the ASSOCIATION & BUSINESS SCHOOLS The Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Quality Guide Version 4 Editors: Charles Harvey, Aidan Kelly, Huw Morris, Michael Rowlinson March 2010Table of Contents Editors ii Advisory Panel Members ii Contact at ABS: ii Introduction 1 What Purposes do Academic Journals Serve?. 2 What are the Functions of Journal Quality Lists? 3. Types of Journal Quality List 4. Commonly Perceived Problems of Journal Quality List: 5. 6. 7. Compilation and Quality Assessment Procedures . Contents of the ABS 2010 Guide. Why does it all Matter? Conclusion. 10 10 References... Appendix 1: Data on Sub-Fields of Business and Management Studies...Editors Professor Charles Harvey Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle Aidan Kelly Senior Lecturer in Social Research Methods, Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London Professor Huw Morris Professor, Dean of the Business School and Pro-Vice- Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University Professor Michael Rowlinson Professor, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London Advisory Panel Members Professor David Blackaby | Economics University of Swansea School of Business and Economics Professor Robert Blackburn | Enterprise and Small Kingston Business School Business Professor Chris Cooper —_| Tourism and Hospitality | Oxford Brookes University Management Business School Professor Christine Ennew | Marketing Nottingham University Business School Professor Ewan Ferlie Organization Studies and | Kings College, University of Public Management London, Department of Management Professor Gerard Psychology, University of Leeds Business. Hodgkinson Organizations and School General Management Professor Margaret Hogg Marketing Lancaster University Management School Professor Roland Kaye Accounting Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia Professor Bob O'Keefe Information Management | University of Surrey School of Management Professor Colin Mason Enterprise and Strathclyde Business School Innovation Professor Howard Thomas _| Strategy Warwick Business School Professor Chris Voss Operations, Technology | London Business School and Management Science Contact at ABS: Julie Davies Head of Research and _ | tel. +44(0)20 7388 0007 Executive Development, Association of Business Schools email: jdavies@the-abs.org.uk