Abstract
The article focuses on the use of Journal Rankings for research quality evaluation. Their use is particularly relevant for those disciplines (e.g. soft disciplines ) for which impact factors or bibliometric indexes are lacking. The article first provides some information on the most common methodologies to develop journal rankings; subsequently it discusses where and when journal rankings can be used, providing an elaboration of 20 studies related to the accounting discipline (16 rankings and 4 national journal ratings). Overall, the article explores the role of journal rankings in evaluating research quality and provides: information for researchers to develop their publication strategies; data for library purchasing decisions; benchmark data for evaluators and referees; information to compare opinion surveys and national institutional ratings.
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