International ranking of law journals: Can it be done and at what cost?
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Svantesson, Dan Jerker B. (2009). International ranking of law journals: Can it be done and at what cost? Legal studies, 29 (4), 678-691.
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Abstract
This paper discusses issues associated with international ranking of law journals. Some catalysts for the development of international journal ranking are highlighted, reasons for ranking are discussed and a range of ranking methodologies are analysed. The paper illustrates the problems associated with international journal rankings and the negative consequences that inevitably flow from such exercises.
The paper was prompted by the Australian Research Council's (ARC)'s recent Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) scheme which, as one of its components, requires international journal ranking. While examples are drawn from the ERA scheme, the paper's discussion is general and much broader in scope. That is because schemes like the ERA will come and go, but the issues of international journal rankings will remain.
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Dan Jerker B. Svantesson. "International ranking of law journals: Can it be done and at what cost?" Legal studies 29.4 (2009): 678-691.
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