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The practice of evaluating faculty and business schools based on their journal publications has increased the emphasis on research output in peer reviewed journals. Since journal standings are a frequently debated issue, this study seeks to examine the perceptual differences of journals between different segments of marketing academics. Based on a worldwide online survey, journals are assessed in terms of four subjective quality metrics: journal familiarity, average rank position, percent of respondents who classify a journal as top tier, and readership. It is demonstrated that an individual's geographic origin, research interests or journal affiliation can have a significant impact on journal rankings.
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Theoharakis, V., Hirst, A. Perceptual Differences of Marketing Journals: A Worldwide Perspective. Marketing Letters 13, 389–402 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020378718456
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