Find a suitable journal for your paper

For more information on how to choose an Open Access journal, see our Open Access page.
  • SHERPA/ROMEO
    • This is a website where you can search the Open Access policies of journals.
  • SHERPA/JULIET
    • This is a website where you can search for Open Access policies of research funding organizations.
  • SCPJ
    • This is a website where you can search for Open Access policies of Japanese academic societies and journals.
  • DOAJ:Directory of Open Access Journals
    • This is a database where you can search for Open Access journals.
  • Eigenfactor
    • Eigenfactor: ranking and mapping scientific knowledge
  • Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    • Journals listed in Elsevier's SCOPUS are ranked by multiple indices. You can search by parameters such as journal name, field and country of publication.
  • MeSH on Demand
    • This is a useful tool for selecting keywords for your paper from MeSH terms. You can search MeSH by words or sentences.
  • Overview of the Scholarly Societies Project
    • This website has information about academic societies operated by the University of Waterloo Library.
  • Academic Society Directory: Top Page
    • This is a website operated by the Science Council of Japan, the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), and the Japan Science Support Foundation.