Indexing Your Journal
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Suggested Journal Indexes
Journal Indexing
Proper indexing is critical to the success of any publication. With proper indexing come visibility and accessibility and the increased potential of your journal to impact the scholarship of your field and to attract significant works by significant authors. Indexing your journal’s articles in as many appropriate indexes as possible can increase their discoverability, raising citation counts and growing your publication’s profile.
Indexes
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJquestions-for-reference-only.pdf
EBSCOhost
https://www.ebsco.com/publishers-partnerships/full-text-licensed-databases-contact-form
Gale
https://www.gale.com/license/publisher-relations
https://www.cengage.com/repfinder/gale/academicLibraries/
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/libraries.html
https://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/inclusion.html (University Repositories section)
JStor
Submission Guidelines: Journal Publishers – Publisher Support
Fees: https://about.jstor.org/librarians/fees/us-universities/
Project Muse
Application form: Apply to Include Your Journal in MUSE
ProQuest
For Publishers & Content Providers
ProQuest Editorial and Title Selection Policy – Scholarly Journals
ScienceDirect
To have a journal featured in ScienceDirect contact the ScienceDirect Business Development Director, Daniela Georgescu via D.Georgescu@elsevier.com for more information.
Scopus
Content policy and selection: https://www.elsevier.com/products/scopus/content/content-policy-and-selection
Introduction to Content Selection: https://assets.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/5ID0Y0iwBMJTeRajcRg72x/dc9042bc4cde15eca08cc3b22efeb05e/general_introduction_csab.pdf
Title Suggestion Agreement: https://suggestor.step.scopus.com/suggestTitle/step1.cfm
Web of Science
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