How to Open a Quick Launch Link in a New tab in SharePoint 2013 Online using Jquery

In this code you will see how to open a quick launch link in a new tab in SharePoint 2013 Online using Jquery.

Code Snippet:

<script src="https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery/jquery-1.9.0.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function ($) {
var quicklink = $("a:contains('sharepoint-journey')");
      if (quicklink.length > 0) {
             $(quicklink).click(function(){
             var quicklink_href = $(this).attr("href");
             window.open(quicklink_href, "_blank");
             return false;
          });
      }
      });
</script>