Finance journal rankings: a paper affiliation methodology
ISSN: 0307-4358
Article publication date: 25 February 2022
Issue publication date: 22 April 2022
Abstract
Purpose
In this paper, the authors use a new methodology, called paper affiliation index, to create finance journal ranking using expert judgment and research impact, both of which are based on secondary, objective measures, thus making it possible to produce lists every year without human manipulation at virtually no cost.
Design/methodology/approach
Bibliometrics. Python implementation.
Findings
A new ranking with 65 finance journals.
Research limitations/implications
This procedure helps to reduce bias and to deal with known problems associated with current methodologies. The data used in the methodology comes from public sources; the procedure is therefore easily replicable. This methodology is not subject-dependent and thus can be transferred to other realms of knowledge. Once the bibliometric institutional data has been gathered, the procedure is not computationally costly: a Python implementation of the algorithm executes the whole computation in a few seconds. Results seem to correct the pernicious Matthew effect which is so evident in citation-based methods.
Originality/value
The institutional classification created includes all institutions that have contributed papers to the field of finance. The procedure helps to reduce bias and to deal with known problems associated with current methodologies. The data used in the methodology comes from public sources, the procedure is therefore easily replicable. The methodology is not subject-dependent and thus can be transferred to other realms of knowledge. Once the bibliometric institutional data has been gathered, the procedure is not computationally costly.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the reviewers, whose suggestions significantly improved the paper.
Data availability: The datasets created and analyzed for this study may be found on Research Gate.
Funding: The work of Domingo Docampo has received financial support from the Xunta de Galicia (Centro singular de investigación de Galicia accreditation 2019-2022) and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund - ERDF). The work of Vicente Safón has received financial support from the Generalitat Valenciana (AICO/2021/309).
Citation
Docampo, D. and Safón, V. (2022), "Finance journal rankings: a paper affiliation methodology", Managerial Finance, Vol. 48 No. 5, pp. 760-783. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-11-2021-0531
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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