TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this article is to review and comment on the Australian Government's entry into the journal ranking domain.Design/methodology/approach– A review and reflection on the approach and potential impact of the direction taken.Findings– This project is arguably the largest of its type and the effects on academic publishing and the survival of journals could be far reaching.Originality/value– The article draws together current material on the Australian Government's activities and provides details of the scope of the journal ranking project. VL - 33 IS - 4 SN - 1468-4527 DO - 10.1108/14684520910985747 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14684520910985747 AU - Lamp John W. PY - 2009 Y1 - 2009/01/01 TI - Journal ranking and the dreams of academics T2 - Online Information Review PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 827 EP - 830 Y2 - 2021/01/27 ER -