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What are we measuring when we evaluate journals?
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posted on 2005-08-01, 00:00 authored by Michael PolonskyMichael Polonsky, P WhitelawThis article undertakes two studies to examine issues related to journal rankings. Study 1 examines the consistency between journal rankings reported in past studies. It finds that while there is consistency when comparing these studies, this consistency does not always occur outside the top-ranked journals. Study 2 explores whether individuals believe that the weighting of four underlying evaluative criteria—that is, prestige, contribution to theory, contribution to practice, and contribution to teaching—vary, based on (1) whose criteria are used (individual or individuals’ perception of their institutions weighting), (2) the geographic region in which the individuals teach (North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific), and (3) whether or not an individual works at an institution offering a Ph.D./D.B.A. The results suggest that some differences in criteria weighting exist. Implications are discussed, with it being suggested that it may not be possible to develop a universally applicable set of journal rankings.
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Journal of marketing educationVolume
27Issue
2Pagination
189 - 201Publisher
Sage PublicationsLocation
Thousand Oaks, Calif.Publisher DOI
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0273-4753eISSN
1552-6550Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
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