[GUIDE] Business Journal Rankings for Research Quality Evaluation

Business Journal Rankings for Research Quality Evaluation 

 

Executive Summary: Evaluating Business Research Quality for Faculty Career Advancement

The progression of business faculty careers is not only pivotal to the continuous triumph of business education but also essential for the individual success of business educators. A cornerstone of this career development, especially in AACSB-accredited, research-teaching balaned institutions, is academic research. The benchmark for evaluating the significance and impact of this research often hinges on journal publications.

Renowned metrics utilized by numerous business schools include the UTD Top 100 research ranking, the ABDC ranking, the Financial Times Top 50 Journals list, and notably, the Academic Journal Guide (AJG) from the ABS list.

Additionally, universal research quality indicators like SCOPUS and SSCI, along with other standardized journal indices, offer insights into research caliber.

Armed with these specialized business research rankings and broader research metrics, our intention is to holistically assess the research quality of our business faculty and researchers, thereby promoting excellence and ensuring our institution remains at the forefront of business education.

 

 

1. UTD* (24) List

 

The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™ are based on research contributions to specific journals. As of my last training cut-off in January 2022, the UTD rankings considered research contributions to a set of 24 leading business journals. These journals span various areas of business discipline.

Here's a list of those journals:

Accounting:

The Accounting Review

Journal of Accounting and Economics Journal of Accounting Research

 

Finance:

Journal of Finance

Journal of Financial Economics Review of Financial Studies

 

Management:

Academy of Management Journal

Academy of Management Review

Administrative Science Quarterly

Strategic Management Journal

 

Management Science (MS) & Information Systems (IS):

Information Systems Research Management Science

MIS Quarterly

Operations Research

 

Marketing:

Journal of Marketing

Journal of Marketing Research Marketing Science

Journal of Consumer Research

 

Operations Management:

Journal of Operations Management

Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

Production and Operations Management

 

Organizational Behavior:

Journal of Applied Psychology

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Personnel Psychology

 

International Business:

Journal of International Business Studies

 

https://jsom.utdallas.edu/the-utd-top-100-business-school-research-rankings/

The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™ - Naveen Jindal School of Management - The University of Texas at Dallas

 

 

2. The Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Ranking

 

ABDC journal ranking is a list that classifies business-related academic journals into different quality categories. The ABDC Journal Ranking aims to reflect the quality and impact of the journals, and it is regularly updated.

The rankings are typically divided into the following categories:

 

A* (A Star): World Elite

A: High Quality

B: Quality

C: Acceptable

 

Please check out the whole list of ABDC ranking here

https://abdc.edu.au/abdc-journal-quality-list/

ABDC Journal Quality List - Australian Business Deans Council

 

Total 2689 Journliast are listed in the ABDC ranking in 2023 JQL: 

Excel file: 

ABDC-JQL-2022-v3-100523.xlsx

2.23MB

 

 

