Research Assistant for Journal Selection

Find the right journal for your manuscript

Scilene matches your abstract or a few descriptive tags against 55,745 journals across DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, and SINTA โ€” with a plain-language explanation for every recommendation.

55,745

Journal Database

Supported Indexes & Coverage

Some journals are indexed in multiple databases โ€” for example, every Web of Science journal here is also Scopus-indexed (Web of Science is tracked as a tag on Scopus journals, not a separate catalog). The counts below are not additive.

DOAJ 23,077 journals
Scopus 32,611 journals
Web of Science (via Scopus) 17,815 journals
SINTA 11,768 journals
ROAD 27,500 journals
ERIH PLUS 8,963 journals
SciELO 1,581 journals
AJOL 201 journals
Garuda 11,588 journals
DOAJ 23,077 journals
Scopus 32,611 journals
Web of Science (via Scopus) 17,815 journals
SINTA 11,768 journals
ROAD 27,500 journals
ERIH PLUS 8,963 journals
SciELO 1,581 journals
AJOL 201 journals
Garuda 11,588 journals

What It Does

Transparent Matching

Every recommendation includes a plain-language explanation of why that journal fits โ€” never a black-box score.

Prestige-Aware

Sort by Scopus / Web of Science quartile and SJR, not just topical match.

Budget-Aware

Filter by APC, including free/no-fee journals โ€” no guessed currency conversions.

Multi-Index Coverage

DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, and SINTA in one search, deduplicated into a single database.

Flexible Export

Save results as PDF, DOCX, XLSX, Markdown, or CSV โ€” including a format made for pasting into an AI assistant.

Fast, Local Search

Every search runs against a local, indexed database โ€” no external API calls or rate limits.

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