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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For information, I just wanted to make one more point in regards to the
rankings of journals in response to Jon’s comments that, potentially, “B
is considered dodgy and C, forget it” and his observation that these
exercises can become self-fulfilling as they drive people away from lower
ranked journals. This is all probably spot on and of course for that reason very
worrying, especially when you look at the descriptors for the different ranks. These
are the descriptors found in the guidelines on the ERA process: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><font size=5 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Tiers
for the Australian Ranking of Journals<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<h2 style='background:white'><b><font size=4 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.5pt;color:black'>Overall criterion: Quality of the
papers<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
<p style='background:white'><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>A* (top 5%)</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Typically an A* journal
would be one of the best in its field or subfield in which to publish and would
typically cover the entire field/subfield. Virtually all papers they
publish will be of a very high quality. These are journals where most of
the work is important (it will really shape the field) and where researchers
boast about getting accepted. Acceptance rates would typically be low and
the editorial board would be dominated by field leaders, including many from
top institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>A (next 15%)</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>The majority of papers
in a Tier A journal will be of very high quality. Publishing in an A journal
would enhance the author’s standing, showing they have real engagement
with the global research community and that they have something to say about
problems of some significance. Typical signs of an A journal are lowish
acceptance rates and an editorial board which includes a reasonable fraction of
well known researchers from top institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>B (next 30%)</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Tier B covers journals
with a solid, though not outstanding, reputation. Generally, in a Tier B
journal, one would expect only a few papers of very high quality. They are
often important outlets for the work of PhD students and early career
researchers. Typical examples would be regional journals with high
acceptance rates, and editorial boards that have few leading researchers from
top international institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><strong><b><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>C (next 50%)</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><font size=1 color=black face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Tier C includes quality,
peer reviewed, journals that do not meet the criteria of the higher tiers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>One would think from this that in fact A* A and B would be very good
journals, whilst C might be the only dodgy category. As this drives changes in publication
amongst researchers independently or at the behest of institutions will this be
how the B category is considered? Who knows. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>What I find particularly worrying about these descriptors and their
respective percentile bands, however, is that 50% of journals are expected to
be in category C, in other words below standard (if you take it that the
descriptor for category B really describes an academic journal showing
acceptable quality control, with a level of integrity and process and a range
of contributing authors). This seems to me to show an extraordinary lack of
faith in the academic community’s ability to self-regulate. Are 50% of
journals out there really below the standards laid out in B? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Now contrast this to the equivalent paragraph from the European
Reference Index for the Humanities guidelines (that drew up procedure for the
European Science Foundation’s equivalent exercise). Look carefully at the
amount of attention given to the possibility of difference from one discipline
to another, the emphasis on ensuring that even C journals are considered
reputable, the careful differentiation of category A and B and the flexible
percentile bands given (10-25% in the A and B category, with no hard line on
the split between those two). Little wonder that their lists (yes that’s
right, individual lists drawn up by different discipline areas!) seem somehow
much much better than the one we’re currently trying to stick band aids
all over. (and if you want to see their lists, be they final or initial, see
here: <a
href="http://www.esf.org/research-areas/humanities/research-infrastructures-including-erih/erih-initial-lists.html"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.esf.org/research-areas/humanities/research-infrastructures-including-erih/erih-initial-lists.html</span></font></a>)
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>Standards :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>All </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>journals
included must fulfil normal </span></font><font size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>international academic </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>standards,
i.e. selection of articles is based on an objective review policy. This quality
control is normally through peerreview, and it is expected that journals would
depart from peer review only where there is another system ensuring quality
control. In some scholarly traditions peer-review is an unfamiliar procedure.
It is one aim of ERIH to encourage top-journals to adopt a coherent peer-review
system. The journals must fulfil basic </span></font><font size=2
face=TTE161F8F8t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>publishing
standards </span></font><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>( i.e. ISSN, timeliness of publication, complete
bibliographic information for all cited references, full address information
for every author).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>ERIH strives only to list “good
scientific journals”. The only way to avoid category “C”
being perceived as a residual category is to apply this principle thoroughly
also to category “C”. Only journals that fall into the following
three categories should be included.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>Categories :<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>1) Journals category </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>A</span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>:
i.e. high-ranking international publications with a very strong<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>reputation among researchers
of the field in different countries, regularly cited all over<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>the world.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>2) Journals category </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>B</span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>:
i.e. standard international publications with a good reputation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>among researchers of the
field in different countries.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>3) Journals category </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>C:
</span></font><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:TTE161F970t00'>research journals with an important local / regional
significance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>,
occasionally cited outside the publishing country though their main target<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>group is the domestic
academic community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>Nota bene:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>6 For categories A and B,
journals published in the whole world can be considered<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>6 For category C, only
European journals must be considered.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>6 It is recommended that in
category A, only 10 to 25% of the total list should appear;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>this percentage target will
differ from one discipline to another.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>“International
journals”:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>1) A journal is </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>international
</span></font><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:TTE161F970t00'>(Categories A and B) when the following requirements
are<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>fulfilled in addition to
those that apply to all journals:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>A
genuine, varied and regular international cohort of contributors and readership<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>Consistently
high-quality scholarly content<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>Broad
consensus within the field concerning international status and visibility<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>2) In addition, they will
have some, though not necessarily all, of the following characteristics:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE1A679B0t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1A679B0t00'>Active
</span></font><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:TTE161F970t00'>international advisory board<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>Open
to unsolicited contributions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>Highly
discriminating and selective in the choice of articles published<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>Published
on time and to an agreed schedule<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>The difference between
category ‘A’ and category ‘B’ journals is likely to be
the degree to which they conform to 1) above, and both the number of
characteristics under 2) to which they conform as well as the degree of
conformity. Generally, ‘A’ journals should conform to more of these
characteristics, and to a greater extent, than ‘B’ journals. </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>Language
: </span></font><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:TTE161F970t00'>Main international languages in this context are
English, French, German, Spanish and Russian. However, journals in other
languages can also be “international”, when they are being used as “forum
language” for specific research communities. Similarly, there may be non-European
journals, that are international in character, in languages other than European
languages, which can be included in categories A and B. </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'>Process<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>ESF
(SCH) Member Organisations provide initial lists of journals in 15 disciplines,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>and contribute through
further consultation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>15
ERIH Expert Panels analyse, harmonise and finalise lists of graded journals in<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>categories A, B and C.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>ERIH
Steering Committee supervises and unifies methodology (“bottom up”)
and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>reports to Standing
Committee for the Humanities, and through ESF / SCH to HERA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>/ European Commissions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>ESF
Standing Committee for the Humanities approves final reference lists and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>ensures acceptance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE1670350t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE1670350t00'>• </span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>They
develop a financial continuity plan and make recommendations on future<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=TTE161F970t00><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:TTE161F970t00'>development of ERIH</span></font><font
size=2 face=TTE161F8F8t00><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TTE161F8F8t00'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>In the hope that this further informs deliberations<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Greg<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Dr Greg Hainge, Senior Lecturer in French,
French Coordinator,<br>
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w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Languages</span></font></st1:PlaceName></ns0:PlaceName><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'> and Comparative Cultural Studies, </span></font><ns0:PlaceType
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w:st="on"><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Queensland</span></font></st1:PlaceName></ns0:PlaceName><font
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color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Australia</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region><font
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tel: (Int. + 61) (07) 3365 2282 fax: 3365 6799<br>
personal web page: geocities.com/ghainge/<br>
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