ABDC A*, journal ranking 

Journal Title	Publisher	ISSN	ISSN Online	Year Inception	FoR	2022 rating
Academy of Management Annals	Academy of Management	1941-6520	1941-6067	2008	3507	A*
Academy of Management Journal	Academy of Management	0001-4273	1948-0989	1958	3507	A*
Academy of Management Learning and Education	Academy of Management	1537-260X	1944-9585	2002	3507	A*
Academy of Management Review	Academy of Management	0363-7425	1930-3807	1976	3507	A*
Accident Analysis and Prevention	Elsevier	0001-4575	1879-2057	1969	3509	A*
Accounting Auditing and Accountability Journal	Emerald Group Publishing Limited	0951-3574	1758-4205	1988	3501	A*
Accounting, Organizations and Society	Elsevier	0361-3682	1873-6289	1976	3501	A*
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction	Association for Computing Machinery	1073-0516	1557-7325	1994	4609	A*
Administrative Science Quarterly	Sage Publications	0001-8392	1930-3815	1956	3507	A*
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology	Elsevier	0065-2601	1557-8410	1964	3507	A*
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics	American Economic Association	1945-7782	1945-7790	2009	3801	A*
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy	American Economic Association	1945-7731	1945-774X	2009	3801	A*
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics	American Economic Association	1945-7707	1945-7715	2009	3801	A*
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics	American Economic Association	1945-7669	1945-7685	2009	3801	A*
American Economic Review: Insights	American Economic Association	2640-205X	2640-2068	2019	3801	A*
American Journal of Agricultural Economics	Oxford University Press	0002-9092	1467-8276	1919	3801	A*
American Journal of Political Science	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0092-5853	1540-5907	1950	3599	A*
American Journal of Public Health	The American Public Health Association	0090-0036	1541-0048	1911	3599	A*
American Journal of Sociology	The University of Chicago Press	0002-9602	1537-5390	1895	3507	A*
American Political Science Review	Cambridge University Press	0003-0554	1537-5943	1906	3599	A*
American Psychologist	American Psychological Association	0003-066X	1935-990X	1946	3507	A*
American Sociological Review	Sage Publications	0003-1224	1939-8271	1936	3507	A*
Annals of Probability	Institute of Mathematical Statistics	0091-1798	2168-894X	1973	4905	A*
Annals of Statistics	Institute of Mathematical Statistics	0090-5364		1973	4905	A*
Annals of Tourism Research	Elsevier	0160-7383	1873-7722	1973	3508	A*
Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior	Annual Reviews	2327-0616		2014	3507	A*
Annual Review of Psychology	Annual Reviews	0066-4308	1545-2085	1950	3507	A*
Annual Review of Sociology	Annual Reviews	0360-0572	1545-2115	1975	3507	A*
Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory	American Accounting Association	0278-0380	1558-7991	1981	3501	A*
Australian Tax Forum	Tax Institute	0812-695X		1984	4801	A*
Automation in Construction	Elsevier	0926-5805	1872-7891	1992	3504	A*
Biometrika	Oxford University Press	0006-3444	1464-3510	1901	4905	A*
Boston University Law Review	Boston University School of Law	0006-8047		1921	4801	A*
British Accounting Review	Elsevier	0890-8389	1095-8347	1968	3501	A*
British Journal of Industrial Relations	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0007-1080	1467-8543	1963	3505	A*
British Tax Review	Sweet & Maxwell	0007-1870		1956	4801	A*
Cambridge Law Journal	Cambridge University Press	0008-1973	1469-2139	1921	4801	A*
Canadian Tax Journal	Canadian Tax Foundation	0008-5111		1953	4801	A*
Columbia Law Review	Columbia Law Review Association, Inc.	0010-1958	1945-2268	1901	4801	A*
Contemporary Accounting Research	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0823-9150	1911-3846	1984	3501	A*
Cornell Law Review	Cornell Law School	0010-8847		1915	4801	A*
Critical Finance Review	Now Publishers	2164-5744	2164-5760	2012	3502	A*
Decision Sciences	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0011-7315	1540-5915	1970	3509	A*
Decision Support Systems	Elsevier	0167-9236	1873-5797	1985	4609	A*
Econometric Theory	Cambridge University Press	0266-4666	1469-4360	1985	3802	A*
Econometrica	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0012-9682	1468-0262	1933	3802	A*
Economic Theory	Springer International Publishing	0938-2259	1432-0479	1991	3803	A*
Energy Economics	Elsevier	0140-9883	1873-6181	1979	3801	A*
Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice	Sage Publications	1042-2587	1540-6520	1976	3507	A*
Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space	Sage Publications	0308-518X	1472-3409	1968	3599	A*
Environment and Planning B: planning and design	Sage Publications	0265-8135	1472-3417	1969	3599	A*
European Economic Review	Elsevier	0014-2921	1873-572X	1969	3801	A*
European Journal of Information Systems	Taylor & Francis Online	0960-085X	1476-9344	1991	4609	A*
European Journal of Marketing	Emerald Group Publishing	0309-0566	1758-7123	1967	3506	A*
European Journal of Operational Research	Elsevier	0377-2217	1872-6860	1977	3507	A*
Experimental Economics	Springer International Publishing	1386-4157	1573-6938	1998	3801	A*
Federal Law Review	Australian National University	0067-205X		1964	4801	A*
Foreign Affairs	Council on Foreign Relations	0015-7120	1665-1707	1910	3599	A*
Foreign Policy (Washington)	National Affairs, Inc.	0015-7228	1945-2276	1971	3599	A*
Games and Economic Behavior	Elsevier	0899-8256	1090-2473	1989	3803	A*
Gender and Society	Sage Publications	0891-2432	1552-3977	1987	3507	A*
Global Environmental Change	Elsevier	0959-3780	1872-9495	1990	3599	A*
Harvard Law Review	Harvard University Press	0017-811X	2161-976X	1886	4801	A*
Health Economics	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	1057-9230	1099-1050	1992	3801	A*
Human Relations	Sage Publications	0018-7267	1741-282X	1947	3507	A*
Human Resource Management (US)	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0090-4848	1099-050X	1961	3505	A*
ILR Review (Industrial and Labor Relations Review)	Sage Publications	0019-7939	2162-271X	1947	3505	A*
Industrial Marketing Management	Elsevier	0019-8501	1873-2062	1971	3506	A*
Industrial Relations: a journal of economy and society	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0019-8676	1468-232X	1961	3505	A*
Information & Management	Elsevier	0378-7206	1872-7530	1977	4609	A*
Information and Organization	Elsevier	1471-7727	1873-7919	1990	4609	A*
Information Systems Journal	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	1350-1917	1365-2575	1991	4609	A*
Information Systems Research	The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)	1047-7047	1526-5536	1990	4609	A*
Insurance: Mathematics & Economics	Elsevier	0167-6687	1873-5959	1982	3502	A*
International & Comparative Law Quarterly	Cambridge University Press	0020-5893	1471-6895	1952	4801	A*
International Economic Review	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0020-6598	1468-2354	1960	3801	A*
International Journal of Hospitality Management	Elsevier	0278-4319	1873-4693	1982	3504	A*
International Journal of Information Management	Elsevier	0268-4012	1873-4707	1980	4609	A*
International Journal of Research in Marketing	Elsevier	0167-8116	1873-8001	1984	3506	A*
Journal of Accounting and Economics	Elsevier	0165-4101		1979	3501	A*
Journal of Accounting Research	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0021-8456	1475-679X	1963	3501	A*
Journal of Applied Econometrics	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0883-7252	1099-1255	1986	3802	A*
Journal of Applied Psychology	American Psychological Association	0021-9010	1939-1854	1917	3507	A*
Journal of Banking & Finance	Elsevier	0378-4266	1872-6372	1976	3502	A*
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics	Taylor & Francis Online	0735-0015	1537-2707	1983	3802	A*
Journal of Business Finance & Accounting	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0306-686X	1468-5957	1974	3501	A*
Journal of Business Venturing	Elsevier	0883-9026	1873-2003	1985	3507	A*
Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics	Taylor & Francis Online	1061-8600	1537-2715	1992	4905	A*
Journal of Conflict Resolution	Sage Publications	0022-0027	1552-8766	1957	3801	A*
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management	American Society of Civil Engineers	0733-9364	1943-7862	1983	3504	A*
Journal of Consumer Psychology	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	1057-7408	1532-7663	1992	3506	A*
Journal of Consumer Research	Oxford University Press	0093-5301	1537-5277	1974	3506	A*
Journal of Corporate Finance	Elsevier	0929-1199	1872-6313	1994	3502	A*
Journal of Development Economics	Elsevier	0304-3878	1872-6089	1974	3801	A*
Journal of Econometrics	Elsevier	0304-4076	1872-6895	1973	3802	A*
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization	Elsevier	0167-2681	1879-1751	1980	3801	A*
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control	Elsevier	0165-1889	1879-1743	1979	3801	A*
Journal of Economic Growth	Springer International Publishing	1381-4338	1573-7020	1996	3801	A*
