Developing a quality ranking for history journals in australia

Robert Cribb*

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    Abstract

    In 2010, the Excellence in Research for Australia assessment programme developed a controversial ranking of journals that was used as a proxy for the quality of the articles in those journals. The ranking was later abandoned because of serious practical and principled problems. The demand for ranking continues, however, from researchers and university managers. For Humanities disciplines, ranking has advantages over citation analysis, especially in assessing recent work. This peer-reviewed article discusses the emergence of journal ranking in Australia, especially as it has affected the discipline of History, and concludes by outlining how a ranking might responsibly be carried out.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)591-611
    Number of pages21
    JournalHistory Australia
    Volume15
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Jul 2018

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