Following on from Anita’s post on Journal Impact Factors and my post on Publications, I thought it would be beneficial to share the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Journal Ranking List which was published by the Australian Research Council (ARC) in 2010.
It is provided here as a guide to help you make informed decisions about the quality of the journals that you target.
The list provides probably the most comprehensive, expert opinion based list ever attempted, capturing numerous disciplines (science, social science, business, humanities, etc.) and over 20,000 journals. In this list, and as a broad translation, A and A* ranked outlets are judged to be the best; B is deemed pretty decent, and so on.
As with all journal ranking lists, this comes with the usual health warning: it’s “expert opinion based”, and thus subjective. As such, it’s an imprecise science, but perhaps a useful guide, especially for those BU disciplines without an equivalent UK quality guide.
You can access the list here – Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Journal Ranking List
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Please, note that the Australians have updated the ERA 2010 list and that the 2012 list is now available on the web at: http://www.arc.gov.au/era/era_2012/era_journal_list.htm
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