Finding the appropriate journal to publish in Sunette Steynberg sunette.steynberg@up.ac.za Department of Library Services
Contents 1. Lists of Accredited journals 2. Highest impact journals 3. Which journal?
Accredited journals Accredited journals are recognized research output which meet specified criteria and therefore qualify for subsidisation by the Department of Higher Education (DHET). To receive subsidy or recognition for an article you have written, you should select a journal which is accredited.
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Accredited journals
Lists acknowledged by the DHET
Thomson Reuters/ISI Web of Science List
ProQuest International Bibliography of Social Science (IBSS)
Dept. of Higher Education and Training List of Approved SA Journals
Contents 1. Lists of Accredited journals 2. Highest impact journals 3. Which journal?
Journal Citation Reports
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Journal Citation Reports
Subject category selection
Alphabetical list of journals, subject categories: Energy & Fuels; Engineering, Environmental
1. Journal title 6. Immediacy Index 2. ISSN 7. Articles 3. Total cites 8. Cited Half-life 4. Impact Factor 9. Eigenfactor 5. 5-yr impact factor 1 2 3 4 7 6 5 9 8
Details of this specific journal
Category Name: Energy & Fuels Category Description: Energy & Fuels covers resources on the development, production, use, application, conversion, and management of nonrenewable (combustible) fuels (such as wood, coal, petroleum, and gas) and renewable energy sources (solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric). Note: Resources dealing with nuclear energy and nuclear technology appear in the NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY category.
Social Sciences
Subject category selection ANTHROPOLOGY AREA STUDIES BUSINESS BUSINESS, FINANCE COMMUNICATION CRIMINOLOGY & PENELOGY CULTURAL STUDIES DEMOGRAPHY ECONOMICS EDUCATION & EDUCAT. RES. EDUCATION, SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ERGONOMICS ETHICS ETHNIC STUDIES FAMILY STUDIES GEOGRAPHY GERONTOLOGY HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES HISTORY HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIE HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR INFORMATION &LIBRARY SCIENCE
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS LAW LINGUISTICS MANAGEMENT NURSING PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL SCIENCE PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, MATHEMATICAL PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOANALYSIS PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC, ENV. & OCCUP. HEALTH REHABILITATION SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPL. SOCIAL SCIENCES, MATH.METHODS SOCIAL WORK SOCIOLOGY SUBSTANCE ABUSE URBAN STUDIES WOMEN S STUDIES
Arts and Humanities journals do not have impact factors
Contents 1. Lists of Accredited journals 2. Highest impact journals 3. Which journal?
Procedure of identifying the appropriate journal Do a subject search on your favourite database Identify 3 or 4 journals that publish most articles on this topic Make sure that these articles are on the Accredited journal lists Check their impact factors Make your choice
Find Web of Science on the Databases A-Z
Do search in Web Of Science on Theology
Results
Source titles
Search on Leadership AND Church New set of Source Titles
Scopus: Renewable energy
EbscoHost: Science education
ProQuest: Biblical studies
Search for a specific journal
Submit journal title
View journal summary list
Sort again according to Impact Factor
1. Research Support page 2. Where to publish 2. 1.
This presentation and Elsevier s journal finder
Final advice Please contact your information specialist if you are uncertain or struggle to find a proper accredited journal to publish in.
Wishing you well May you write lots of wonderful papers May the editors look favourably upon you May you receive many citations and a high H-index