journal rankings

[Lars Martin Fosse]

Such ranking is used at the university of Oslo (and also other Norwegian
universities, I believe). It applies not only to Indology etc. but to all
subjects taught at our universities. 

The ranking system is incredibly annoying, because publishing in the "best"
journals gives higher prestige and more money in the till. This means that
less illustrious journals, where e.g. Indologists might like to publish as a
matter of solidarity og good academic politics, easily get marginalized. I
had to deal with this nonsense when I was lecturer in Oslo a couple of years
ago, and I found it extremely exasperating. It is another bureaucratic
attack on scholarly independence and good common sense.

When you apply for a job, the locus of publication should in principle not
matter. But when you apply for research money, or your department does, it
does matter. Avoid such ranking at all costs!

Lars Martin Fosse

 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indology [mailto:INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk] On Behalf Of 
> Mark Allon
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 5:58 AM
> To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
> Subject: journal rankings
> 
> Dear Indology list members,
> 
>  
> 
> Australia is attempting to adopt a ranking system for 
> journals so that our publications and academic output can be 
> "graded" (with consequences for university funding). If any 
> of you know of such rankings currently in place for journals 
> relevant to Indology, Buddhist Studies, and Asian Studies, 
> please let me know.
> 
>  
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mark
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Dr Mark Allon
> 
> Department of Indian Subcontinental Studies
> 
> University of Sydney
> 
> Brennan MacCallum Building A18
> 
> Sydney NSW 2006, Australia
> 
> Phone 02-93513891; fax 02-93512319
> 
>