“They can't read, but they sure can count” : Flawed rules of the journal rankings game

Purpose – The purpose of this short paper is to focus on the parallel games of journal rankings and citation counts. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses journal ranking and citation procedures. Findings – Journal rankings can often reflect personal bias, and therefore can be flawed. Originality/value – The paper highlights the differences in ranking journals and citations, globally.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Gorman, G.E.
Published in:	Online Information Review. - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 1468-4535, ZDB-ID 2014462-3. - Vol. 32.2008, 6, p. 705-708
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subject:	Serials \| Social status \| Product positioning

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	viewpoint
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/14684520810923872 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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