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JOURNAL QUALITY LIST
Fifty-ninth Edition, 24 April 2017
Compiled and edited by Professor Anne-Wil Harzing, http://www.harzing.com
Introduction
The Journal Quality List is published primarily to assist academics to target papers at journals of
an appropriate standard. We would be concerned if the list were used for staff evaluation pur-
poses in a mechanistic way. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the
Journal Quality List, we recommend that it be checked before used extensively for evaluation
purposes. The editor will not be held responsible for omissions or errors.
Acknowledgements
The first version of the JQL was collated when the editor was with the University of Bradford
School of Management (UBSM). The editor gratefully acknowledges the assistance and contri-
butions of the following people: Kathy Cousens (UBSM) for the initial data entry work, Victoria
Lim, Ulrike Magner, Sebastian Reiche, Dinuka Wijetunga, Shea Fan, Sofie Schtte, Markus
Goelz (all University of Melbourne) and Sara de Marco (Middlesex University) for data entry
work between 2006 and 2015, Yves Barlette, Jos Benders, Yehuda Baruch, Malachy Carey,
Graham Hooley, Andrew Kirchner, Gunther Maier, Rudolf Sinkovics, and Heinz Tuselmann for
pointing out and supplying me with various journal ranking lists and providing corrections.
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DISCUSSION OF THE RANKINGS
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[The 53 edition removed several older rankings that were created between 2001-2005 and had not been
updated since by their providers. It also removed a range of journals in non-core Economics & Business
areas that after removing the older rankings only appeared on a single ranking list].
Rank Interpretation
1 Highest quality rating
2
3 Intermediate quality ratings
4
5 Lowest quality rating
Rank Interpretation
4 World leading
3 Internationally excellent
2 Recognised internationally
1 Recognised nationally
0 Unclassified
Rank Interpretation
2 Top journals
1 Other recognized journals
HEC 2011 Hautes tudes Commerciales de Paris Ranking List July 2011
The overall approach to construct this list consisted of searching for an algorithm to combine the
different sources of information in a standardized way across all journals of all fields. These
sources were expert opinions (solicited from outside of HEC), existing rankings, and journal im-
pact factors. Borderline cases were then discussed and some corrections made. All corrections
were based on additional factual information (e.g. acceptance rates, evolution of impact factors).
The following five existing ranking were used:
ABS Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Quality Guide
CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (2008), section 37, Economics and
Management
ERIM Erasmus Research Institute of Management Journals Listing (2006)
FT Financial Times Journal List (2010)
VHB Verband der Hochschullehrer fr Betriebswirtschaft (2008)
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A detailed description of the method is available at the following address:
www.hec.edu/library/HEC-journal-list-method
[Editors note] In order to keep the JQL to a manageable length, lower-ranked journals (ranking
B-C) of the HEC list were only added if they already featured in the JQL. The same principle
was applied to French-language journals. Also excluded were journals in the area of law and
statistics (unless related to Business & Economics).
Rank Interpretation
A Highest quality rating
B+
Intermediate quality ratings
B
C Lowest quality rating
Rank Interpretation
1 Highest quality rating, A* ERA
2 Intermediate quality rating, A ERA
3 Intermediate quality rating, B ERA
4 Lowest quality rating, C ERA
Rank Interpretation
4 World leading
3 Top international
2 Lower international
1 National
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tion of research outputs as 4* (best work in the field), 3* (international excellence), 2* (interna-
tionally recognised) 1* (nationally recognised).
In converting the second edition of the HM List to the ABS list the editors followed a nine stage
procedure involving significant peer review and review of the quality standards, track records,
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contents and processes of each journal. For the 2 (March 2008), 3 edition (March 2009), 4
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edition (March 2010) and 5 edition (February 2015) a review panel of experts considered feed-
back from academic associations, publishers and individual academics. For further details see
the Introduction to the guide accessible here:
http://www.bizschooljournals.com/
[Editors note] In order to keep the JQL to a manageable length, lower-ranked journals (1-3)
were only added if they already featured in the JQL. Also excluded were journals in the area of
law, education (unless related to Management), psychology (unless related to OB), general so-
cial sciences (unless related to Management) and medicine.
