Identifying journal options is a good idea prior to writing an article to save time and effort. Journals are so numerous, it can be hard to know what all the options are. Thankfully, there are tools that can assist you.
Web of Science offers an "Analyze Results" option to help identify journals from a topic search. To use this tool, perform a topic search (see Web of Science searching guide), then click on Analyze Results on the upper right hand part of the search screen. From there, choose Publication Titles from the drop down menu. The most common journals in the results will be listed.
Browzine
Browzine includes peer-reviewed journals across multiple disciplines. Use the navigation options to find journals in your specific field or search by subject.
JANE is a tool that mines text placed in the search box to find journals on the topic. Simply place your abstract or another piece of text into the search box, and the tool does the work for you. More information is available on their FAQ page at http://jane.biosemantics.org/faq.php.
Links to the instructions for authors' pages of more than 6000 health and life sciences journals. This site is maintained by staff at The University of Toledo's Mulford Health Sciences Library.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center SPI-Hub
Scholarly publishing information hub. Search for journals that publish articles in your area of interest.
JournalGuide
Free journal selection guide. Covers all academic fields, but very strong in biomedicine science.
EndNote Manuscript Matcher
If you're using EndNote version 20 or above, use the Manuscript Matcher to find prospective journals.
Publisher-based Journal Finders
Characteristics of journals can be compared quantifiably. Factors such as the number of citations, number of documents published, and total references in the journal can be used to calculate scores for the journals.