How does Mendeley help me find academic journals in related fields?

Mendeley serves as a reference management tool that incorporates recommendation features to help researchers discover relevant academic journals within their field. Its core functionality lies in analyzing your personal library and suggesting related literature, including suitable publication venues. The recommendations primarily leverage algorithmic analysis of the metadata (titles, abstracts, keywords, references) within the papers you store in your Mendeley library. The "Related" feature under each article entry identifies content similar to that specific paper. Furthermore, Mendeley tracks researchers' profiles and publication metadata across its database. The precision of these journal suggestions improves with the size and topical focus of your personal library and your profile information. Note that recommendation effectiveness can vary depending on discipline. To utilize this, explore the "Related" suggestions for key papers in your Mendeley library. The Mendeley desktop interface and web library prominently display these recommendations. This functionality significantly aids in discovering both established and emerging journals, streamlining the process of identifying suitable publication outlets and keeping abreast of relevant literature in your research area, thereby enhancing research efficiency. Regularly adding pertinent papers further refines the suggestions.