Subject Guides: Guide to Selecting a Journal: Selecting a journal

Tips for selecting a journal

Some tips for choosing the right journal:

- Your literature review will contain journals in your field that have provided you with quality resources;

- Consult your supervisors, peers and colleagues to obtain a list of journal they have used;

- Does the aim and scope of the journal match your article content?

- Has the journal published articles similar to your article?

- Does the journal have any restrictions?

- User the library provided services as well as online services such as Journal Finder (see right panel);

- Consult your librarian.

(How to choose a journal, 2018)

Journal Impact Factors

What is a journal Impact factor?

Impact factors are one indicator of journal quality. They are calculated by determining the number of times published articles have been cited in the preceding two years. The higher the impact factor, the more articles have been cited. The impact factor, however, should not be used exclusively to establish journal quality. Informed peer-review should also be considered.

Open Access Explained

Selecting a journal

DHET Accredited Journals Lists

DHET accredited journals on SABINET

Scientific Journal Ranking

Africa

South Africa

International

Open Access Publishing

UWC is a signatory to the Berlin Declaration of Open Access which was signed in 2013. To find out more about Open Access Publishing consult the Guide to Open Access and Avoiding Predatory Publishing Practices.