Find the right journal for your paper

Evidence-based journal suggestions for your manuscript: we look at where similar publications actually appeared, not at keyword lists.

1. Enter your paper's title (an abstract improves the match).
2. Use the DECISION BAR at the top of the results in the order academics actually decide: indexing first (SCI-E/SSCI/AHCI · all WoS incl. ESCI · Scopus), then “minimum quartile” and the quartile source (Scopus CiteScore / WoS JCR), then access and APC.
3. Read each suggestion with its justification: “published N papers like yours in the last 3 years” is evidence; a “Scope match” badge means NO similar publication was found there and the journal was suggested only because its subject profile is close, a weaker signal.
4. If the filters empty the list, look at “Journals closest to your filters”: each one is listed with the condition that excluded it (quartile / indexing / access / APC / risk).
5. Check the money: Diamond journals charge nothing at all, and the APC is shown for the others.
6. Compare the process: the “~N weeks” badge and the “shortest process” sort show submission-to-publication time.
7. Run “Check a journal” on your shortlist before submitting; you can export the list as CSV to share with your supervisor.