Where should this paper go?
Ten tools that suggest journals for your paper. Paste in your title or abstract and each one gives you a list of journals that might be a good fit.
Type in a search box below to find a tool by name or publisher. Click a tool to try it — most just need your paper's title, abstract, or a few keywords.
Elsevier
Journal Finder
Paste your title and abstract and it ranks Elsevier journals by fit, showing acceptance rate, review time, and open-access options for each match.
Visit Journal FinderClarivate
Web of Science Master Journal List
Search by title, ISSN, or subject to confirm whether a journal is indexed in Web of Science, and which edition and category it falls under.
Visit Master Journal ListTaylor & Francis
Journal Suggester
Enter your abstract to get a shortlist of Taylor & Francis journals, with links straight through to each journal's aims, scope, and submission page.
Visit Journal SuggesterWiley
Journal Finder
Matches your abstract against Wiley's journal portfolio and lets you filter results by open access availability and subject area.
Visit Journal FinderIEEE
Publication Recommender
Built for engineering and computing research; suggests both IEEE journals and conferences based on your paper's title and abstract.
Visit Publication RecommenderSAGE
Journal Recommender
Recommends SAGE journals from your abstract and keywords, useful for social science, humanities, and health research in particular.
Visit Journal RecommenderSpringer
Journals Directory
Browse Springer's full journal list by subject, discipline, or keyword — a good way to scan the field rather than get a single ranked match.
Browse JournalsMDPI
Journal Finder
Suggests MDPI open-access journals based on your abstract, with each match's scope and article processing charge shown alongside it.
Visit Journal FinderEnago
Open Access Journal Finder
An independent, publisher-agnostic finder focused on open-access titles across disciplines, matched from your title and abstract.
Visit Journal FinderTrinka AI
Journal Finder
An AI-driven, cross-publisher finder that also flags predatory journals, so it doubles as a quick sanity check on unfamiliar titles.
Visit Journal FinderNo tools match that search.
Before you submit
These tools give you a starting list, not a final answer. Always double-check a journal's scope, fees, and current status on its own website before you submit your paper.
