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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3>"the introduction of a journal quality profile, showing the most frequently published journals for each unit of evaluation" sounds like a bullshit statement to buy time while they figure out what to actually do to replace the ranking system they had. Sounds MontyPythonesque.</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=2><B>From:</B> csaa-forum-bounces@lists.cdu.edu.au [csaa-forum-bounces@lists.cdu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Rob Garbutt [rob.garbutt@scu.edu.au]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 31 May 2011 12:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B> csaa-forum@lists.cdu.edu.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [csaa-forum] removal of journal ranking system<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=PlainText>Hi Jon,<BR><BR>Thanks for the link. I guess it sounds good but I'm wondering about <BR>the replacement for journal rankings.<BR><BR>Does anyone have an insight into what "the introduction of a journal <BR>quality profile, showing the most frequently published journals for <BR>each unit of evaluation" means?<BR><BR>Cheers,<BR>Rob.<BR><BR>><BR>>Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 10:13:21 +0800<BR>>From: "Jon Stratton" <J.Stratton@curtin.edu.au><BR>>Subject: [csaa-forum] removal of journal ramking system<BR>>To: <csaa-forum@lists.cdu.edu.au><BR>><BR>> Hi Everybody,<BR>> In case anyone missed the announcement, yesterday Kim Carr <BR>>issued a press release relating to changes in the ERA scheme. One <BR>>of the key changes is that journals will no longer be ranked--that <BR>>is, no longer be allocated A*, A, B, C rankings. You can find the <BR>>ministerial statement here: <BR>>http://minister.innovation.gov.au/Carr/MediaReleases/Pages/IMPROVEMENTSTOEXCELLENCEINRESEARCHFORAUSTRALIA.aspx<BR>><BR>>cheers,<BR>>Jon<BR><BR>-- <BR>------------<BR>Dr. Rob Garbutt<BR><BR>Lecturer<BR>School of Arts and Social Sciences<BR><BR>Southern Cross University<BR>PO Box 157 Lismore 2480<BR>Australia<BR><BR>e: rob.garbutt@scu.edu.au<BR>t: + 61 2 6620 3162<BR>f: + 61 2 6622 1683<BR>r: B116<BR><A href="http://works.bepress.com/robert_garbutt/" target=_blank>http://works.bepress.com/robert_garbutt/</A><BR><BR>SCU CRICOS Provider Nos: NSW 01241G; QLD 03135E; WA 02621K<BR>_______________________________________<BR><BR>csaa-forum<BR>discussion list of the cultural studies association of australasia<BR><BR><A href="http://www.csaa.asn.au/" target=_blank>www.csaa.asn.au</A><BR><BR>change your subscription details at <A href="http://lists.cdu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/csaa-forum" target=_blank>http://lists.cdu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/csaa-forum</A><BR></DIV></FONT>
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