October 8, 2014
Applied and General Business Journal Rankings
Using the ABS and ABDC rankings as a starting point, faculty in each discipline will decide on journals in the
discipline that should be included in the list of tiers 1, 2, and 3. Those journals will be entered in the appropriate
table below.
Tier 1
journals
Highest quality journal, highest selectivity, international audience, significant impact on advancement of theory or
practice in a discipline
Ranking: ABS rank 4, ABDC rank A, or top tier in in another ranking system
Tier 2
journals
Higher quality journal, selective, national audience, impact on a discipline’s theory and practice
Tier 3
journals
Refereed journal, regional audience
Ranking: ABS rank 1, ABDC rank C, or third tier in another ranking system
Tier 4
journals
All other journals (including non-peer-reviewed journals)
Ranking: ABS rank 3 or 2, ABDC rank B, or second tier in another ranking system
The starting points for these rankings are two widely used journal ranking lists: ABS (Association of Business Schools) and
ABDC (Australian Business Deans Council).
Rankings in the ABS list were standardized as 4* (a world elite journal); 4 (a top journal); 3 (a highly regarded journal); 2 (a
well-regarded journal); and 1 (a recognized journal).
The ABDC list groups the journals into A* (best or leading journal in its field); A (highly regarded journal in the field or
subfield); B (well-regarded journal in the field or subfield); C (recognized journal). The Harzing’s 52nd edition Journal Quality
List (2014) was also taken into account in the compilation process.
Field
Journal Title
BVGSB
Tier
ABS
Rank
ABDC
Rank
APPLIED
Harvard Business Review
1
4
A
APPLIED
Human Resource Management (US)
1
4
A
APPLIED
California Management Review
1
3
A
APPLIED
MIT Sloan Management Review: MIT's journal of management research
and ideas
1
3
A
APPLIED
The Academy of Management Perspectives
1
3
A
APPLIED
Communications of the ACM
1
3
APPLIED
Human Resource Management Journal (UK)
1
3
A
APPLIED
Organizational Dynamics
1
3
A
APPLIED
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
1
2
A
APPLIED
Business Horizons
3
1
C
APPLIED
HR Magazine
3
APPLIED
Journal of Accountancy
3
APPLIED
Marketing Management
3
APPLIED
Strategic Finance
3
APPLIED
Workforce Management
3
1
C
October 8, 2014
Field
Journal Title
BVGSB
Tier
ABS
Rank
ABDC
Rank
GENBUS
Industrial and Corporate Change
1
3
A
GENBUS
Journal of Business Research
1
3
A
GENBUS
Society and Business Review
2
2
B
GENBUS
Global Journal of Business Research
2
GENBUS
Journal of Case Research in Business and Economics
2
GENBUS
Journal of Business Cases and Applications
2
GENBUS
Journal of instructional Pedagogies
2
GENBUS
Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies
2
GENBUS
Journal of Management and marketing Research
2
GENBUS
Research in Business and Economics Journal
2
GENBUS
Research in Higher Education Journal
2
GENBUS
American International Journal of Contemporary Research
3
GENBUS
Asian Case Research Journal
3
C
GENBUS
Business Perspectives
3
C
GENBUS
Deakin Business Review
3
C
GENBUS
EuroMed Journal of Business
3
C
GENBUS
European Business Journal
3
GENBUS
Greener Management International
3
C
GENBUS
International Journal of Business
3
C
GENBUS
International Journal of Business Environment
3
C
GENBUS
International Journal of Business Excellence
3
C
GENBUS
International Journal of Business Research
3
C
GENBUS
International Journal of Business Studies (Aust)
3
C
GENBUS
International Journal of Business Studies (USA)
3
C
GENBUS
International Journal of Wine Business Research
3
C
GENBUS
Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge
3
C
GENBUS
Journal of Applied Business Research
3
C
GENBUS
Journal of Contemporary Business Issues
3
C
GENBUS
Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government
3
C
GENBUS
Journal of New Business Ideas and Trends
3
C
GENBUS
Keeping Good Companies
3
C
GENBUS
Measuring Business Excellence
3
C
GENBUS
Monash Business Review
3
C
GENBUS
Mt Eliza Business Review
3
C
GENBUS
New Zealand Journal of Applied Business Research
3
C
GENBUS
Review of Business Research
3
C
GENBUS
Seoul Journal of Business
3
C
GENBUS
Southern Business Review
3
C
2
1
C
October 8, 2014
Field
BVGSB
Tier
Journal Title
ABS
Rank
ABDC
Rank
GENBUS
The Business Review, Cambridge
3
C
GENBUS
University of Auckland Business Review
3
C
References:
http://www.associationofbusinessschools.org/sites/default/files/Combined%20Journal%20Guide.pdf
http://www.abdc.edu.au/pages/abdc-journal-quality-list-2013.html
Journal Quality List (52nd edition) by Anne-Wil Harzing (http://www.harzing.com/jql.htm#download)
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