Ulrich Guide: Writing for Publication

This page is designed as a resource on writing for academic publication. Ulrich's Periodicals Directory is a valuable guide to bibloigraphic and publisher information.

Ulrich's journals
A list of Ulrich's journals, categorized by department and specialization

A writer's guide to Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Publication to inform the field is a major part of a faculty member’s responsibilities. Naturally, faculty want their publications to reach the widest audience and to be respected in the field. On this website, CEDER has excerpted a sample of some of the most prominent educational serial publications listed in ULRICH’s Periodicals Directory. The ULRICH Periodicals Directory is a bibliographic database providing detailed comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world.  The directory can be accessed online at www.ulrichsweb.com. As a global and authoritative bibliographic reference and serials management tool, academic library staff, faculty and student, staff and patrons in public and special libraries, publishers, subscription agencies, corporations, and researchers use it extensively worldwide. (About ULRICHS Database, 2005). The website also has a very user-friendly QUICK GUIDE on how to efficiently use this resource. The journals listed here are known to be credible and respected in their fields.  Every attempt was made to include those that are refereed or peer reviewed.

As a global and authoritative bibliographic reference and serials management tool, Ulrich Web is used extensively worldwide by academic library staff; faculty and student; staff and patrons in public and special libraries; publishers; subscription agencies; corporations. (About ULRICHS Database, 2005). The website also has a very user-friendly QUICK GUIDE on how to efficiently use this resource.

This partial list of education journals uses ULRICH’s definitions of the following terms:

• Reviews – the ULRICH directory includes a short synopsis of the journal by other sources such as: Magazines for Librarians, Library Journal, and Mr. Magazine
• Refereed – The journal is peer reviewed
• Electronic – The journal is available on-line
• Abstract – The ULRICH directory provides a means to locate a summary description of the journal
• Indexed – The ULRICH directory maintains a list of active sources that are cross-referenced to the journal

REFERENCES
About the Ulrich’s Database. Retrieved electronically on March 3, 2005 from www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/ulrichesweb_news/ulrichesidefaq.asp