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Where Should I Publish My Research? : Database Journal Coverage

Determine which databases index a specific journal

To increase the chances of having your publications viewed by others, make sure the journal is included in the major databases of your subject discipline. Most databases provide a list of journals indexed. 

Here is a list of a few major interdisciplinary databases (in no particular order). Check for inclusion of your journal in one or more of the following journal lists: ​​​​​

UlrichsWeb Global Serials Directory

Using Journal "About" Pages

Many journal websites will feature an "about" page that will often include information information regarding which services provide abstracting and indexing for that title.

This image shows a website page for the "Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness". The page header has a blue background with white text displaying the journal name and navigation options like "Submit an article", "About this journal", and "Browse all articles & issues". The main content of the page is titled "Abstracting and indexing". It lists the services that include this journal: Research Alert® Scopus (with a CiteScore 2019 of 1.5 - 129/292 in Social Sciences (miscellaneous)) Urban Studies Abstracts On the left side, there's a navigation menu with options like "Aims and scope", "Journal metrics", "Editorial board", "Abstracting and indexing" (which is highlighted), and "Open access".

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Content in this guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License and is adapted from "Identifying Appropriate Journals for Publication" by University of Alberta Health Sciences Library which is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0