08/31/2021

Hacking a Top Journal's List

Crafting a collective approach to develop metrics

I was recently introduced to Andrew Jack, the global education editor of the Financial Times (FT), and learned about the role of the “50 Journals” list in the FT’s business schools rankings. I was intrigued by the efforts he is currently leading to explore alternative approaches to developing the list and the challenges involved in identifying new metrics reflecting a greater  range  of considerations for scholarly impact.

With his upcoming “slow hackathon” to  invite community participation in the process, I was pleased Andrew agreed to share his thoughts through this interview. 

Let’s start off with the basics. What is the “50 Journals” list and how is it used?

The FT50 is a list of the top journals compiled by the FT that business schools consider most important. The FT uses it to help assess high quality academic research output — one factor in our annual business school rankings. The rankings help prospective students, recruiters, faculty and others assess different qualifications and programs around the world. Alongside research, the rankings take into account analysis of and comparative data on graduate recruitment, salaries and satisfaction; as well as factors including sustainability in the curriculum; and gender balance and international mix of students, faculty and advisory boards. 

Please select this link to read the complete article from The Scholarly Kitchen.