Ranking of Business School Journals: A Rating Guide for Researchers

Bandyopadhyay, Arindam (2013): Ranking of Business School Journals: A Rating Guide for Researchers.

Abstract

Rating of research journals enables academic institutions to evaluate research quality of scholars in a more transparent manner. An indicative Journal Quality Ranking List has been compiled in this piece of work to assist researchers to understand the academic standards of various business journals. It is a collation of journal rankings in a master scale from a variety of sources. This list may also be helpful Business schools to encourage faculty publications & conduct academic performance evaluation.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Journal Ranking, Business School Research
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics; G - Financial Economics > G0 - General > G00 - General; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M0 - General > M00 - General

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