Journal Guide

Take the pain out of finding the right journal

You know the story. Authors spend hours hunting through journals, trying to figure out which ones best their criteria. Only to end up emailing you the same questions over and over again.

The Journal Guide is the scholarly compass they (and you) need. Guide their choices and cut your inbox count.

Offer authors peace of mind

Alleviate the worries authors have about which journals meet the funding and policy requirements they’re subject to.

Promote your agreements

You worked hard to negotiate those publishing deals. Make sure your authors benefit from them and increase their uptake by communicating their conditions in the exact way you want per agreement.

Save time and resources

Your authors have the Journal Guide at their fingertips 24/7. Which means fewer “quick questions” interrupting your day.  

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Powerful journal search

With access to over 50,000 actively publishing journals, your authors can search and filter by subject, license type, ISSN, and more. Built-in funder compliance checks mean your authors can meet policy requirements without any back-and-forth. 

For early career researchers, it’s a powerful guidebook to their field’s key publications. For senior academics, it’s a simple way to check whether their preferred journals meet all their funder and institutional criteria. 

Easy OA agreements management

You can highlight journals for all types of agreements: Read & Publish, waivers, discounts, the works. Agreement details are displayed clearly for each journal, with your own custom messaging. Real-time updates managed by your admins mean everything stays current.  

The end result? Your authors actually use those publishing deals you fought to secure. 

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A branded, self-service experience

Brand the Journal Guide with your institution’s logo and colors. Authors can access it anytime, anywhere. No need to wait for library hours or email replies.  

Whether they’re early-career or senior academics, the Journal Guide speaks to them in your institutional voice, offering them the choices they need for their stage of career.  

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Journal Guide is so good for our researchers navigating our read & publish agreements to see where they don’t need to pay APCs.

Louise Zambianchi
Acting Head of Open Research and Open Access Manager at Lancaster University

Free templates to promote Journal Guide

Want to make sure your authors are aware of Journal Guide? We’ve put together some text templates you can use; one for your LibGuides, and another for an email. Download them in a Word file below.

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