Journal Finder: Find the Right Journal from Real Published Papers (No AI)

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Paste your title, keywords or abstract. We match it against 28,582 journal papers published by PhD researchers on ScholarsColab and show where the closest work appeared, with each journal’s indexing (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024).

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  1. 1

    IEEE Access

    SCIEScopusJCR 2024
    2 matching papers
    • Traffic load balancing using software defined networking (SDN) controller as virtualized network function 2019 · 91 citationsFarhan Aadil
    • Software defined network-based management for enhanced 5G network services 2020 · 81 citationsCatherine Nayer
  2. 21 matching paper
    • Efficient Forwarding Rule Management in Software Defined Network via Subnet-Based Pattern Matching 2024 · 1 citationsADr. Abhishek Bajpai
  3. 31 matching paper
    • Securing edge based smart city networks with software defined networking and zero trust architecture 2025 · 2 citationsAbeer Iftikhar
  4. 41 matching paper
    • DDoS Mitigation by software-defined network (SDN) in the context of ICMP and SYP approach 2024 · 4 citationsLaxmi Poonia
  5. 5

    J. Green Eng

    Not found in our indexing lists
    1 matching paper
    • Flow based proactive prediction load balancing in stateful firewall enabled software defined network with distributed controllers 2021 · 4 citationsDr Senthil Kumar P
  6. 61 matching paper
    • Software defined network-based management architecture for 5g network 2023 · 4 citationsCatherine Nayer
  7. 7

    Int. J. Inf. Technol. Secur

    Not found in our indexing lists
    1 matching paper
    • Evaluation of supervised classification approach for DDoS threat detection in Software Defined Networks 2024 · 5 citationsRakesh V S
  8. 81 matching paper
    • Evolving Network Paradigms: The Software-Defined Network Revolution 2024 · 0 citationsDr. Jyoti Yadav
  9. 9

    Sensors

    SCIEScopusJCR 2024
    2 matching papers
    • RealPrice: Blockchain-Powered Real-Time Pricing for Software-Defined Enabled Edge Network 2022 · 5 citationsThi-Thu-Huong Le
    • Internet of vehicles (IoV)-based task scheduling approach using fuzzy logic technique in fog computing enables vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) 2024 · 17 citationsDr Mahmood ul Hassabln
  10. 10

    Computer Networks

    SCIEScopusJCR 2024
    1 matching paper
    • Controller placement optimization in hierarchical distributed software defined vehicular networks 2018 · 106 citationsMaode Ma

How it works: no AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of real published papers by our mentors; journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; “not found in our indexing lists” does not prove a journal is unindexed. Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.

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Why this journal finder is different

ScholarsColab Journal Finder Typical journal finders
How it suggests journals Matches your words against titles of real published papers, then ranks the journals those papers appeared in AI or text models predict likely journals, or a publisher matches you to its own journals
Evidence shown The actual matching papers, their year and citations, and the researchers who published them Usually a match score or a short journal description
Journals covered Every journal our mentors have published in, across all publishers, including smaller and specialised journals Often one publisher’s journals only
Indexing shown All the lists a journal appears in: SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024 Varies
Next step Talk to the researcher who published there, or ask a PhD expert to shortlist and submit Go to the journal’s website

The hidden journals behind the suggestions

ScholarsColab mentors have published journal papers in 12,521 different journals. 4,616 of them (37%), holding 55% of those papers, appear in at least one of the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus or JCR 2024 lists, and 3,260 appear in more than one.

8,294 of these 12,521 journals (66%) appear only once in our data: the long tail of smaller and specialised journals that general-purpose tools rarely suggest. When a small, specialised journal has published work close to yours, the finder can surface it, because the suggestion comes from what was actually published rather than from a journal’s marketing description.

Journals used by our mentors, by indexing listScopus4,391JCR 20243,266SCIE2,219ESCI826SSCI227AHCI39
Number of journals in which ScholarsColab mentors have published that appear in each list. A journal can appear in several lists.

What the indexing of a journal tells you

Of our mentors’ journal papers, 31% appeared in Web of Science core journals (SCIE, SSCI or AHCI), 7% in ESCI journals, 16% in journals found only in Scopus, and 46% in journals not found in any of these lists.
Where our mentors’ journal papers appeared, by indexingWeb of Science core (SCIE / SSCI / AHCI)31.2%8,925 papersESCI6.7%1,906 papersScopus only16.3%4,662 papersNot found in the lists45.8%13,089 papers
Share of ScholarsColab mentors’ journal papers by the indexing of the journal (Web of Science core takes priority, then ESCI, then Scopus). Source: ScholarsColab Journal Finder data, updated daily.
For papers published 2010–2022, the median number of citations was 32.0 in Web of Science core journals, 14.0 in ESCI journals, 8.0 in Scopus-only journals and 3.0 in journals not found in the lists.
Median citations by journal indexingWeb of Science core (SCIE / SSCI / AHCI)324,877 papersESCI14888 papersScopus only82,762 papersNot found in the lists37,391 papers
Median citations per paper, papers published 2010–2022, by the indexing of the journal. An association, not proof that indexing causes citations. Source: ScholarsColab Journal Finder data.

Indexing is not everything, and these are associations, not proof that indexing causes citations. But if your university, funder or promotion committee asks for SCIE, SSCI or Scopus journals, use the filter in the finder to show only those.

How to use the results

  1. Read the matching papers under each journal: are they really close to your work?
  2. Check the indexing badges against what your institution requires, and use the filter if needed.
  3. Open the journal’s website and confirm its aims and scope, article types and fees.
  4. Confirm the indexing officially on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list.
  5. Talk to the mentor who published there about the journal’s review process, or ask our team to shortlist journals for you.

Frequently asked questions

Is the ScholarsColab Journal Finder free?

Yes. You can search as often as you like; there is no sign-up.

Does the Journal Finder use AI?

No. It matches the words of your title, keywords or abstract against the titles of real published papers and ranks journals by how many closely matching papers they published. No AI or language model is involved.

Where does the indexing information come from?

From the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 journal lists, matched by journal name. A journal marked “not found in our indexing lists” may still be indexed under a different name, so always confirm on the official lists.

Is my text stored?

Your search is used only to calculate the suggestions and is not saved with your identity.

Can a PhD expert choose the journal for me?

Yes. The Journal Selection & Submission service shortlists up to 5 journals for your manuscript by indexing and quartile and handles the submission.

Want a PhD expert to choose the journal with you?

Our Journal Selection & Submission service shortlists up to 5 journals that match your manuscript, indexing requirement and target quartile, and handles the submission. If your paper was rejected before, a Manuscript Audit shows what to fix first.

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About the data on this page. Journal suggestions and statistics come from the Google Scholar publication lists of PhD researchers who mentor on ScholarsColab, updated daily. Indexing is matched by journal name against the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists; a journal “not found in our indexing lists” may still be indexed under a different name, so always confirm on the official Web of Science Master Journal List or Scopus source list. Figures describe this group of researchers and may not apply to research as a whole.