Rank Interpretation
4* A world elite journal
4 A top journal
3 A highly regarded journal
2 A well regarded journal
1 A recognised journal
Rank Interpretation
1* Highest quality rating (only 14 journals were given this ranking)
1
2 Intermediate quality ratings
3
4 Lowest quality rating
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VHB 2015 Assoc. of Professors of Business in German speaking countries
A ranking developed on behalf of the Association of University Professors of Business in Ger-
man speaking countries (Verband der Hochschullehrer fr Betriebswirtschaft - VHB). This ver-
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sion (VHB-JOURQUAL 3) is the 4 edition of this list. For details about the update and the pro-
cedures followed, see: http://vhbonline.org/service/jourqual/
There is an English-language article on the second edition of the VHB-JOURQUAL which is
published as: Schrader, U.; Hennig-Thurau, T. (2009) VHB-JOURQUAL2: Method, Results, and
Implications of the German Academic Association for Business Research's Journal Ranking,
BuR - Business Research, Official Open Access Journal of VHBVerband der Hochschullehrer
fr Betriebswirtschaft e.V, Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2009, pp. 180-204.
[Editors note] In order to keep the JQL to a manageable length, lower-ranked journals (ranking
B-D) of the VHB list were only added if they already featured in the JQL. The same principle
was applied to German-language journals. The list also included a range of Engineering and
Computer Science as well as Health journals that were not included in the JQL as they were
seen as less relevant to Management/Business/Economics.
[Editors note] In the current version of the list, a range of journals had fewer than 25 survey re-
sponses and hence remained unranked. However, as this would lead to significant loss of in-
formation, for these journals we retained their JOURQUAL 2.1 rank in the JQL.
[Editors note] The current list is more tightly focused on Business & Management and hence in-
cludes fewer Economics and Sociology journals than the previous JOURQUALs.
Rank Interpretation
A+ World leading
A Leading
B Important and respected
C Recognised
D Peer-reviewed
E Ranking no longer included in this version
Rank Interpretation
A* Best or leading journal in its field - publishes outstanding, original and rigorous
research that will shape the field. Acceptance rates are typically low and the edi-
torial board is dominated by leading scholars in the field or subfield, including
from top institutions in the world. Where relevant to the field or subfield, the jour-
nal has the highest impact factors or other indices of high reputation.
A Highly regarded journal in the field or subfield - publishes excellent research in
terms of originality, significance and rigour, has competitive submission and ac-
ceptance rates, excellent refereeing process and where relevant to the field or
subfield, has higher than average impact factors. Not all highly regarded journals
have high impact factors, especially those in niche areas.
B Well regarded journal in the field or subfield - publishes research of a good
standard in terms of originality, significance and rigour and papers are fully ref-
ereed according to good standards and practices but acceptance rates are high-
er than for Tiers A* and A. Depending on the field or sub-field, will have a mod-
est impact factor and will be ISI listed.
C A recognised journal - publishes research that is of a modest standard and/or is
yet to establish its reputation because of its newness. This tier is more inclusive
than the others but only includes refereed journals.
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The 2010 ABDC Journal List has been developed after wide consultation across the sector and
stakeholders. The following organisations provided input into the process:
Australian Council of Professors and Heads of Information Systems (ACPHIS)
Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)
Association of Industrial Relations of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ)
Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
Australia and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA)
Australia and New Zealand International Business Academy (ANZIBA)
Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC)
Australian Society for the Study of Labour History (ASSLH)
Council of Law Deans (CLD)
Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE)
Economics Society of Australia (ESA)
Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS)
Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA)
Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ)
Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ)
Society of Organisational Behaviour Australia (SOBA
The 2013 revision followed a similarly comprehensive process, which was supported by public
submissions according to a standard template, (all available here:
http://www.abdc.edu.au/29.116.0.0.1.0.htm), qualitative and quantitative data assessment, pub-
lic exposure feedback and international expert consultation. Leading up to the next full review of
the list in 2017/2018, ABDC released an interim list in which a limited number of new journals
were included, very low quality journals were excluded, field classifications changed, and factual
errors were corrected.
[Editors note] In order to keep the JQL to a manageable length, lower-ranked journals (ranking
B and C) of the ABDC list were only added if they already featured in the JQL. Also excluded
were journals in the area of law, education (unless related to Management), psychology (unless
related to OB), general social sciences (unless related to Management),statistics (unless related
to Economics or Management) and medicine.