Journal of Economic Literature	American Economic Association	0002-0515	2328-8175	1963	3801	A*
Journal of Economic Perspectives	American Economic Association	0895-3309	1944-7965	1987	3801	A*
Journal of Economic Theory	Elsevier	0022-0531	1095-7235	1969	3803	A*
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	1740-1453	1740-1461	2004	4801	A*
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management	Elsevier	0095-0696	1096-0449	1974	3801	A*
Journal of Experimental Psychology: general	American Psychological Association	0096-3445	1939-2222	1916	3507	A*
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis	Cambridge University Press	0022-1090	1756-6916	1966	3502	A*
Journal of Financial Econometrics	Oxford University Press	1479-8409	1479-8417	2003	3802	A*
Journal of Financial Economics	Elsevier	0304-405X		1974	3502	A*
Journal of Financial Intermediation	Elsevier	1042-9573	1096-0473	1990	3502	A*
Journal of Financial Markets	Elsevier	1386-4181	1878-576X	1998	3502	A*
Journal of Health Economics	Elsevier	0167-6296	1879-1646	1982	3801	A*
Journal of Human Resources	The University of Wisconsin Press	0022-166X	1548-8004	1966	3801	A*
Journal of Information Technology	Sage Publications	0268-3962	1466-4437	1986	4609	A*
Journal of International Business Studies	Springer International Publishing	0047-2506	1478-6990	1970	3507	A*
Journal of International Economics	Elsevier	0022-1996	1873-0353	1971	3801	A*
Journal of Labor Economics	University of Chicago Press	0734-306X	1537-5307	1983	3801	A*
Journal of Management	Sage Publications	0149-2063	1557-1211	1975	3507	A*
Journal of Management Accounting Research	American Accounting Association	1049-2127	1558-8033	1989	3501	A*
Journal of Management Information Systems	Taylor & Francis Online	0742-1222	1557-928X	1984	4609	A*
Journal of Management Studies	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0022-2380	1467-6486	1964	3507	A*
Journal of Marketing	Sage Publications	0022-2429	1547-7185	1936	3506	A*
Journal of Marketing Research	Sage Publications	0022-2437	1547-7193	1964	3506	A*
Journal of Monetary Economics	Elsevier	0304-3932	1873-1295	1975	3801	A*
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0022-2879	1538-4616	1969	3801	A*
Journal of Operations Management	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0272-6963	1873-1317	1980	3507	A*
Journal of Organizational Behavior	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0894-3796	1099-1379	1980	3507	A*
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology	American Psychological Association	0022-3514	1939-1315	1965	3507	A*
Journal of Political Economy	The University of Chicago Press	0022-3808	1537-534X	1892	3801	A*
Journal of Product Innovation Management	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0737-6782	1540-5885	1984	3599	A*
Journal of Public Economics	Elsevier	0047-2727	1879-2316	1972	3801	A*
Journal of Retailing	Elsevier	0022-4359	1873-3271	1993	3506	A*
Journal of Risk and Uncertainty	Springer International Publishing	0895-5646	1573-0476	1988	3803	A*
Journal of Service Research	Sage Publications	1094-6705	1552-7379	1998	3506	A*
Journal of Strategic Information Systems	Elsevier	0963-8687	1873-1198	1991	4609	A*
Journal of Sustainable Tourism	Taylor & Francis Online	0966-9582	1747-7646	1993	3508	A*
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science	Springer International Publishing	0092-0703	1552-7824	1973	3506	A*
Journal of the American Statistical Association	Taylor & Francis Online	0162-1459	1537-274X	1888	4905	A*
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	1532-2882	1532-2890	1950	4609	A*
Journal of the Association for Information Systems	Association for Information Systems (AIS)	1536-9323	1558-3457	2000	4609	A*
Journal of the European Economic Association	Oxford University Press	1542-4766	1542-4774	2003	3801	A*
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (Statistical Methodology)	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing		1467-9868	1934	4905	A*
Journal of Travel Research	Sage Publications	0047-2875	1552-6763	1962	3508	A*
Journal of Urban Economics	Elsevier	0094-1190	1095-9068	1974	3801	A*
Journal of Vocational Behavior	Elsevier	0001-8791	1095-9084	1971	3505	A*
Journal of World Business	Elsevier	1090-9516	1878-5573	1997	3507	A*
Law Quarterly Review	Sweet & Maxwell	0023-933X		1885	4801	A*
Management Accounting Research	Elsevier	1044-5005	1096-1224	1990	3501	A*
Management Science	INFORMS	0025-1909	1526-5501	1954	3507	A*
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management	INFORMS	1523-4614	1526-5498	1999	3509	A*
