The latest Business Schools’ Academic
Journal Guide for 2015 has been published.
The guide reviews 1,401 business journals on the basis of citation
scores and a form of peer review.
Journals can achieve a top rating of 4*, meaning most “journal of distinction”,
to the lowest rating of 1, meaning “recognised, but more modest standard”.
According to THE, the guide can help scholars
select the best journals to publish in, while also helping deans and heads of
department to measure performance. However,
there have been some complaints by scholars that this type of ranking
emphasises assessment based on where they publish and not what they publish…