Research Support

(i) Identifying Predatory/ Authentic Journals

  1. Avoiding predatory journals in academic publishing

Webinar on ‘Predatory Publishing Practices’ (Video in Sinhala) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMD619zuFuQ

  1. Beall’s List of Potential Predatory Journals and Publishers (Last updated March 7, 2021)

https://beallslist.net/

  1. List of Predatory Journals

https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/

  1. Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

https://publicationethics.org/

(ii) Open Access Resources

  1. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

https://doaj.org/

  1. Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

https://www.sljol.info/

  1. Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA)

https://oaspa.org/

(iii) Open Source Reference Management Software

  1. Mendeley Reference Manager

https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-manager

  1. Zotero

https://www.zotero.org/

(iv) Select the right journal for your manuscript

  1. Springer Nature Journal Suggester

https://journalsuggester.springer.com/

  1. Elsevier Journal Finder

https://journalfinder.elsevier.com/

  1. Taylor & Francis Journal Suggester

https://authorservices.taylorandfrancis.com/publishing-your-research/choosing-a-journal/journal-suggester/

  1. Wiley Journal Finder

https://journalfinder.wiley.com/search?type=match

(v) Referencing Styles

  1. About American Psychological Association (APA) Style

https://apastyle.apa.org/about-apa-style

  1. Western Sydney University - APA Referencing Style Guide

https://library.westernsydney.edu.au/main/sites/default/files/pdf/cite_APA.pdf

  1. APA Manual 7th edition: Most Notable Changes (Video in English)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeSIXD6y3WQ&t=108s