Physics Seminar - Spring 2024 (21:750:492)

The Rutgers Open Access Policy is for all Rutgers faculty and scholars, including doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars. The policy applies mainly to scholarly articles (as the publisher allows), accommodates disciplinary differences, and focuses on public access for readers and researchers. Opt-outs and embargoes can be accommodated for any article. SOAR (Scholarly Open Access at Rutgers) has been developed as a convenient website where Rutgers scholars can deposit their work and access further information about open access.

Explore a growing list of publishers whose journals offer reduced Article Processing Charges (APCs) - some down to $0 - for Open Access articles.

In addition to providing Impact Factors of journals, JCR allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from approximately 12,000 scholarly and technical journals and conference proceedings from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries.

ORCID® provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from other researchers and allows you to connect easily to funding agencies, publishers, and collaborators. Enhancing your Rutgers directory listing with your ORCID id raises the visibility of your researcher profile and helps build an integrated Rutgers research environment.

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Scholarly networking geared for scientists; institutional email required

Check out this great video (05:24) created by Dr. Michelle Nolan, Chemical Sciences Librarian at the Marston Science Library, University of Florida.

In addition to providing Impact Factors of journals, JCR allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from approximately 12,000 scholarly and technical journals and conference proceedings from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries.

Journals listed here are vetted, trusted, and reputable. DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone.

Jeffrey Beall, a librarian, started a blacklist of potential, possible, or probable predatory scholarly open‑access publishers in 2011 and maintained his list until January 2017. While not updated, the archived list is still a helpful tool as many of these blacklisted publishers and journals are still active.

Think. Check. Submit. helps researchers identify trusted journals and publishers for their research. Through a range of tools and practical resources, this international cross-sector initiative aims to educate researchers, promote integrity, and build trust in credible research and publications.

Find more info and resources on our Predatory Publishing LibGuide.