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Global ranking of knowledge management and intellectual capital academic journals: 2017 update

Global ranking of knowledge management and intellectual capital academic journals: 2017 update PurposeThe purpose of this study is to update a global ranking of 27 knowledge management and intellectual capital (KM/IC) academic journals.Design/methodology/approachThe ranking was developed based on a combination of results from a survey of 482 active KM/IC researchers and journal citation impact indices.FindingsThe ranking list includes 27 currently active KM/IC journals. The A+ journals are the Journal of Knowledge Management and the Journal of Intellectual Capital. The A journals are the Learning Organization, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Knowledge and Process Management, VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems and International Journal of Knowledge Management. A majority of recently launched journals did not fare well in the ranking. Whereas a journal’s longevity is important, it is not the only factor affecting its ranking position. Expert survey and citation impact measures are relatively consistent, but expert survey ranking scores change faster.Practical implicationsKM/IC discipline stakeholders, including practitioners, editors, publishers, reviewers, researchers, students, administrators and librarians, may consult the developed ranking list for various purposes. Compared to 2008, more researchers indicated KM/IC as their primary area of concentration, which is a positive indicator of discipline development.Originality/valueThis is the most recent ranking list of KM/IC academic journals. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Knowledge Management Emerald Publishing

Global ranking of knowledge management and intellectual capital academic journals: 2017 update

Serenko, Alexander; Bontis, Nick
Journal of Knowledge Management , Volume 21 (3): 18 – May 8, 2017
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10.1108/JKM-11-2016-0490
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to update a global ranking of 27 knowledge management and intellectual capital (KM/IC) academic journals.Design/methodology/approachThe ranking was developed based on a combination of results from a survey of 482 active KM/IC researchers and journal citation impact indices.FindingsThe ranking list includes 27 currently active KM/IC journals. The A+ journals are the Journal of Knowledge Management and the Journal of Intellectual Capital. The A journals are the Learning Organization, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, Knowledge and Process Management, VINE: The Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems and International Journal of Knowledge Management. A majority of recently launched journals did not fare well in the ranking. Whereas a journal’s longevity is important, it is not the only factor affecting its ranking position. Expert survey and citation impact measures are relatively consistent, but expert survey ranking scores change faster.Practical implicationsKM/IC discipline stakeholders, including practitioners, editors, publishers, reviewers, researchers, students, administrators and librarians, may consult the developed ranking list for various purposes. Compared to 2008, more researchers indicated KM/IC as their primary area of concentration, which is a positive indicator of discipline development.Originality/valueThis is the most recent ranking list of KM/IC academic journals.

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Published: May 8, 2017

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