Jot: guiding journal selection with suitability metrics.

Researchers grapple with a challenging and consequential decision each time they choose a journal for manuscript submission. There are several online tools that attempt to identify appropriate journals for a manuscript, but each of these tools has shortcomings in terms of the journal data they provi...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 110; no. 3; pp. 376 - 381
Main Authors: Gaffney, Stephen G., Townsend, Jeffrey P.
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: University of Pittsburgh, University Library System Jul2022
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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Summary:Researchers grapple with a challenging and consequential decision each time they choose a journal for manuscript submission. There are several online tools that attempt to identify appropriate journals for a manuscript, but each of these tools has shortcomings in terms of the journal data they provide and the exploration functionality they offer--and not one of these tools is open source. Jot is a free and open-source web application that matches manuscripts in the fields of biomedicine and life sciences with suitable journals, based on a manuscript's title, abstract, and (optionally) citations. Jot gathers a wealth of data on journal quality, impact, fit, and open access options that can be explored through a dashboard of linked, interactive visualizations.