Where to publish?

A useful list of journals with a General Practice/Medicine Education/Capacity Building focus. The list is produced by SARNet, an initiative of the Flinders University Primary Health Care Research Evaluation (PHCRED) development program

On-line resources

'Writing publishable papers'
This webpage includes a useful section on targeting the right journals.

'Australian Journals Online' (AJOL)
The National Library's database of Australian electronic journals

'Journal-related Resources'
Flinders University Library has posted an excellent webpage which includes links to sites that:

• show impact factors of journals
• have authors instructions for various journals
• display how many times your article has been cited by others
• match a partial citation to a full one
• lists publishers addresses and Australian distributors
• lists abbreviations for journal titles and vice versa, as well as ISSNs

Journal Impact Factors

Journal impact factors are an indicator of the importance of a journal in relation to other journals in the same field. The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) analyse the citation patterns of many journals and publish the results in their Journal Citation Reports (JCR).  Unfortunately a subscription to JCR is required to access this, however many publishers and distributors provide impact factor details for their publications on their web sites. 

Instructions for authors

Instructions for how to structure a manuscript and the process of submitting to a journal vary from journal to journal.  Details are usually on the journal's web page or in a printed copy of the journal. 

Manuscript templates

Endnote is a personal reference database software program that can assist you in submitting articles for publication by providing manuscript templates for hundreds of publishers.

TIP: Not sure if your manuscript is suitable for a particular journal? Contact the Editor and negotiate!