Publishing Journal Articles for Undergraduates

Learn how to identify relevant journals, avoid predatory publishers, and manage your citations

Locate Publisher Resources for Authors

Below are just a few examples of each type of journal publishers. Locate author resources by searching for the publisher's name author or journal title author.

For Profit Publishing

Big Ones

Several publishing giants have emerged through the process of consolidation.

Elsevier for Authors
Includes Bepress, Knovel, Cell Press, Academic Press, Pergamon Press, and more.
Springer Nature Authors
Includes Palgrave Macmillan, Nature Publishing, Biomed Central, Scientific American, and more.
Taylor & Francis Author Services
Includes Routledge, CRC Press, Garland Science, and more
Wiley Author Services
Includes Wiley-Blackwell, Jossey-Bass, Capstone, Pfeiffer, and more

Other For Profit Publishers

Emerald for Authors
Sage: Resources for Journal Authors, Editors and Reviewers

Professional and Industry Associations

American Psychological Association (APA): Authors and Reviewers Resource Center
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for Authors
IEEE Author Center

University Presses

Cambridge University Press for Authors
Oxford Academic Journals Author Resource Center
MIT Press for Authors