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[ID#] 32 [Author(s)] Dr J.S. Briggs [Abstract] In this paper we analyse the publications considered by the Library and Information Management panel (Unit of Assessment 61) in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and describe a means of scoring, and hence three means of ranking, publication locations (defined as journals, conference proceedings or report series) based on the RAE results. We discuss the validity of the results with respect to three factors: 1. the process of the RAE itself (and in particular the fact that the RAE assessed more than just the quality of publications); 2. how our results compare with conventional journal impact factors (including the suggestion that a high impact factor is a reliable predictor of a high RAE grade); and 3. cases where a publication location is cited by only a small number of institutions, which may lead to a high score that is not indicative of the limited interest that publication location might attract. We present lists of journals, conferences and report series ranked by various criteria based on the RAE results. The next step is for the Library and Information Management research community to decide whether our measures are a useful tool for the next research assessment exercise or for research purposes in general. Knowing the level of interest about the RAE among academics, we are sure that our results will provoke much discussion. [Title] 
An Analysis of the Publications Submitted to the Library and Information Management Panel in RAE 2001.
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