LibGuides: PSY 5198: Research Seminar: Publishing

Publication Opportunities

Cabell's Publishing Opportunities - Research writer's guidelines for submitting articles to major journals in Accounting, Economics & Finance, Management, Marketing, Psychology, and Curriculum & Methods. Includes contact information, manuscript topics, submission guidelines, review process, acceptance rate, & circulation information.

Chronicle of Higher Education current issues and jobs in academe

Citation Analysis Databases Choose a citation analysis database to see the most influential articles in a field.

H-Net - job announcements, opportunities for presentations and publications, discussion list servs.

Papers Invited - List of organizations looking for papers or posters from scientists, professors, post-docs and students to present at professional conferences. Its purpose is to assist researchers find publishing opportunities for their research papers.

Ulrichs - Directory of U.S. and international periodicals. No articles, just information about journals. Useful for purchasing periodicals, where periodicals are indexed, & periodical type (such as scholarly, newsletter, newspaper, etc.).

Grants & Scholarships

Pivot - A compiled database of over 25,000 records of available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding.

National Science Foundation

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Publication Opportunities

Cabells
Provides research writers with information for submitting articles to major journals such as acceptance rate, open access type, average time to review, plus journal impact factors and altmetrics.
Chronicle of Higher Education
The No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. 1989 to present.
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Papers Invited
List of organizations looking for papers or posters from scientists, professors, post-docs and students to present at professional conferences. Its purpose is to assist researchers find publishing opportunities for their research papers.
Ulrichsweb
Directory of U.S. and international periodicals. No articles, just information about journals.

All Citation Analysis Databases at TXST
This list provides links to all our databases which have citation analysis tools, including those with impact factors or citation counts.
H-Net

Psychology-Specific Publishing

Publishing opportunities for grad students, most working with undergrads:

Journal of European Psychology Students
Description: "An open-access, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal for psychology students worldwide. JEPS gives psychology students the chance to gain experience in publishing and to improve their scientific skills. Furthermore, JEPS provides students with the opportunity to share their research and to take a first step toward a scientific career."
Published by: European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations
Submission guidelines: Up to 8000 words. Research must have been conducted during undergraduate or masters courses.
Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences
Description: "A peer-reviewed undergraduate research periodical."
Published by: Fairleigh Dickinson University
Submission guidelines: Faculty members and graduate students can be co-authors, but the first author must be an undergraduate student.
Modern Psychological Studies
Description: "A psychological journal devoted exclusively to publishing manuscripts by undergraduate students. We are continuously seeking quality manuscripts for publication, and will consider manuscripts in any area of psychology. Although MPS primarily focuses on results from experimental research, there are also publication opportunities for theoretical papers, literature reviews and book reviews."
Published by: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Submission guidelines: "An undergraduate student must be the first author on the manuscript, but faculty members can be co-authors. We will publish papers submitted by graduate students if the research described in the paper was completed as an undergraduate."
Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research
Description: "All submissions must be original empirical research, which may cover any topical area in the psychological sciences. Quantitative, qualitative, and replication studies are each welcome."
Published by: Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
Submission guidelines: Up to 35 pages. Accepts submissions from both students and faculty. At least one author must be a member of the Psi Chi honor society.
Undergraduate Journal of Psychology
Description: "Welcomes, reviews, and publishes manuscripts about topics in Psychology and Psychology-related fields. Interdisciplinary research is highly valued and encouraged, but should retain a close connection to Psychology."
Published by: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Submission guidelines: Manuscripts must have an undergraduate as the primary author. Manuscripts by graduates will be accepted if the work was completed as an undergraduate and submission occurs within 1 year of graduation. Graduate students or faculty may be co-authors if their role was one of teacher or mentor and not full-fledged collaborator.

These journal listings are for information purposes only. Texas State University librarians cannot tell you what journals to submit your paper to. It is the writer's responsibility to check the journals' websites for the most up-to-date information.