Business Citation Analysis and Scholarly Impact

Scholarly journals will have an editorial board and use a peer review process. This means that the submitted article is evaluated by an editor or a panel of peers before being accepted for publication. In a blinded peer review the author's name and credentials are concealed from the reviewer in order to reduce bias.

The Adelphi Libraries have access to the database Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities. This database has listings of journals in Accounting, Economics & Finance, Management, and Marketing. Each journal entry includes area of focus, type of review process, acceptance rate and number of external reviewers. A journal's acceptance rate indicates the percent of articles submitted that are accepted for publication; a lower acceptance rate generally indicates a more prestigious journal.