Publishing and Bibliometrics

Publishing Supports

The University of Alberta Library offers various publishing supports:

• Open Access Institutional Repository Education and Research Archive (ERA)
• Identifying Appropriate Journals for Publications
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Identifying Predatory Journals
  The U of A Library has prepared a document outlining two quick strategies researchers can use to identify open access journals that may be predatory. Access it here.
  Further information on identifying predatory publishers can be found on the Libraries' Predatory Publishing Worksheet or by contacting the library: sprbhelp@ualberta.ca.

Research Impact Services

University of Alberta researchers have access to various publication databases (including Web of Science and Scopus) to assist in measuring their research impact through citation analysis. Coverage of journals and materials varies between databases.

One of the first steps to measuring your impact is to ensure that your research contributions are attributed to you. An ORCID iD is a unique digital identifier that can ensure this is done correctly. The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry strongly encourages their researchers to obtain an ORCID iD.

ORCID iD Information
Read more about obtaining an ORCID iD here.

Research Impact Guide
Find out more about name disambiguation, and measuring author-level, journal-level, and alternative metrics, and community impact here.

Training & Workshops
The UofA Library offers many training sessions and workshops on publishing and measuring impact throughout the year. Click here for a current listing.

Access Support

General questions about publishing can be directed to your subject librarian or sprbhelp@ualberta.ca. For assistance with measuring research impact, please contact the UofA Library Research Impact Team or book a consultation.