[Editors note] The number of actual changes in the JQL version of the ABDC ranking was lim-
ited as none of the about two dozen very low quality journals included in the 2013 ABDC rank-
ing (most of which were predatory open access journals) had been included in the JQL. Howev-
er, some high-quality new journals were added.
Rank Interpretation
0+ Recognised internationally as the best in the discipline
0 Excellence at a level close to the top journals in the field
1 High level scientific journals of international reputation and circulation
2 Generally national-circulation journals, or international journals of lesser reputation
3 Journals with a very narrow circulation or low profile.
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EJL 2016 Erasmus Research Institute of Management Journals Listing
The strategic purpose of the ERIM Journals List is to contribute to the quality of the scientific
output of ERIM and to the academic reputation of the institute (see http://www.erim.eur.nl/ejl).
The ERIM Journals List (EJL) helps to define the core domain of ERIM and provides direction
as to the type of publications that ERIM would like to produce. The practical purpose is to guar-
antee to the ERIM members and aspirant members that publications in the journals of the EJL
will qualify for membership. The EJL is believed to cover the whole field of research in man-
agement, as far as the ERIM research programs are concerned. This does not imply that no
credit will be given for publications in journals that are not on the EJL. It is impossible to make
an exhaustive list of all the journals in the domain of research in management. The ERIM jour-
nal list is based on judgment by peers and (ISI) impact scores.
The first edition of the list came out in 2002. In 2015 ERIM solicited proposals from each re-
search program for the fifth edition of the list. Nine journals were upgraded to P*, and 2 journals
downgraded to P or removed. Eight journals were upgraded to P or newly added as P, and two
journals were downgraded to S or removed. One new PA journal was added and 29 S journals
were removed from the list.
[Editors note] If a journal of the EJIM list was not already included in the JQL (which apart from
half a dozen Dutch journals was rare), it was only added if it had a score of STAR or P(A).
Rank Interpretation
P* Top journals among P
P Best journals in the field
PA Top international journals (aspirant). By 1/1/2016 these journals will be trans-
ferred to the secondary list unless ISI with high impact has been attained
S Scientific refereed journals of a recognized academic reputation that do not
reach the quality levels of the Primary Set
M* Top managerial journal
Rank Interpretation
1* Most notable management journals with a prominent position (only 8 journals)
1 Most notable management journals, very selective and particularly recognized
in France and abroad
2 Highly selective journals with a very demanding peer review process
3 Very good journals with a good scientific reputation and significant contribu-
tions
4 Good journals with good selectivity and original contributions
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HCERES 2017 High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Educa-
tion (Jan 2017)
The HCERES journal list has been constructed by the section 37 of the CNRS, in consultation
with academics from institutions such as CNRS, INRA and CNU. It has continuously evolved
over time. The 2017 update is a combination of the CNRS 2016 and FNEGE 2016 list. Journals
ranked 1*, 1 or 2 on these lists were classified as A, journals ranked 3 as B, and journals ranked
4 as C.
This means that as long as a particular journal had a rank of only one above the lowest of five
ranks on either the CNRS or the FNEGE list it would be ranked as B, if it had a middle rank (of
five) on either list it would be ranked A. As such there is less differentiation in the highest rank
than in other journal rankings with 38% of the ranked journals in the highest (A) category and
another 37% in the B category.
[Editors note] In order to keep the JQL to a manageable length, lower-ranked journals (ranked
B, C or unranked) of the HCERES 2017list were only added if they already featured in the JQL.
Journals in Law, Agricultural/Energy Economics and Health that were not already included in
other lists in Business and Management were also excluded as were French journals.
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Journal Quality List 2000-2017 Professsor Anne-Wil Harzing 1
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C
Subject area Ejis EjisCI UQ Ast Wie Den HEC UQ Cra ABS Cnrs Vhb Abdc Ess EJL Fnege Hceres
ISSN Journal [Range highest 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2011 2011 2011 2012 2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017
to lowest] 4-1 4-1 1-5 4-1 A+-A 2-1 A-C+ 1-4 4-1 4*-1 1*-4 A+-E A*-C 0+-3 P*-S 1*-4 A-C