An overview of research and writing techniques dealing with Literary research and criticism. 

[WebofScienceTraining]. (2017, October 13). A complete overview of the Journal Impact Factor metric - learn how it's calculated, and how it's used. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/VJc3PC697oc  

Search in Cabells by entering your journal name or subject search.  Scroll through the list and select a journal that appears to be a good journal.  Review the submission section.  

Cabells Whitelist & Blacklist Demonstration; New Web Interface and Features

Common problems with predatory publishing is sub-par peer review which impedes your opportunity to improve your journal quality, difficulty in finding your journal article and deletion of your article over time

A predatory publisher may take advantage of academia’s need to publish or the publisher could be incompetent providing poor quality of services.

Some common characteristics of predatory publishers are:

• Focused on making money.
• Quality of the published work is not important.
• Do not follow best practices for scholarly publishing
• Engage in unethical behavior by committing to false promises.