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2025 Review of the Australian Business Deans Council's Journal Quality List Nearing Completion

This year the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) is undertaking a major review of its Journal Quality List (JQL), which the Turner College and many other business schools use to evaluate the research of its business faculty. This 2025 review is the first major review of the ABDC Journal Quality List since 2019. Expert panels that cover the in-scope fields of research (FoR) have been convened by the ABDC to consider (1) rankings of currently listed journals, (2) inclusion of new relevant, refereed journals, including business education, interdisciplinary, and practitioner journals, (3) exclusion of non-relevant or low quality journals, (4) exclusion of likely predatory or overly aggressive journals, (5) changes to the FoR of listed journals and (6) journal name changes. A key determinant of the credibility of the ABDC Journal Quality List is the principled approach taken to the inclusion and exclusion of journals and the determination of ratings by experts. The 2025 JQL review will be conducted according to the principles of transparency, consistency, external validation and stability. In terms of transparency, recommendations and decisions will be made in accordance with the agreed process and method outlined in these terms of reference. Expert panels report on their process of deliberations and the rationale for recommendations. As for consistency, all of the 2025 recommendations and decisions will have methodological consistency informed by globally recognized and externally validated journal ranking lists, appropriate and select citations metrics and, expert peer review when required. External validation will be achieved by the ABDC JQL Steering Group, which will include an international advisor. The international advisor will be a recognized academic not formally affiliated with any Australian or New Zealand universities. Lastly, stability will be achieved by using the 2022 JQL as a strong foundation for undertaking the 2025 review. A draft of the new JQL is expected any day now. When it becomes public, Turner Business will report on the noteworthy changes that will be of interest to Turner College business faculty.
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