Turban E, Zhou DN, Ma H "A group decision support approach to evaluating journals" INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 42 (1): 31-44 DEC 2004

[Eugene Garfield]

Jian MA:  isjian at cityu.edu.hk

Title: A group decision support approach to evaluating journals

Author(s): Turban E, Zhou DN, Ma H

Source: INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT 42 (1): 31-44 DEC 2004

Abstract:
One of the most important decisions made in academic institutions, research
organizations, and government agencies is the grading or ranking of journals
for their academic values. Current methods for evaluating journals use
either a subjective (e.g., experts' judgments on journals) or objective
approach (e.g., impact factors of journals), or an informal mix of the two.
This paper presents a formal procedure that integrates objective and
subjective judgments to provide a comprehensive method. The procedure is
based on a fuzzy set approach that deals with the imprecise and missing
information inherent in the evaluation process. The system was tested in
Hong Kong in an assessment of faculty research productivity. Similar
assessments exist in the UK, Singapore, and other countries. The proposed
model can also be used for similar decisions that involve subjective and
objective information. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Addresses: Ma H (reprint author), City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Informat Syst,
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Peoples R China
City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Informat Syst, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Peoples R China
Eastern Washington Univ, Accounting & Informat Syst Dept, Spokane, WA USA

E-mail Addresses: isjian at cityu.edu.hk

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

IDS Number: 862KO
ISSN: 0378-7206

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