This mania for ranking rankles me. Comparisons are odious at best, and
economics is not the best, twisted as conventional opinions are by
conformity, worship of cosmetic "prestige", and the universal usage of
ill-gotten gains to rationalize the ill-getting and retain the gains. 
Satan deludes youth with beauty, the miser with riches, leaders with power,
and the learned with false doctrines. Let us put Satan behind us - what
better time than Easter?

Mason Gaffney

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From: Societies for the History of Economics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Steve Ziliak
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 8:03 AM
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Subject: Re: [SHOE] Evaluating research in HET

Dear Andy,

Fred Lee (at the University of Missouri Kansas City) will have some
insightful perspectives.

Fred has been working with others to develop a heterodox ranking and I
suspect there's
relevance here for HET.

Best,

Steve

Stephen T. Ziliak
Trustee and Professor of Economics
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL USA
http://sites.roosevelt.edu/sziliak
http://stephentziliak.com

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Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 5:50 AM
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Subject: [SHOE] Evaluating research in HET

Dear colleagues

This is primarily directed towards colleagues in English institutions,
though it may have some relevance for those in other parts of the UK.
Apologies to others.

Everyone with an academic post in the UK will be aware of the impending
Research Excellence Framework (REF).  In addition, my own institution (City
University London) is attempting to rebalance its staff composition between
those who are research excellent, research active, and teaching only.  In
order to conduct this triage, and to decide whether to submit them to the
REF, the institution needs to be able to evaluate their research and, in
particular, the journals they publish in.  For my colleagues this is easy as
they all publish in mainstream neoclassical economics journals, but I do not
know what to say about history of economic thought and methodology journals.
Can anyone on this list suggest how I should tackle this?

Many thanks, and best wishes

Andy

Dr Andy Denis
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Economics Department
City University London
London EC1V 0HB
+44 (0)20 7040 0257
http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/andy.denis