Academic Journal Guide

The purpose of the AJG is to support academics and Deans in the navigation of the research environment and its complexity, through the provision of robust evidence informed information and data. It provides details on a wide range of journals, stretching across fields that are either central or salient to business and management studies where academics may seek to publish their research. 

The 2024 AJG provides both journal ratings and new contextual metrics to provide a wider range of data to aid academics, research groups and business schools to articulate their research goals.  

The 2024 edition is an intermediate review incorporating new journals as well as journals where there have been significant shifts in metrics, or a significant development or change in the nature of the journal. 

The AJG’s ratings are based upon peer review, editorial and expert judgements following the evaluation of many hundreds of publications and is informed by statistical information relating to citation. 

The contextual metrics are aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, citations to policy documents, collaborations between academics and non-academic stakeholders, the extent of international co-authorship, and the gender composition of editorial boards. This data was provided courtesy of Elsevier from their SciVal research performance analytics platform. 

We advise that users read the AJG's Methodology to understand the aims of the 2024 edition and how journal ratings are judged. 

Download the methodology here.

• As the name suggests, the AJG is a ‘guide’. It should not be used as a ‘one stop shop’ to decide where to publish nor to evaluate individuals’ research outputs. The AJG should be used responsibly, in line with the principles of best practice in the assessment of scholarly research as outlined by the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and the Leiden Manifesto. 

• No single evaluation approach applies to all contexts. We advise that users of the Guide should also seek advice and recommendations from peers and the academic community more generally. 

• Although the best work is often clustered in a limited number of leading journals, good work may be encountered in a wide range of different places; this highlights the merit of reading work. 

• Consider the relevance and quality of journals not listed in the Guide, including new journals, but be aware of predatory outlets. 

• It is important that users of the AJG understand the methodology. By reading the methodology you will understand how a journal rating came about, and how the AJG’s metrics are derived. 

• The AJG seeks to encourage good practices in journal publishing. As well as considering a journal’s rating and relevance, consider other factors such as the composition and diversity of its editorial board, its policies in relation to open access, its fee charging practices, or its acceptance rates.  

Accounting

Professor Marcia Annisette, York University, Seymour Schulich School of Business 
Professor Christine Cooper, University of Edinburgh Business School 
Professor Ileana Steccolini, Essex Business School 

Business and Economic History

Professor Mark Casson, University of Reading
Professor Stephanie Decker, University of Birmingham

Economics, Econometrics and Statistics

Professor Giuseppe Cavaliere, Exeter Business School
Professor Charles Nolan, Adam Smith Business School
Professor Abderrahim Taamouti, University of Liverpool Management School 
Professor Bing Xu, Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University  

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management

Professor David Ahlstrom, Hong Kong Metropolitan University 
Professor Susan Marlow, Nottingham University Business School 

Finance

Professor Hisham Farag, Birmingham Business School
Professor Marc Goergen, IE Business School, Madrid
Professor Neil Kellard, Essex Business School
Professor John Wilson, University of St. Andrews School of Management

General Management, Ethics, Gender & Social Responsibility 

Professor Nicholas Burton, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University
Professor Susanna Khavul, San Jose State University/London School of Economics 
Professor Henk Volberda, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Business School 
Professor Margarethe Wiersema, University of California, Irvine 

Human Resource Management

Professor Fang Lee Cooke, Monash Business School
Professor Emma Parry, Cranfield School of Management
Professor Amanda Shantz, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin

Information Management

Professor Joe Nandhakumar, Warwick Business School
Professor Cathy Urquhart, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
Dr Boyka Simeonova, University of Leicester School of Business

Innovation

Professor Nola Hewitt-Dundas, Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast
Professor Mathew Hughes, University of Leicester, School of Business
Professor Silvia Massini, University of Manchester, Alliance Manchester Business School and Manchester Institute of Innovation Research 

International Business & Area Studies

Professor Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina 
Professor Jedrzej George Frynas, Open University

Management Development & Education

Professor Martyna Sliwa, University of Bath School of Management
Dr Laura Colombo, University of Exeter Business School

Marketing

Professor Adam Lindgreen, Copenhagen Business School
Professor Paurav Shukla, Southampton Business School

Operations & Technology Management

Professor Constantin Blome, Stockholm Business School
Professor Cipriano Forza, University of Padua
Professor Juliana Hsuan, Copenhagen Business School

Operations Research & Management Science

Professor David Lane, Henley Business School
Professor Maria Paola Scaparra, Kent Business School
Professor Aris Syntetos, Cardiff Business School

Organisation Studies

Professor David Collings, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin
Professor Daniel Muzio, University of York, School for Business and Society 

Psychology (General) 

Professor Tina Kiefer, Warwick Business School
Professor Barbara Summers, Leeds University Business School

Psychology (Organisational) 

Professor Yasin Rofcanin, University of Bath School of Management
Professor Joanne Lyubovnikova, University of Liverpool Management School

Public Sector & Health Care

Dr Ian Elliott, Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow
Professor Dimitra Petrakaki, University of Sussex Business School
Professor Bruce McDonald, Old Dominion University

Regional Studies, Planning & Environment

Professor Paul Sissons, Keele Business School
Professor Phillip McCann, Alliance Manchester Business School

Sector Studies

Professor Hesam Olya, Sheffield University Management School
Professor Stephen Page, Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire 

Social Sciences

Professor Robert Andersen, Ivey Business School
Professor Leonard Seabrooke, Copenhagen Business School

Strategy

Professor Ram Mudambi, Fox Business School, Temple University
Professor Esther Tippmann, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, University of Galway 

Co-Editors in Chief

Professor Dermot Breslin, Queen's Business School, Queen's University Belfast

Professor Mehmet Demirbag, Essex Business School, University of Essex

Methodologist

Professor Shuxing Yin, Sheffield University Management School

Professor Jeremy Dawson, Sheffield University Management School

Chair of the Scientific Committee

Professor Pawan Budhwar, Aston Business School, Aston University

Professor Caroline Gatrell (Chair), University of Liverpool Management School (Committee Chair) 

Professor Wilfred Mijnhardt, Rotterdam School of Management and Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University

Professor Donald Siegel, Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs

Professor Barbara Sporn, WU Vienna University of Economics & Business

Professor Robina Xavier, Queensland University of Technology

Professor Lin Zhou, Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School

Barney Roe, Chartered Association of Business Schools

Steven Okonkwo, Chartered Association of Business Schools