Evaluating journal quality by integrating department journal lists in a developing country: Are they representative?

This study empirically investigated the characteristics (e.g., journal scope, ranking schemes) of the DJLs currently used by Chinese business and management (B&M) schools. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work that shows how do Chinese academia recognize the quality of English-language journals, as well as the difference between the Chinese and Western academicians regarding the recognition of journal quality. Our findings indicated that a major difference exists not only across Chinese B&M schools but also between China and the developed countries, i.e. the top-level journals were likely underrated by Chinese B&M community, and those journals at the medium-level journals were likely overrated by Chinese B&M community. Some suggestions will inform librarians on practices associated with the process of DJL compiled and research evaluation.
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research