Health and Human Sciences

Tips for beginning the publishing process:

• Look at major journals within your discipline, like those from professional associations.
• Look in your list of references. Journals that already published on your topic may be receptive to more on that topic. 
• If you are looking for venues with an idea for a manuscript, perform a basic literature search to see which publications may ahve content on your topic.
• After identifying a journal, go to the journal's site to read about author requirements. Look for "For Authors," "Author Instructions," "Instructions for Authors," or similar.
• Determine whether your manuscript fits what the journal wants, or if your manuscript could easily be retooled to fit.
• Look for mentions of fees for submitting or publishing.