Terms of reference 2025 ABDC Journal Quality List (JQL) review 1. Purpose of 2025 JQL review The 2025 review will be the first major review of the ABDC Journal Quality...
ABDC Journal Quality List
Downloads
- Draft 2025 ABDC Journal Quality List (NB: this is a draft list. Please see below for detail about how to notify us of factual errors. The finalised list will be released in March 2026.)
- ABDC Journal Quality List (xls file, includes 2022, 2019, 2016, 2013 and 2010 lists: see corresponding sheets). NB: no ranking changes have been made since 2022.
- ABDC 2022 Journal Quality List Review Report (pdf file)
2025 Journal Quality List review
The ABDC has released the Draft 2025 ABDC Journal Quality List. The draft list is the culmination of the extensive 2025 review process conducted by 10 panels involving 43 discipline experts, over 2600 journal titles.
While great care and attention to detail was taken in this review, we recognise that interim changes may have taken place. Therefore, we are inviting ABDC members and eligible stakeholders in Australia and New Zealand to inform us about any updates to journal titles and/or publisher details, or any factual errors in the draft list that require attention.
At this stage of the process, the ABDC is not considering new titles for inclusion, journal upgrades, or journal downgrades as all submissions for these changes have been fully considered.
To provide your feedback, please complete the online form. The consultation closes on 16 February at 5pm AEDT.
The finalised list will be released in March.
For more information about the review, please consult the Terms of Reference.
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The ABDC logo is the intellectual property of the Australian Business Deans Council. It must not be reproduced, used, or associated with any publication, platform, or entity without the express prior written consent of the ABDC. The use of our logo in any manner that implies endorsement or affiliation, particularly in relation to journal rankings or publications, is strictly prohibited. Any unauthorised use may constitute a breach of intellectual property rights and will be addressed accordingly.
Resources
I am pleased to announce that the 2022 Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List and its accompanying Report are now available on the ABDC website. We wish to thank...
This document outlines substantive decisions made regarding the ABDC Journal Quality List as an outcome of the 2022 Review. Substantive decisions are classified as those to: (a) remove journals, (b) to...
February 2022 Acknowledgments The ABDC would like to thank the JQL Review Steering Group for preparing these recommendations about the frequency, methodology and scope of the JQL Review — Professor...
Today the ABDC has opened a consultation on the frequency, methodology and scope of the Journal Quality List.
I am pleased to announce that the 2019 Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List and its accompanying Report are now available. The 2019 List follows an extensive review...
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