Marketing Science	INFORMS	0732-2399	1526-548X	1982	3506	A*
Melbourne University Law Review	Melbourne University Law Review Association	0025-8938	1839-3810	1957	4801	A*
MIS Quarterly	University of Minnesota Press	0276-7783	2162-9730	1977	4609	A*
Operations Research	INFORMS	0030-364X	1526-5463	1952	3507	A*
Organization Science	INFORMS	1047-7039	1526-5455	1990	3507	A*
Organization Studies	Sage Publications	0170-8406	1741-3044	1980	3507	A*
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes	Elsevier	0749-5978	1095-9920	1966	3507	A*
Organizational Research Methods	Sage Publications	1094-4281	1552-7425	1998	3507	A*
Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal	Taylor & Francis Online	1472-9342	1757-8469	2001	4801	A*
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin	Sage Publications	0146-1672	1552-7433	1974	3507	A*
Personality and Social Psychology Review	Sage Publications	1088-8683	1532-7957	1997	3507	A*
Personnel Psychology	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0031-5826	1744-6570	1948	3507	A*
Probability Theory and Related Fields	Springer International Publishing	0178-8051	1432-2064	1962	4905	A*
Production and Operations Management	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	1059-1478	1937-5956	1992	3509	A*
Psychological Bulletin	American Psychological Association	0033-2909	1939-1455	1904	3507	A*
Psychological Review	American Psychological Association	0033-295X	1939-1471	1894	3507	A*
Psychological Science	Sage Publications	0956-7976	1467-9280	1990	3507	A*
Quantitative Economics	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	1759-7323	1759-7331	2010	3802	A*
RAND Journal of Economics	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0741-6261	1756-2171	1970	3801	A*
Regional Studies	Taylor & Francis Online	0034-3404	1360-0591	1967	3599	A*
Research Policy	Elsevier	0048-7333	1873-7625	1971	3507	A*
Review of Accounting Studies	Springer International Publishing	1380-6653	1573-7136	1996	3501	A*
Review of Asset Pricing Studies	Oxford University Press	2045-9920	2045-9939	2011	3502	A*
Review of Corporate Finance Studies	Oxford University Press	2046-9128	2046-9136	2012	3502	A*
Review of Economic Dynamics	Elsevier	1094-2025	1096-6099	1998	3801	A*
Review of Finance	Oxford University Press	1572-3097	1573-692X	2004	3502	A*
Sociology	Sage Publications	0038-0385	1469-8684	1967	3507	A*
Strategic Management Journal	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0143-2095	1097-0266	1980	3507	A*
The Accounting Review	American Accounting Association	0001-4826	1558-7967	1926	3501	A*
The American Economic Review	American Economic Association	0002-8282	0065-812X	1911	3801	A*
The Economic Journal	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0013-0133	1468-0297	1891	3801	A*
The European Accounting Review	Taylor & Francis Online	0963-8180	1468-4497	1992	3501	A*
The Journal of Economic History	Cambridge University Press	0022-0507	1471-6372	1941	3801	A*
The Journal of Finance	American Finance Association	0022-1082	1540-6261	1946	3502	A*
The Journal of Law and Economics	University of Chicago Law School	0022-2186	1537-5285	1958	3801	A*
The Leadership Quarterly	Elsevier	1048-9843	1873-3409	1990	3507	A*
The Modern Law Review	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing	0026-7961	1468-2230	1937	4801	A*
The Quarterly Journal of Economics	MIT Press	0033-5533	1531-4650	1886	3801	A*
The Review of Economic Studies	Oxford University Press	0034-6527	1467-937X	1933	3801	A*
The Review of Economics and Statistics	The MIT Press	0034-6535	1530-9142	1917	3801	A*
The Review of Financial Studies	Oxford University Press	0893-9454	1465-7368	1988	3502	A*
The Sydney Law Review	Sydney Law School	0082-0512		1953	4801	A*
The Yale Law Journal	The Yale Law Journal Company, Inc.	0044-0094	1939-8611	1891	4801	A*
Theoretical Economics	The Econometric Society	1933-6837	1555-7561	2006	3803	A*
Tourism Management	Elsevier	0261-5177	1879-3193	1983	3508	A*
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice	Elsevier	0965-8564	1879-2375	1967	3509	A*
Transportation Research Part B: Methodological	Elsevier	0191-2615	1879-2367	1979	3509	A*
Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies	Elsevier	0968-090X	1879-2359	1993	3509	A*
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review	Elsevier	1366-5545	1878-5794	1964	3509	A*
University of Chicago Law Review	University of Chicago Law School	0041-9494	1939-859X	1933	4801	A*
Urban Studies: an international journal for research in urban studies	Sage Publications	0042-0980	1360-063X	1964	3599	A*

