Suggested Medical Education Journals

• Please refer to AAMC Annotated Bibliography of Journals for Medical Education Scholarship (Revised 2019) and McGill Medical Education Journals for recommended medical journals.
• Have you met JANE? (Journal/Author Name estimator). Type in the title of your paper or abstract and click "find journals". Jane will suggest possible journals for you to consider.

Impact Factor

A journal's impact factor refers to how many times a journal is referenced over a period of time. The impact factor of the journal reflects its importance compared with other similar publications. The higher the impact factor, the higher the rank of the journal.

Examples of Journal Ranking Websites:

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank - This database helps to identify journal options for submission
• Annual Reviews: Journal Impact Factors

Open Access

Open Access is a publishing tool with articles free to download. There are two main techniques to deliver OA research articles: Gold OA journals and Green OA archives or repositories.

Gold OA refers to peer-reviewed articles immediately available through the publishing site and free of charge to the public. Gold OA can be found at Directory of Open Access Journals.

Green OA is also known as self-archiving, or the practice of using a repository to store the author’s content. The content deposited into the repository is subjected to the publisher's policies. A list of publishers and policies on self-archiving may be found at SHERPA/RoMEO database.

Read more about Gold and Green status.

Buyers Beware! Check out these two resources for helpful tips to ensure you are investigating journals in which you may submit your work.

• Predatory and Questionable Publishing
• Think. Check. Submit.

Need help paying for an Open Access accepted paper? The George A. Smathers Libraries recently closed it’s Open Access Publishing fund, however, UF has discount oppertunities with certian journals. Read more at these links:

• UF Invests in Open Access: Memberships and Discounts
• Discount for Article Processing Charges for BMC medicine and public health journals
• Discount Information

How The Librarian Can Help You

UF Librarians are here to help you with your scholarly needs. Librarian staff have knowledge on the latest technology to enhance your study and research skills and maximize your learning experience. Call (904) 244-3240 for more information and to schedule a meeting.

Services include literature searching, database instruction and library orientation, group/departmental presentations including guest lectures, citation management/bibliographic software assistance and information-related assistance.

In addition to the six libraries on the Gainesville campus, Jacksonville’s Borland Library is located on the second floor of the Learning Resource Center at 655 W. 8th St.

• Carrie D. Adams, MA, LIS
  Director
  Email: carrie.adams@ufl.edu
  Phone: (904) 244-2143
• Susan Harnett, MSLIS
  Medical Information Services Librarian
  Email: sharnett@ufl.edu
  Phone: (904) 244-2144

Additional resources are available at UF George A. Smathers Libraries.

Tips on Writing Your Manuscript

Authors choose the submission journal prior to writing so they can understand and adhere to the journal’s guide for authors. This guide will discuss the journal’s standards and citation style. It is important to remember that during the writing process, organization and planning are key to a successful manuscript.

Additional manuscript writing tips:

• Writing the Abstract and Manuscript for Acceptance by K. Rising, MD, MS, and J. Hollander, MD
• Advice for authors from the editors of Perspectives on Medical Education by Varpio, L., Driessen, E., Maggio, L. et al.
• Twelve tips for getting your manuscript published by David A. Cook
• Highlighting common pitfalls to avoid when writing the medical education manuscript by B. Lee Ligon, Teri L. Turner, Satid Thammasitboon

Are you interested in being a Reviewer for Research?

See information on the review criteria . This document is also very helpful to understand what reviewers are looking for and the process for article review.

Systematic Reviews

Are you interested in conducting a Systematic Review? Learn about resources to assist from the University of Florida's CTSI's Systematic Review Core, a collaborative effort with the Health Science Center Libraries.