[csaa-forum] removal of journal ranking system

[Russell Smith]

Hi Rob


Getting rid of the journal ranking system is welcome news, but I can't make much sense of the formulation for the replacement and there is no reason for optimism about what might replace it. One bit of good news: that academics' sustained critique of the system was eventually listed to; but two bits of bad news: that a system that was so lacking in transparency and credibility ever got up in the first place; and that the rankings were quick to produce, in the words of Carr's press release, "undesirable behaviour in the management of research". In the mean time, I'd welcome any initiative that went towards counting journal editing and acting as a referee as actual work...


Best


Russell
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----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Garbutt <rob.garbutt at scu.edu.au>
Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 2:51 pm
Subject: Re: [csaa-forum] removal of journal ranking system
To: csaa-forum at lists.cdu.edu.au

> Hi Jon,
> 
> Thanks for the link.  I guess it sounds good but I'm 
> wondering about 
> the replacement for journal rankings.
> 
> Does anyone have an insight into what "the introduction of a 
> journal 
> quality profile, showing the most frequently published journals 
> for 
> each unit of evaluation" means?
> 
> Cheers,
> Rob.
> 
> >
> >Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 10:13:21 +0800
> >From: "Jon Stratton" <J.Stratton at curtin.edu.au>
> >Subject: [csaa-forum] removal of journal ramking system
> >To: <csaa-forum at lists.cdu.edu.au>
> >
> >    Hi Everybody,
> >        In case anyone 
> missed the announcement, yesterday Kim Carr 
> >issued a press release relating to changes in the ERA 
> scheme.  One 
> >of the key changes is that journals will no longer be ranked--
> that 
> >is, no longer be allocated A*, A, B, C rankings.  You can 
> find the 
> >ministerial statement here: 
> >http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Carr/MediaReleases/Pages/IMPROVEMENTSTOEXCELLENCEINRESEARCHFORAUSTRALIA.aspx
> >
> >cheers,
> >Jon
> 
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