Journal / article rating

Define wether a journal is scientific or popular science:

• Pay attention to wether a bibliography or footnotes exist.
• Information about the author and his qualifications / assimilations should be mentioned.
• Check if the journal is peer-reviewed or refereed. A peer reviewed article has been examined for quality and originality by independent scientists.
   

The following infographic gives a good overview (available in German only):
(Source: ZBW, Guides)

Which journal has been cited often? With the help of citation indices you can find out which scientific value a publication has in its field. This is expressed by the journal impact factor (JIF), which is genereated mathematically for each journal.

More Journal rankings in economics:
IDEAS/RePEc Recursive Discounted Impact Factors for Journals
VHB-Jourqual 3
Harzing Journal Quality List