LibGuides: Business: Journal Evaluation

Journal Lookup Tools

Cabells Journalytics Academic

Journal info, evaluation metrics, and submission details for journals in the fields of Business and Education (among others).

The Journal Whitelist and Blacklist can be used to weed out deceptive or fraudulent academic journals. The Whitelist includes data from the Journal Citation Reports Impact Factors (an industry leading citation metric) and Cabells Classification Index, which helps illustrate the difference in journal prestige and impact across disciplines.
UlrichsWeb Global Serials Directory

Find magazines, journals, newspapers, newsletters, magazines and more. 1932-present. Also use to see if a periodical is refereed or peer-reviewed.

Scimago Journal & Country Rank
Browsable ranking metrics for journals across subject areas and countries. Includes h-index and citation scores. Metrics are based on data from Scopus.
ABDC Journal Quality List
Quality rankings for journals in the field of Business. Search by title or download the list as a spreadsheet.

Think. Check. Submit.
Interactive publisher evaluation checklists for journals and book chapters.

Willing to publish any paper
Little to no peer review in exchange for the paper’s authors paying a fee
Website caters more to authors than to readers
Sends out invitation emails with flowery language
Scope is much broader than would be expected (research from various unrelated fields)

Paying to get a paper published is not a sign that a journal is predatory, as this is common practice among legitimate open access journals.