Karl Mundt Library: Academic Publishing: Scholarly Impact

Scholarly Impact

There are a number of criteria that can be used to highlight the impact of your scholarly / creative work. When sharing with others outside your discipline it is important to provide context for how professional communication is conducted in your area.

Peer Reviewed Journals:

Acceptance rate
Details on the journal
Readership of the journal
Type of peer review

Scholarly Conferences:

Acceptance rate
Number of attendees
Type of peer review

Creative Presentation

Qualifications of jury
Number of attendees
Acceptance rate
Type of venue

Specific Article:

Number of citations
Downloads
Alt-metrics (mentions, re-posts, etc.)

Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities This link opens in a new window
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These online directories are intended to help you find journals in which to publish your research. The directories provide acceptance rate and other information for evaluating journals in Computer Science, Health Administration, Business (accounting, econ and finance, management, and marketing) and education (curriculum & methods, psychology and administration, and technology and library science). In addition to acceptance rates, information provided includes type of review (blind or editorial), number of reviewers, and more. To get a list of journals in a specific discipline (subject area), click on the "Advanced search" link under the search box. On the Advanced page, find options for selecting a discipline and other options. After you've selected a discipline, clicking the search icon will produce a list of journals for that discipline.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly journal articles using Google Scholar. If the link to the item does not provide the full article, return to the results list and see if there is a link off to the right side of the item. Links in that location typically lead to a copy of the full article.