Journal Rankings

If like me you are waiting with baited breath for the new ABS journals ranking list to be debuted, you probably need to get out a bit more. Take up a hobby. There is some good hiking around Huddersfield.
It is not long now though. The new list is released on February 25th. Very exciting.

In the meantime, it is worth remembering that ranking is not everything when considering a journal. There are many interesting specialists out there and a lot of good quality papers turn up if you keep an open mind when searching. An interesting alternative guide to journal ratings I have just been made of is the SCImago journal and country rank. The website is clear and interactive. Some useful insights come up from it. A look through my own field shows some broad similarities with the old ABS list, but also some significant differences that do seem to better reflect my experiences as a reader. It will be interesting to see if the updated ABS list correlates more closely. Either way it is an interesting tool for identifying journals in your field. Would recommend.