Resources in Pollak Library

SPARC: The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition

Guides with Acceptance/Rejection Rates by Discipline

Guides & Style Manual (no rejection rate info) by Discipline

This is a selective list of resources that provide publication information for authors. All are located in the Reference Section, First Floor of Library North, unless noted otherwise.

Impact factor, acceptance rates, and peer evaluation are tools that can help one see or show to others not familiar with a field where a journal ranks.

Additional sources of information: (1) Many journals and societies have web pages that give publication data and style requirements and often includes acceptance/rejection rates. (2) The paper copy of the journal occasionally includes this data and will always provide current contact information.

JCR (Journal Citation Report)

Provides a systematic means to evaluate the ranking of journals within the sciences and social sciences. Information available includes 1) most frequently cited journals in a field, 2) hottest journals in a field, 3) highest impact journals in a field, and 4) most published articles in a field. Pollak Library provides access to the two primary Web of Science JCR components for the 2004-present:

	Science - 5,900 journals
	Social Sciences - 1,700 journals

If your journal is not listed in JCR, try one of the sources listed below for acceptance/rejection rates.

SPARC: The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition: Publisher's description: "SPARC ®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system. Developed by the Association of Research Libraries, SPARC has become a catalyst for change. Its pragmatic focus is to stimulate the emergence of new scholarly communication models that expand the dissemination of scholarly research and reduce financial pressures on libraries. Action by SPARC in collaboration with stakeholders – including authors, publishers, and libraries – builds on the unprecedented opportunities created by the networked digital environment to advance the conduct of scholarship."

SHERPA:RoMEO: Publisher's description: "This service is maintained by SHERPA, with support from JISC and the Wellcome Trust. It is a development of the original journal publishers' listings produced by the RoMEO Project. Journal information is kindly provided by the British Library's Zetoc service hosted by MIMAS. The information held here is available for use by third-parties under conditions for re-use and a Creative Commons licence. See a list of sites that are already using RoMEO data. A prototype API is available and being developed for m2m access: for example to be integrated into a repository’s deposit process. Statistics are available for RoMEO colours allocated to the publishers in this list. Contact us for further information. Publisher information is updated by our collaborative colleagues (SHERPA Partners, DINI, and Nereus) and through community contributions - please submit any updates using the link provided on the search results pages. If a publisher is not listed here you may wish to recommend that we include it. Please note that these listings refer to journal publications and not to book publications. Consult the publishing contract, or contact publishers directly for their self-archiving policies for book chapters."

GUIDES that include the acceptance/rejection rate

*Unless otherwise noted, all print items are in the Reference Section of the library.

Usually all resources include: Address, Editors, Editorial Policy, Limited to Extensive Manuscript Requirements, Frequency, Number of Articles, Rejection Rate, Types of Articles.

Multi-Disciplinary

WEB:
Reference Guide of Professional Journals/Publications
Ohio State University Extension. No date.
Agriculture, Behavioral Science, Community Development, Cognition, Communications, Creativity, Diversity, Evaluation, Extension/Agricultural Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Food Science, Human Ecology, Human Resources, Leadership, Leisure, Psychology, Reading, Sociology, Violence.

Accounting/Business/Economics/Finance

ONLINE: Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities [CSUF only]

PRINT: Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in ...

	Accounting 8^th ed. REFERENCE H1 C221 2001-2
	Economics and Finance 9^th ed. (2 vol.) REFERENCE H1 .C22 2004-5
	Management 8^th ed. (4 vol.) REFERENCE H28 .C231 2000-1
	Marketing 8^th ed. REFERENCE H1 C232 2001-2

Communication

Iowa Guide: Scholarly Journals in Mass Communication and Related Fields
10th ed. 2003 Internet access (for journal details go to Journal List or the html version)

Education

	ONLINE: Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities [CSUF only]
	PRINT: Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Curriculum and Methods REFERENCE Z286.E3 C322
	PRINT: Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Psychology and Administration REFERENCE Z286.E3 C323

Instructional Technology

WEB:
Journals in the field of Instructional Technology
From Penn State/Galbraith/Bentley. No date.

