What is Impact Factor?
An impact factor is a way of measuring the relative ranking of a journal within a field. Ranked lists of journals can be used to:
- Identify prestigious and influential journals in a particular discipline
- Identify highly ranked journals in which to publish
- Help determine the allocation of research funding
What's a good impact factor? Find out here.
Resources for Getting Published
- Author Instructions in the Health SciencesFind author instructions for over 6,000 health science journals. (From The University of Toledo)
- DOAJ This link opens in a new window
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The Directory of Open Access Journals covers free, full text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals. Aims to cover all subjects and languages.
- How to Select a Journal to Submit and Publish Your Biomedical Paper?BioImpacts, 2012, 2(1), 61-68.
- Journal Citation Reports (JCR) This link opens in a new window
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Search this database to find out impact factors for specific titles or for all journals in a specialty. Impact factors indicate how important or popular a journal is by analyzing how many times its articles have been cited.
- Jane - Journal / Author Name EstimatorEnter your title and/or abstract and discover journals