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Albert S. Cook Library

Research Metrics

A guide for understanding and analyzing research metrics.

Predatory Publishing

Think, Check, Submit

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.

View the checklist to see if your chosen journal should be trusted.


Journal Suggesting Tools

With these tools, you'll be able to enter text from your title and abstract and receive a list of potential journals which you can explore further.

Your Author Rights

Educate Yourself About Open Access

A Reading List


Plan S

Plan S is an initiative for Open Access publishing that was launched in September 2018. The plan is supported by cOAlition S, an international consortium of research funding and performing organisations. Plan S requires that, from 2021, scientific publications that result from research funded by public grants must be published in compliant Open Access journals or platforms.

Read more at https://www.coalition-s.org/.


NIH Data Sharing Policy

NIH has issued the Data Management and Sharing (DMS) policy (effective January 25, 2023) to promote the sharing of scientific data. Sharing scientific data accelerates biomedical research discovery, in part, by enabling validation of research results, providing accessibility to high-value datasets, and promoting data reuse for future research studies.

Read more at https://sharing.nih.gov/. The 2023 NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy will be effective on January 25, 2023.


NIH Public Access Policy

The NIH public access policy requires scientists to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts that arise from NIH funds to PubMed Central immediately upon acceptance for publication.

Read more at https://publicaccess.nih.gov/ and find out specific instructions for your publication.