Language & Literature

WEB:
MLA : Directory of Periodicals
To access: Log in to MLA International Bibliography. At main search screen, in dropdown source box change from MLA INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY to MLA: DIRECTORY OF PERIODICALS.

Library & Information Science

WEB:
InPrint [electronic subscription]
To access: Search Library Catalog for title: inprint.
Note: Does not seem to be maintained.

Music

PRINT:
Writing about music : a guide to publishing opportunities for authors and reviewers
REFERENCE ML128 .P24 B37 1989

Nursing

PRINT:
Writer's Guide to Nursing Periodicals
4th FLOOR SOUTH RT24 .D35 2000

Political Science

PRINT:
Getting Published in Political Science Journals 5^th ed. Martin & Goehlert. APSA.
5th FLOOR SOUTH JA86 .M37 2001

Psychology

WEB:
APA: Journal Statistics and Operations Data [acceptance rates]

Social Sciences/Social Work

	PRINT: Author's Guide to Journals in the Behavioral Sciences. Wang. 6th FLOOR SOUTH BF76.8 .W36 1989
	PRINT: An Author's Guide to Social Work Journals 4^th ed. NASW. REFERENCE HV85 .A93 1997
	WEB: Family and Consumer Sciences Research: A Compendium of Journals Iowa State U. [Economics/finance, sociology, psychology, child development]. Dated: 1999.

Others (Older)

	Directory of Publishing Sources : the Researcher's Guide to Journals in Engineering and Technology. Balachandran. 4th FL SOUTH TA145z .B34 1982
	Historical Journals: A Handbook for Writers and Reviewers REFERENCE D10z .S73 1981
	Author's Guide to Journals in Law, Criminal Justice and Criminology 4th FL SOUTH K36 .M47 1979
	Author's Guide to Journals in Library and Information Science 4th FL SOUTH Z666 .S84 1982
	Author's Guide to Journals in Sociology and Related Fields. Sussman, ed. 5th FL SOUTH H1z .S87 1978

GUIDES (no acceptance/rejection rate) and STYLE MANUALS

General:

	American Directory of Writer's Guidelines : a Compilation of Information for Freelancers From More than 1,300 Magazine Editors and Book Publishers. Mutchler. REFERENCE PN147 .A479 2003.
	Chicago Manual of Style. Reference Desk
	Handbook for Scholars. Leunen. REFERENCE PN146 .V36 1992
	*WEB: Style Manual: US Government Printing Office*

Arts

Writing About Music: A Guide to Publishing Opportunities for Authors and Reviewers. Basart. REFERENCE ML3797 .I79 1999

Humanities & Social Sciences

	ASA Style Guide, 2nd ed. American Sociological Association. HM586 .A54 1997
	Guide to Publishing in Psychology Journals. Sternberg, ed. BF76.8 .G85 2000 (6th floor south)
	Matter of Style at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. L2.2:ST9/1999 (Gov/US)
	MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. Gibaldi. 4^th ed. Reference Desk
	*Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. APA. 5^th ed. Reference Desk*
	SBL Handbook of Style: for Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies. PN147 .S26 1999
	Serials on Aging: an Analytical Guide. Hesslein. HQ1061z .H47 1986 (5^th floor south)
	Style Manual for Political Science. APSA. JA86 .A52 2001

Medicine

	American Medical Association Manual of Style. 9^th ed. R119 .A533 1998
	Instruction to Authors in the Health Sciences. Medical College of Ohio.

Sciences

	ACS Style Guide: a Manual for Authors and Editors. 2nd ed. QD8.5 .A25 1997
	AIP Stype Manual : for Guidance in Writing, Editing, and Preparing Physics Manuscripts for Publication 4^th ed. QC5.45 .A45 1990
	Geowriting: a Guide to Writing, Editing, and Printing in Earth Science 5^th ed. QE48.85 .G45 1995
	How to Write and Present Technical Information 3^rd ed. T11 .S528
	How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper 6^th ed. On order for reference
	How to Write and Publish Engineering Papers and Reports 3^rd ed. T11 .M418 1990 (4^th floor south)
	Science and Technical Writing. 2nd ed. T11 .S378 2001
	Scientific Style and Format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers 6^th ed. T11 .S386 1996

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