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Jot: guiding journal selection with suitability metrics.

Stephen G Gaffney¹, Jeffrey P Townsend²

¹stephen.gaffney@yale.edu, Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA

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Summary

Jot is a new, free, open-source tool that helps biomedical researchers find suitable journals for their manuscripts. It analyzes manuscript details and journal data, offering interactive visualizations for informed decisions.

Keywords:

Journal selection bibliometrics data integration open access publishing open source software scientific publishing visualization web application

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Area of Science:

Biomedicine and Life Sciences
Scholarly Publishing
Bibliometrics

Background:

Manuscript submission requires careful journal selection, a complex decision for researchers.
Existing journal finder tools have limitations in data scope and functionality, and are not open source.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce Jot, a novel, free, and open-source web application for matching manuscripts to suitable journals.
To address the shortcomings of current journal selection tools by providing comprehensive data and interactive exploration.

Main Methods:

Jot utilizes manuscript title, abstract, and optional citations to identify appropriate journals.
The application gathers extensive data on journal quality, impact, relevance, and open access policies.

Main Results:

Jot provides a dashboard with linked, interactive visualizations for exploring journal information.
The tool facilitates informed decision-making for researchers in biomedicine and life sciences.

Conclusions:

Jot offers a valuable, open-source solution for journal selection in scientific publishing.
The application enhances the manuscript submission process through data-driven insights and user-friendly exploration.