for improvement. Moreover, except for the and the distribution of the HJQSs is so CJE JEI, compact (as indicated by their Z scores) that their differences are not very significant. Therefore it is perhaps more appropriate to view the rankings as simply showing that all heterodox journals contribute to the development of heterodox economics (which is after all what is important) although in different amounts. Table 1 Research Quality Ranking of the 62 Heterodox Journals Journal Name Type of Journal Bibliometric Social Total Peer Final Ranking Network Citation Evaluation Ranking – Ranking Ranking Ranking HJQS (Z Score) General 2 5 1 1 Journal of 0.5419 Economics 24 (3.43) General 19 6 3 2 Journal of 0.4412 Economic Issues 5 (2.32) Journal of Post General 30 23 2 3 Keynesian 0.3931 Economics 18 (1.79) Review of General 15 8 4 4 Radical Political 0.3802 Economics 14 (1.65) Interdisciplinary 7 4 13 5 Economy and 0.3521 Society 9 (1.34) Specialist 12 2 28 6 Development and 0.3480 Change 1 (1.29) Review of General 5 17 5 7 Political 0.3373 Economy 46 (1.17) Review of Specialist 1 1 34 International 8 Political 0.3277 Economy 11 (1.07) Journal of General 20 15 6 Economic 9 Behavior and 0.3211 Organization 23 (0.99) International Interdisciplinary 4 3 38 10 Labour Review 6 0.3062
for improvement. Moreover, except for the CJE and JEI, the distribution of the HJQSs is so compact (as indicated by their Z scores) that their differences are not very significant. Therefore it is perhaps more appropriate to view the rankings as simply showing that all heterodox journals contribute to the development of heterodox economics (which is after all what is important) although in different amounts. Table 1 Research Quality Ranking of the 62 Heterodox Journals Journal Name Type of Journal Bibliometric Ranking Social Network Ranking Total Citation Ranking Peer Evaluation Ranking Final Ranking – HJQS (Z Score) Journal of Economics General 24 2 5 1 1 0.5419 (3.43) Journal of Economic Issues General 5 19 6 3 2 0.4412 (2.32) Journal of Post Keynesian Economics General 18 30 23 2 3 0.3931 (1.79) Review of Radical Political Economics General 14 15 8 4 4 0.3802 (1.65) Economy and Society Interdisciplinary 9 7 4 13 5 0.3521 (1.34) Development and Change Specialist 1 12 2 28 6 0.3480 (1.29) Review of Political Economy General 46 5 17 5 7 0.3373 (1.17) Review of International Political Economy Specialist 11 1 1 34 8 0.3277 (1.07) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization General 23 20 15 6 9 0.3211 (0.99) International Labour Review Interdisciplinary 6 4 3 38 10 0.3062
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