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Journals Indexed/Abstracted in Selective Databases/Publishers
NLM Catalog: Journals referenced in the NCBI Databases
MEDLINE evaluates the authenticity of the journals that it indexes on a regular basis. If the journal is listed as "currently indexed for Medline" in the NCBI catalog, it is a good indication that it is a legitimate publication.
Periodicals Directories & Other
MLA Directory of Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Provides detailed information about the journals and series indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. This resource is best utilized by collection managers and scholars seeking venues to publish their research.
Discipline-Specific Journals
The Modern Language Association (MLA) Directory of Periodicals
"... provides detailed information on thousands of journals and book series in the fields of literature, language, linguistics, film, rhetoric and composition, and folklore." Entries cover publication details, submission requirements and editorial policies, subscription terms, and useful statistics such as circulation, average number of articles submitted and published, time from submission to decision, and time from decision to publication."
Law Journal Rankings (Washington and Lee School of Law)
"This ranking looks at citations to the last eight years. The aim is to prevent bias in favour of long-published journals and is only concerns with citations to current scholarship. Sources for the citation counts are limited to documents that are found in Westlaw."
ERIH PLUS (Humanities and Social Sciences journals)
“ERIH PLUS is an academic journal index for the HSS (Humanities and Social Sciences) society in Europe."
