LibGuides: Systematic Reviews and other Knowledge Synthesis: Publish Your Work

Publishing Protocols

Rather than registering a protocol, you may opt to publish it in a journal. Protocols for systematic reviews are widely accepted for publication; a limited number of journals publish protocols for scoping reviews.

The advice for publishing systematic reviews also applies to publishing protocols. A journal that accepts systematic reviews may also accept protocols. Perhaps the journal's editors can suggest where to register/publish a protocol before submitting the review for publication.

PROSPERO is an international registery of systematic review protocols. The journal JBI Evidence Synthesis accepts systematic reviews and protocols.

See the links below for more ideas about where to submit. In addition, some subject-specific journals may publish protocols. You will need to check the scope and author information for relevant journals.

BMC Systematic Reviews Systematic Reviews encompasses all aspects of the design, conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. The journal publishes high quality systematic review products including systematic review protocols, systematic reviews related to a very broad definition of health, rapid reviews, updates of already completed systematic reviews, and methods research related to the science of systematic reviews, such as decision modelling.
BMJ Open The journal publishes all research study types, from protocols through phase I trials to meta-analyses, including small, specialist studies, and negative studies. Publishing procedures are built around fully open peer review and continuous publication, publishing research online as soon as the article is ready.
JBI Evidence Synthesis JBI Evidence Synthesis is an official journal of JBI. It is an international peer-reviewed, online journal that publishes manuscripts encompassing evidence synthesis and healthcare. JBI Evidence Synthesis seeks to disseminate rigorous, high-quality research that provides the best available evidence to inform policy and practice through the science and conduct of systematic and scoping reviews.
PLOS PLOS publishes a suite of influential Open Access journals across all areas of science and medicine. Rigorously reported, peer reviewed and immediately available without restrictions, promoting the widest readership and impact possible. Titles include: PLOS ONE, PLOS Medicine, PLOS Pathogens.

Publishing Reviews

You have a few options when publishing a review:

Find a subject-specific journal appropriate for the topic of the review that accepts reviews of the type you are conducting,
Find a broadly-scoped journal in the areas of science, biomedical, or health science that accepts structured reviews
Find a journal dedicated to systematic or other structured reviews
Consider the articles in your review; any journal publishing articles relevant to your review are good candidates for your review.

Finding Journals for Publication

JANE: Journal Author Name Estimator
Enter the title and/or abstract of the paper in the box, and click on 'Find journals', 'Find authors' or 'Find Articles'. Jane will then compare your document to millions of documents in PubMed to find the best matching journals, authors or articles.
Scopus
Enter your subject area and and review titles. You can sort by Citescore metrics, citation numbers, or minimum documents.
Elsevier Journal Finder
Springer Journal Selector
Wiley Journal Finder
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Systematic Reviews and other Knowledge Synthesis: Publish Your Work

Publishing Protocols

Publishing Reviews

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