October 10, 2008
New Ratings of Humanities Journals Do More Than Rank — They Rankle
A large-scale, multinational attempt in Europe to rank humanities journals has set off a revolt. In a protest letter, some journal editors have called it "a dangerous and misguided exercise." The project has also started a drumbeat of alarm in this country, as U.S.-based scholars begin to grasp the implications for their own work and the journals they edit.
The ranking project, known as the European Reference Index for the Humanities, or ERIH, is the brainchild of the European Science
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