The new ERA of journal ranking: The consequences of Australia's fraught encounter with 'quality'
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Ranking scholarly journals forms a major feature of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative. We argue this process is not only a flawed system of measurement, but more significantly erodes the very contexts that produce 'quality' research. We argue that collegiality, networks of international research, the socio-cultural role of the academic journal, as well as the way academics research in the digital era, are either ignored or negatively impacted upon by ranking exercises such as those posed by the ERA.
Authors: Simon Cooper, Anna Poletti
Institution: Institute for Literary Studies
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2207899741