature Comms

Citation distributions are

skewed, especially by outliers

Mean vs median, articles vs

reviews vs other…

Full dataset available

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 Journal Impact Factor (JIF)
Most well-known and especially influential in STEM disciplines
JIF is a measure of the frequency with which the "average article" published in a
given scholarly journal has been cited in a particular year or period
JIF is not normalized for discipline. Can use Quartile position of title in category:
Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4
5-year indicators are also available
The JIF can be found independently of Journal Citation Reports, usually on the
journal home page

Eigenfactor Scores® and Article Influence ®

The Eigenfactor Project is sponsored by the West Lab at the Information School and
the Bergstrom Lab in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington
It uses information from the entire citation network to measure the importance of
each journal, much as Google's PageRank algorithm measures the importance of
websites on the world wide web
Find Eigenfactor metrics at Eigenfactor.Org
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 Scopus-Based Metrics
Cite Score (Elsevier)

Calculates the average number of citations received in a calendar year by all items published in that journal in the
preceding three years
Cite Score counts all documents since they all have the potential to attract citations, and the Impact Factor counts
the documents considered most likely to attract citations. Cite Score is independent of the document-type
classification
See About CiteScore and its derivative metrics
Find Cite Score at https://journalmetrics.scopus.com/

SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per paper)

Defined as the ratio of the raw Impact per Publication divided by the Relative Database Citation Potential
Corrects for subject-specific characteristics of the field someone is publishing in so any two journal can be compared
Find at CWTS Journal Indicators http://www.journalindicators.com/

SJR Indictor (SciMago)

Citations are weighted, depending on the rank of the citing journal

A citation from an important journal will count as more than one citation; a citation coming from a less important
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 Article-Level Metrics
 Citation-based and altmetric measures can show impact of individual research
publication
 How many times was an article cited
 How is it tracking in social media
 What is the geographic distribution of citing papers
 What is the disciplinary distribution of citing papers
 What is the impact outside of the scholarly Community

Author Metrics
H-Index is the best known. Attempts to measure both productivity
and impact of the published work.
A scientist has an index h if h of his/her Np papers has at least h
citations each, and the other (Np h) papers have no more than h
citations each
To have an h-index of 5, an author has to have 5 publications, each receiving at least
5 citations
Variants include g-index and m-index
Account for highly cited papers
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 Altmetrics
“Altmetrics expand our view of what impact looks like, but also of
what’s making the impact. This matters because expressions of
scholarship are becoming more diverse.”
From http://altmetrics.org/manifesto/

Simply, altmetrics are metrics beyond traditional citations.

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 Assignment

1. Find any journal which is indexed in Scopus and list the

SNIP and SJR indicator

2. Find out one journal which is indexed in Web of Science and

impact factor

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