Cabell’s Directories provides information on publishing opportunities to nearly 5,000 academic journals, including Accounting and Finance, Computing and Infomatics, Journal of Business Case Studies, Psychology of Sport & Exercise, Today’s CPA and Quarterly Review of Economics & Finance. Cabell’s guides faculty, graduate students, professionals and researchers to the right journal for publication. It does this through detailed information on the publishing process, manuscript guidelines and advice on submission.
How the Directory Helps you Publish
The Directory specifies the type of review (blind, editorial, or peer) for each journal, what percentage of the articles are invited for review relative to the total number of articles, how to request a reviewer’s comments, the amount of time between submission and acceptance or rejection, along with acceptance rates for a given journal. The directory will also help you determine which journal will most likely accept your manuscript by providing:
- Topics for articles
- Aims and scope
- Readership
- Launch date
- Prestige of journal
- Where journal is indexed
- Links to a journal’s detailed manuscript guidelines
Advice on submission of a manuscript – the Directory provides information on the journal’s:
- aim and scope
- style
- format for references and footnotes
- submission fees, if any
- whether or not previously published manuscripts may be submitted
- what to do if a manuscript is rejected
Cabell’s Subject Directories
We have online access to the following subject directories:
Accounting – indexes over 270 journals according to twenty-four different topic areas, such as: Accounting Education, Accounting Information Systems, Accounting Theory & Practice, and Tax Accounting
Economics & Finance – indexes 860 journals according to twenty-four different topic areas, such as: Econometrics, Financial Services, International Economics & Trade, and International Finance.
Management – 1,180 journals according to twenty-eight different topic areas, such as: Business Education, Global Business, Public Administration, and Strategic Management Policy.
Marketing – 350 journals according to twenty-eight different topic areas, such as: Advertising & Promotion Management, Direct Marketing, Marketing Research, and Sales/Selling.
Educational Curriculum & Methods – 490 journals according to twenty-eight different topic areas, such as: Curriculum Studies, Elementary/Early Childhood, Reading, and Special Education
Educational Psychology & Administration – 390 journals according to twenty-eight different topic areas, such as: Counseling & Personnel Services, Educational Management/Administration, Educational Psychology, and Higher Education.
Psychology & Psychiatry – 620 journals according to forty-one different topic areas, such as: Abnormal Psychology, Child Psychology, Psychopathology, and Social Psychology.
Computer Science and Business Information Systems – 200 journals according to twenty-two different topic areas, such as: Artificial Intelligence, Management Information Systems, Robotics, and Web Design.
Educational Technology & Library Science – 220 journals according to forty-two different topic areas, such as: Academic Librarianship, Distance Learning, Library Management/Administration, and Telecommunications.
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Please visit the Cabell’s Directories database to explore this valuable resource further, or visit our Databases page to view a complete list of our resources.
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