The relevance and challenges of using journal guides to evaluate the quality of journals and papers
The relevance and challenges of using journal guides to evaluate the quality of journals and papers
Wouldn’t it be great to have a clear single decisive list to determine and define what quality should be assigned or attributed to each specific academic journal? Simply, the answer is – certainly not. To start with, it is not possible. Defining quality is an elusive and impossible task, as beautifully portrayed in “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” (Pirsig, 1999). Measuring quality is no less challenging, yet, we know quality when we experience it - and different journals represent various levels of quality. Much of it is due to the rigor they require from submissions and the rigor of the review and decision making processes. Past success and reputation tend to establish norms, reinforcing the quality of the papers published.
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Baruch, Yehuda
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10 February 2021
Baruch, Yehuda
25b89777-def4-4958-afdc-0ceab43efe8a
Baruch, Yehuda
(2021)
The relevance and challenges of using journal guides to evaluate the quality of journals and papers.
Abstract
Wouldn’t it be great to have a clear single decisive list to determine and define what quality should be assigned or attributed to each specific academic journal? Simply, the answer is – certainly not. To start with, it is not possible. Defining quality is an elusive and impossible task, as beautifully portrayed in “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” (Pirsig, 1999). Measuring quality is no less challenging, yet, we know quality when we experience it - and different journals represent various levels of quality. Much of it is due to the rigor they require from submissions and the rigor of the review and decision making processes. Past success and reputation tend to establish norms, reinforcing the quality of the papers published.
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