The purpose of the AJG is to support academics and Deans in the navigation of the research environment and its complexity, through the provision of robust evidence informed information and data.
It provides details on a wide range of journals, stretching across fields that are either central or salient to business and management studies where academics may seek to publish their research. The AJG provides both journal ratings and new contextual metrics to provide a wider range of data to aid academics, research groups and business schools to articulate their research goals. The edition is an intermediate review incorporating new journals as well as journals where there have been significant shifts in metrics, or a significant development or change in the nature of the journal.
The contextual metrics are aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, citations to policy documents, collaborations between academics and non-academic stakeholders, the extent of international co-authorship, and the gender composition of editorial boards.
This data was provided courtesy of Elsevier from their SciVal research performance analytics platform. We advise that users read the AJG's Methodology to understand the aims of the edition and how journal ratings are judged.
Download the methodology here. No single evaluation approach applies to all contexts. We advise that users of the Guide should also seek advice and recommendations from peers and the academic community more generally. Although the best work is often clustered in a limited number of leading journals, good work may be encountered in a wide range of different places; this highlights the merit of reading work.
