Journal Ranking Project
Council commissioned a project for the development of a ranking of refereed journals in which Australian and New Zealand nursing and midwifery researchers publish their work. Click here for the tender brief.

Background
Since August 2006, the Centre for Health Initiatives (CHI) at the University of Wollongong has been working in conjunction with the Council of Deans of Nursing & Midwifery (CDNM) to produce a new method of ranking refereed journals in which Australian and New Zealand nursing and midwifery researchers publish their work. This project was entitled “Development of a ranking of refereed journals in which Australia & New Zealand nursing and midwifery researchers publish their work”.

Throughout this project, CHI consulted with peak nursing and midwifery bodies, utilising both a Delphi survey process and a focus group design with an ‘expert panel’. The method rests upon the idea that:
i) citation rates and impact factors, while still of importance, should not be the sole indicator of journal quality for disciplines like nursing and midwifery; and
ii) nursing and midwifery researchers should dictate which factors are important when judging journal quality.

This project has resulted in the development of the "Journal Evaluation Tool" (JET). Download the JET here. (PDF 62 KB) or (RTF 551 KB)

The JET has been used to provide a ranking of refereed journals in which nurses and midwives publish. The current JET journal ranked list as of 7 September 2009 is available here.

Please note that some journals did not receive a ranking as part of the exercise, as they were either uncontactable or unresponsive to the call for participation. These journals are included in Band 4, but may still receive a ranking in the future by completing the steps below.

How to gain a ranking
All refereed journals in which nurses and/or midwives publish are eligible to be included in the rankings.

As ISI impact factors are changeable, new rankings and re-rankings will occur on a yearly basis, and will be posted here.

Submissions

2010

NMBA Guidelines for Education requirements for Endorsement of Eligible Midwives (May 2010)

ANMC accreditation standards and criteria for courses leading to re-entry to the register for RNs and Midwives (March 2010)

NHMRC/ACSQH Infection Control Guidelines (March 2010)

ARC Linkage Projects Scheme Consultation Paper (February 2010)

2009

NMBA Consultation Papers on Registration and Accreditation Standards (November 2009)

ARC Peer Review Processes (October 2009)

ERA Indicators Consultation Paper (October 2009)

ACSQH Elements for Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration (October 2009)

ACSQH National Safety and Quality Framework (September 2009)

Clinical Training: governance and organisation (March 2009)

NHHRC Interim Report 'A Healthier Future for all Australians' (March 2009)

Clinical Placements across Australia: capturing data and understanding demand and capacity (February 2009)

2008
Review of Australian Higher Education (July 2008)

Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) Consultation Paper (June 2008)

Inquiry into research training and research workforce issues in Australian universities (June 2008)

National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (May 2008)

2007
Higher Education Endowment Fund Consultation Paper (December 2007)

A National Internship Scheme Discussion Paper (Universities Australia) (November 2007)

RQF Draft Submission Specifications (August 2007)

RQF Draft Panel-Specific Requirements (August 2007)

Review of the impact of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 on the current funding cluster mechanism and pipeline arrangements for funding (February 2007)

2005

Australia's Health Workforce (November 2005)

RQF Preferred Model (October 2005)

Health Workforce Issues Paper (July 2005)

Research Quality Framework (RQF) Issues Paper (May 2005)