Visit the journal's website to review the following:
Utilizing journal metrics and journal rankings can help understand the average attention a journal receives, which can ultimately impact the amount of attention an article may receive. To learn more about journal metrics and rankings, visit the Research Metrics research guide. A few resources that include journal rankings and metrics include:
Use the following resources to find out where a particular journal is indexed. If the journal is indexed in major databases or directories, then the likelihood of others finding your article, and the chances that your work will be cited, become greater.
In addition to Sherpa Romeo, always check the journal and publisher's website for information about pre-print policies, copyright, author re-use rights, embargoes, and open access options including green open access, which involves publishing your post-print/final author manuscript to a publicly funded repository like PubMed Central or the Syracuse University institutional repository, SURFACE.