LibGuides: Research: Getting Started

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Personalized searching: getting the most out of PubMed, OvidSP, Web of Science, PsycNET, CAB Direct (Global Health) and Access Medicine
PubMed guide

PubsHub
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PubsHub helps researchers and clinicians decide where to publish. Biomedical journal information includes: Impact Factors, Eigenfactors, time to acceptance, rejection rate submission criteria, editorial and submission information including phone numbers and email address, publication turnaround times, etc. Conference information includes: meeting frequency, dates and locations, sponsorship and whether abstracts are published.

Journal/Author Name Estimator (JANE)
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JANE is easy to use tool for finding journals that might be a good fit for your manuscript. Just enter the title and/or abstract of the paper in the box, and click on “Find journals.” Jane will then compare your document references in Medline to find the best matching journals. Article and author searches are also available. Open Access publications are highlighted.
Manuscript Matcher
From Web of Science, Manuscript Matcher helps you find journals related to the topic of your manuscript. Just enter the title and abstract of your paper. Manuscript Matcher will compare your document to articles indexed in Web of Science to find the best matching journals.
EndNote users can access Manuscript Matcher in EndNote Online.

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Access if free, but registration is required.

Learn about research metrics
- H-Index from Web of Science - Run a search. Then click "Create Citation Report.
- Impact factors from Journal Citation Reports