Publishing Tools

Tools to use for saving citations, locating appropriate journals, determining journal impact factors, formatting documents, and creating a publishing agreement addendum to retain copyright to your work.

Publication & Presenting Opportunities

A Library Writer’s Blog

Fantastic free source for calls for papers (CFPs) for conferences and journal issues, as well as calls for book chapters or volumes in a series, and notices of new academic journals.

PapersInvited

Lists calls for papers (CFPs) with deadlines and details. CFPs listed for both conferences and special journal issues. (Subscription-based.)

Cabell’s Directory …Educational Psychology & Administration

Directory of publishing opportunities in educational psychology and administration. 2007 (8th edition). Volumes 1 & 2.

• UNT Willis Library, 1st Floor: Z286. E3 C324 2007

Cabell’s Directory …Educational Curriculum & Methods

Directory of publishing opportunities in educational curriculum and methods. 2007 (8th edition). Volumes 1, 2, & 3.

• UNT Willis Library, 1st Floor: Z286. E3 C322 2007

Ulrichsweb.com

Lists journals and other serials with information like publishing frequency, formats, and contact information. (Subscription-based.)

Serials Directory

Provides bibliographic information for a variety of serials/journals. (Subscription-based.)

Impact Factors & Citation Counts

Journal Citation Reports

Provides evaluative information on important journals in Social Sciences and Science disciplines. Includes the impact factor and immediacy index. (Subscription-based.)

CiteBase

A citation index for free, online research literature. It harvests pre- and post- prints (most author self-archived) from OAI-PMH compliant archives, parses and links their references and indexes the metadata in a search engine. Citebase contains articles from physics, maths, information science, and (published only) biomedical papers.

Citations & Bibliographic Management

RefWorks

An online research management tool that allows users to easily gather, manage, store, and share information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies in a variety of formats. (Subscription-based; once you create an individual account, you have lifetime access.)

APA Style Manual (6th ed.)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, frequently used for research in linguistics; human, behavioral, social, and political sciences; education; computer science and information management; business and management; and environmental and physical sciences.

• UNT Willis Library 1st Floor: BF76.7 .P83 2010

• Son of Citation Machine: APA Format, created by David Warlick of The Landmark Project, automatically generates citations in APA style based on information you enter into a template.
• APA Quick Study, prepared by Dr. Abel Scribe Ph.D., is a concise guide to the basic features and essential rules of APA style.
• APA Style Lite for College Papers, prepared by Russ Dewey and Dr. Abel Scribe Ph.D., provides a brief summary of rules for formatting papers and citing sources in APA format. The style sheet is also available in PDF Format for easy printing [requires Adobe Reader].
• find more APA citation tools at the UNT Libraries.

Grammar & Style

The Elements of Style (Strunk & White)

Classic writing manual with revisions, an introduction, and a chapter on writing by E.B. White.

• UNT Willis Library, 3rd Floor: PE1408 .S772

Copyright Resources

Scholar’s Copyright Addendum Engine

The Scholar’s Copyright Addendum Engine will help you generate a PDF form that you can attach to a journal publisher’s copyright agreement to ensure that you retain certain rights. Options include:  Access – Reuse (Science Commons / SPARC), Immediate Access, and Delayed Access.