Elsevier, the scientific publisher, has a new online tool called the Journal Finder. The idea is to help authors identify the appropriate journals for their manuscripts. You input the title, abstract and general fields and it spits out rank-ordered matches based on a keyword algorithm. It's a nice idea if you are contemplating what to do with a manuscript that is outside of your normal field of research. For me, the most compelling feature of the Journal Finder is that it tells you the acceptance rate, impact factor, open access options, editorial times and production times for each journal....I can't tell you how many times I have looked for that information. To have it aggregated in one place is quite helpful, even if it's only for journals published by Elsevier.
I tried the Journal Finder with the title and abstract of an article that I previously published in the Elsevier journal Forest Ecology and Management, which was consequently the highest match. This seems obvious, so I also tried a few other articles that I had published elsewhere...and got Forest Ecology and Management. Elsevier doesn't have a huge suite of journals in my field and that limits the utility. Nevertheless, publishers offer a service that is driven by content and I applaud the idea of improving the process for those of us providing that content.
Thanks to P.C. Lopes for turning me on to the Journal Finder.
I tried the Journal Finder with the title and abstract of an article that I previously published in the Elsevier journal Forest Ecology and Management, which was consequently the highest match. This seems obvious, so I also tried a few other articles that I had published elsewhere...and got Forest Ecology and Management. Elsevier doesn't have a huge suite of journals in my field and that limits the utility. Nevertheless, publishers offer a service that is driven by content and I applaud the idea of improving the process for those of us providing that content.
Thanks to P.C. Lopes for turning me on to the Journal Finder.
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