 

 

 

 

3. Financial Times Top 50 (Business) Journals list.

 

 

https://www.ft.com/content/3405a512-5cbb-11e1-8f1f-00144feabdc0

50 Journals used in FT Research Rank

 

The list below details the 50 journals used by the Financial Times in compiling the FT Research rank, included in the Global MBA, EMBA and Online MBA rankings.

1. Academy of Management Journal

2. Academy of Management Review

3. Accounting, Organizations and Society

4. Administrative Science Quarterly

5. American Economic Review

6. Contemporary Accounting Research

7. Econometrica

8. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

9. Harvard Business Review

10. Human Relations*

11. Human Resource Management

12. Information Systems Research

13. Journal of Accounting and Economics

14. Journal of Accounting Research

15. Journal of Applied Psychology

16. Journal of Business Ethics

17. Journal of Business Venturing

18. Journal of Consumer Psychology

19. Journal of Consumer Research

20. Journal of Finance

21. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

22. Journal of Financial Economics

23. Journal of International Business Studies

24. Journal of Management*

25. Journal of Management Information Systems*

26. Journal of Management Studies

27. Journal of Marketing

28. Journal of Marketing Research

29. Journal of Operations Management

30. Journal of Political Economy

31. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science*

32. Management Science

33. Manufacturing and Service Operations Management*

34. Marketing Science

35. MIS Quarterly

36. Operations Research

37. Organization Science

38. Organization Studies

39. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

40. Production and Operations Management

41. Quarterly Journal of Economics

42. Research Policy*

43. Review of Accounting Studies

44. Review of Economic Studies*

45. Review of Finance*

46. Review of Financial Studies

47. Sloan Management Review

48. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal*

49. Strategic Management Journal

50. The Accounting Review

 

 

 

4. AJG (Academic Journal Guide) Ranking

 

Target Journals (Example of Colorado State University's College of Business) 

The Academic Journal Guide (AJG) is produced by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) and is often referred to as the "ABS ranking" or "ABS list." It ranks academic journals in the field of business and management. The AJG aims to provide clarity to academics about where to target their papers based on their topic, research method, and style.

 

The AJG categorizes journals into several ranks:

https://charteredabs.org/academic-journal-guide-2021/

Academic Journal Guide 2021 - Chartered Association of Business Schools

 

*4 (Four Star)**: World Elite - these are the top journals, often seen as the pinnacle of academic publishing in the business domain.

4 (Four): Top - journals that are highly respected within the academic community.

3 (Three): Highly Regarded - high-quality journals with a good reputation.

2 (Two): Well Regarded - standard journals that many academics in the field publish in.

1 (One): Recognized - more specialized or newer journals.

