Academic journals are one of the main ways that scholars
disseminate the results of their research and create new knowledge.
Writing in
Library Journal, Carol Tenopir estimated there were about
43,500 scholarly journals at the end of 2003. About 21,000 of these
were refereed. Between 1/3 to 1/2 were online-only.
There are various methods to evaluate the relative rankings of
academic journals. One way is to look at the acceptance rate versus
the rejection rate to get a picture of how competitive it is. A
journal's influence may also be gauged by examining how often
articles in its pages are cited in subsequent research.
The links on this page use these and other methods to
create journal rankings. They are meant to be used as a guide
only.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities provides
acceptance rates, review process, and more information on over
3000 journals in the areas of Accounting, Economics & Finance,
Management, Marketing, Education, Library Science, and
Psychology.
Business - Finance
SCI-Bites Ranks the Top
10 Finance Journals by Impact.
Economics
From The University of Leicester, this report uses the number of
citations in 1998 to create rankings of
top economic journals. Click on "Journal Rankings" to open
Excel table.
From the European Economic Association, this paper provides rankings
of academic journals and institututions in Economics. [pdf]
Education
Le Moyne College provides guidance regarding
Journal Rankings in Education for 1997
Management & MIS
The Association for Information Systems compiles rankings for
scholarly journals in
MIS, POS, and Management.
Multiple Disciplines
Vienna University rates over 1800
international journals. The 2001 version covers Business
Administration; Information Science; Economics; Mathematics and
Statistics; Economic Geography; Regional and Environmental
Sciences; Humanities; Language Science; Social Science; and
Law.
SCI-Bites
from ISI uses citation analysis to develop rankings of top 10
journals, hot papers, research fronts, and more.
Political Science
SCI-Bites Ranks the Top
10 Political Science Journals by Impact
Psychology
APA publishes yearly statistics on acceptance rates for psychology
journals.
Science& Math
Prof. Propescu uses ISI data to develop Journal Rankings
of
2288 international journals in the scientific fields. Choose
from Phys Sci, Chem Sci, Math Sci, Materials Sci, Computer
Sci, or Sci & Edu on dropdown box on left.
SCI-Bites Ranks the Top
10 Chemistry Multidisciplinary Journals by Impact.
SCI-Bites Ranks the Top
10 Oceanogaphy Journals by Impact
Other Library Guides to Ratings &
Rankings
Cal Poly Pomona University
California
State University, Fullerton
Ohio
State University Extension
San
Diego State
Related Articles
Dul, J. and Karwowski, W. An assessment system for rating
scientific journals in the field of ergonomics and human factors.
Working Paper. https://ep.eur.nl/handle/1765/432
University of Wisconsin at Madison, “Who Publishes
What: A Guide to Opportunities in Magazines and Journals”
Scholarly Tribes and Tribulations: How Tradition and Technology
Are Driving Disciplinary Change. Annotated
Bibliography
Developed by C&IM at St. John's University Libraries.
September 2004.