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Handelsblatt Ranking and Journal Quality: A Cautionary Note

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I provide a brief discussion of the Handelsblatt ranking by focusing on its journal quality weights. I summarize the methodology underlying journals’ prestige measure, which is derived from their citation networks, and discuss its strengths and shortcomings. Although I agree that Handelsblatt ranking provides a great service to the profession, that same profession needs to be rather careful not to overemphasize the journal quality weights.
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  • Ali Sina Önder, 2017. "Handelsblatt Ranking and Journal Quality: A Cautionary Note," German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 18(4), pages 516-522, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:germec:v:18:y:2017:i:4:p:516-522
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    1. Pierre-Philippe Combes & Laurent Linnemer, 2010. "Inferring Missing Citations: A Quantitative Multi-Criteria Ranking of all Journals in Economics," Working Papers halshs-00520325, HAL.
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