[Logprofs] Are journal rankings damaging logistics as an academic discipline?

[Laura Birou]

Me too!

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 20, 2012, at 4:15 PM, John Coyle <jjc1 at psu.edu> wrote:

> I agree.
> 
> jc
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Oct 20, 2012, at 4:12 PM, "Chris Harris" <CHarris at emeraldinsight.com> wrote:
> 
>> *********************Apologies for cross posting***********************
>>  
>> Here is the Early Cite link to Professor Alan C. McKinnon's manuscript entitled "Starry-Eyed: Journal Rankings and the Future of Logistics Research" that will be published in International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (Volume 43/1, 2013). McKinnon's thought-provoking manuscript challenges both the principle and practice of journal rankings arguing that preoccupation with journal ratings is having a damaging effect on the development of logistics as an academic discipline.
>>  
>> http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0960-0035&volume=43&issue=1
>>  
>> Best regards,
>>  
>> Chris Harris 
>> Assistant Publisher
>> Emerald Group Publishing Limited
>> -------------------------
>> Tel +44 (0) 1274 785272
>> www.emeraldinsight.com 
>> ------------------------- 
>> Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/#!/EmeraldOpsLogs 
>> Join our Linkedin group Emerald Ops & Logistics  
>> -------------------------
>> Emerald is a leading independent publisher of global research with impact in business, society, public policy and education.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Logprofs mailing list
>> Logprofs at mit.edu
>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/logprofs
> _______________________________________________
> Logprofs mailing list
> Logprofs at mit.edu
> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/logprofs
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/private/logprofs/attachments/20121023/6c4d00fb/attachment.htm