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There is an RfC regarding the standardization of journal lists names. Please comment at Talk:List of journals#RFC. Headbomb {talk / contribs / physics / books} 01:37, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Inclusion criteria

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The lead states the inclusion criteria for this list as including:

only the most influential, currently publishing journals in each field [...] each field should be represented by about 5 examples, chosen for their current academic importance.

But I don't see how we could possibly determine that objectively. No sources are cited. Looking at the choices for my own field (archaeology), they seem completely arbitrary. The American Journal of Archaeology isn't even the most influential archaeology journal in the US (that'd probably be American Antiquity), never mind internationally, and honestly this is the first I've heard of Babesch and Revue d'Égyptologie.

Can we come up with selection criteria for this list that are unambiguous, objective, and supported by reliable sources? Alternatively, should we consider converting it into a list of lists? @Headbomb, Randykitty, and David Eppstein: maybe you have an opinion? – Joe (talk) 08:00, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]