Exploring links between publishing performance in different levels of marketing journals : Around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine relationships in publishing performance by utilizing data from three sets of journals – A*, A, and B ranked – as defined by the Australian Government's Excellence in Research rankings in Australia from eight journals between 1998 and 2007. Comparisons in publishing performance across these three types of journals are examined for academics around the globe, as well as for those in the Asia-Pacific region.

The research investigates some synergies in publishing between research areas, although they are less extensive within the Asia-Pacific. It is also valuable in light of the upcoming Excellence in Research for Australia exercise in Australia, which focuses on comparing research performance between institutions