Skip to Main Content

Publishing Support

Resources for authoring and disseminating your scholarly output in the health sciences

Finding the Right Journal

Journal fit refers to how well a specific publication matches your work's scope and purpose. Submitting to suitable journals will increase the chances your work will be accepted. When searching for a good fit, consider:

  • Does the journal publish your writing's type (e.g. case reports, narrative reviews, clinical trials, etc.)
  • Does your writing match the journal's scope?
  • Is the journal read by your desired audience?
  • Where are your collaborators, mentors, and colleagues publishing?
  • If you are graduate student or resident, does the journal publish work from physicians in training?

Answers to some of these questions can be found in pages such as 'About', 'Aims and Scope', or 'Guidelines for Authors' on a journal's website.

Where to Look

 

The following databases are helpful for discovering relevant publishers:

 

Additional resources that are helpful for discovering relevant publishers:

Journals Welcoming Student and Resident Submissions

Although most journals accept student work provided it matches their existing publishing standards, the options below explicitly encourage student and resident submissions