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Get links to more resources below, including:
- Writing Help
- Citation Management tools
- Publishing tools
Writing Help
- Get in-person or online help with your writing
Citation Resources
Follow the links below for information on citation styles and citation management tools such as RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero.
- Citation Styles guideLearn why and how to cite sources in your research.
- Citation Management Tools guideUse citation management tools (such as RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero) to collect, organize, cite, and share references for research.
Publishing tools
- Browse this list of reputable journals and explore information such as acceptance rate, citation style, and time to publication
- View journals by Impact Factor, a measure of how often articles in the journal are cited
Avoid Predatory Publishing
Alongside the increasing popularity of legitimate open access publishing, there has also been a rise in what is known as predatory (or questionable) publishing. Predatory publishers solicit and accept manuscripts and fees from authors, but do not provide the editorial and peer review services that are part of legitimate scholarly publishing.*
It is a good idea to be wary of publishers soliciting articles or conference presentations from you. The Online tools listed below can help you ensure you are getting a respected, reputable, peer-reviewed journal article. These online tools lists containing journals that have been strictly vetted to be peer-reviewed.
*Bowman, J.D. (2014). Predatory Publishing, Questionable Peer Review, and Fraudulent Conferences. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 78(10), 176. http://doi.org/10.5688/ajipe7810176
Online tools:
- Think Check SubmitThis site includes a series of questions you can ask yourself to help you walk through the process of being a savvy author and avoiding untrustworthy publishers. It is the joint effort of a large number of trusted organizations involved in scholarly communications.
- DOAJ- Directory of Open Access JournalsThe DOAJ is a membership organization as well as a community-curated list of reputable open access journals. This is a vetted list. Presence on the list indicates that the journal has been deemed trustworthy. Absence from the lists does not necessarily mean a journal is predatory. You can search the list by journal, article or browse by subject.
- OASPA - Open Access Scholarly Publishers AssociationThis organization reviews publishers for quality before they can attain membership, so its Full List of Members serves as a kind of vetted list. The Resources tab provides helpful information on Open Access.
- Journals Currently Indexed in MEDLINEJournals that are indexed in MEDLINE go through a rigorous review process. The link will take you to the full list of 5200+ journals which can be considered another vetted list of reputable journals. See example below:
Please note that PubMed includes journals that are NOT indexed in MEDLINE. Be sure to set your limits to MEDLINE.
How to limit PubMed search results to MEDLINE only:
Since PubMed includes many non-MEDLINE journals, it can be helpful to limit PubMed search results to show MEDLINE journals only. This helps to ensure that predatory journals are not included in your search results. Remember to access PubMed through UH's link (https://libraries.uh.edu/pubmed) to ensure full-text availability.
- Click on PubMed.
- Enter search string
- Click on "Additional filters" in left-side menu
- Click on "Journal"
- Check the box next to "MEDLINE"
- Click on "Show"
- Check the box next to "MEDLINE" in left-side menu