 

 

Definitions of AJG Journal Ratings

 

4*  : Journals of Distinction. Within the business and management field, including economics, there are a small number of grade 4 journals that are recognised world-wide as exemplars of excellence. As the world leading journals in the field, they would be ranked among the highest in terms of impact factor. The initial paper selection and review process would be rigorous and demanding. Accepted papers would typically not only bring to bear large scale data and/or rigour in theory, but also be extremely finely crafted and provide major advances to their field.

 

4  :  All journals rated 4, whether included in the Journal of Distinction category or not, publish the most original and best-executed research. As top journals in their field, these journals typically have high submission and low acceptance rates. Papers are heavily refereed. These top journals generally have among the highest citation impact factors within their field.

 

3  : 3 rated journals publish original and well executed research papers and are highly regarded. These journals typically have good submission rates and are very selective in what they publish. Papers are heavily refereed. These highly regarded journals generally have good to excellent journal metrics relative to others in their field, although at present not all journals in this category carry a citation impact factor.

 

2  : Journals in this category publish original research of an acceptable standard. For these well regarded journals in their field, papers are fully refereed according to accepted standards and conventions. Citation impact factors are somewhat more modest in certain cases. Many excellent practitioneroriented articles are published in 2-rated journals.

1  : These journals, in general, publish research of a recognised, but more modest standard in their field. A 1 rating is a useful indicator in that it indicates the journal meets normal scholarly standards, including a general expectation of peer review. Papers are in many instances refereed relatively lightly according to accepted conventions. Few journals in this category carry a citation impact factor

 

 

 

Based on the ABS List and AJG, Target Journals are listed as below (Example of Colorado State University's College of Business) 

 

COB-Target-Journal-List-2022-vff.pdf

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https://biz.colostate.edu/getattachment/Information-For/Faculty-and-Staff/Administrative-Resources/COB-Target-Journal-List-2022-vff.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US

 

2023. 01. 14: Education Journal for Publication of Interational Management

	Title	Frequency	ISSN	Location	SSCI	SCI/AHCI	CC	ABDC?
1	Academy of Management Learning & Education	quarterly	1537-260X	USA	SSCI	.	SBS	A*
2	Asia Pacific Education Review	tri-annual	1598-1037	Netherlands	SSCI	.	.
2	Asia Pacific Journal of Education	quarterly	0218-8791	UK	SSCI	.	SBS
2	British Journal of Educational Studies	quarterly	0007-1005	UK	SSCI	.	SBS
2	British Journal of Sociology of Education	bimonthly	0142-5692	UK	SSCI	.	.
2	Comparative Education	quarterly	0305-0068	UK	SSCI	.	SBS
1	Comparative Education Review	quarterly	0010-4086	USA	SSCI	A&HCI	SBS, AH
2	Educational Administration Quarterly	bimonthly	0013-161X	USA	SSCI	.	SBS
2	Educational Leadership	bimonthly	0013-1784	USA	SSCI	.	SBS
1	Educational Management Administration & Leadership	bimonthly	1741-1432	UK	SSCI	A&HCI	AH
2	International Journal of Educational Development	bimonthly	0738-0593	UK	SSCI	.	SBS
2	International Journal of Inclusive Education	monthly	1360-3116	UK	SSCI	.	SBS
1	Journal of Diversity in Higher Education	quarterly	1938-8926	USA	SSCI	.	.
2	Journal of Higher Education	bimonthly	0022-1546	UK	SSCI	.	SBS
2	Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management	bimonthly	1360-080X	UK	SSCI	.	SBS
2	Journal of School Violence	quarterly	1538-8220	UK	SSCI	.	SBS
1	Journal of Studies in International Education	bimonthly	1028-3153	USA	SSCI	SCI	SBS
2	Studies in Higher Education	monthly	0307-5079	UK	SSCI	.	SBS

 

Journal_Education_Ranking.xlsx

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2023. 12. 31: PIU's Evaluation Criteria for SSCI and ABS, ABDC ? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2023. 12. 31: Added biased criteria 

2023. 10. 04: Initially Archived