CLASS DISCUSSION: What are journal rankings? Why should I take notice? Class, Not all journals are created equally! Learners must be able to analyze journal articles critically, and one way to evaluate the quality of the article is by evaluating the journal in which it is published. Quality journals are those that publish peer-reviewed studies. Acceptance rate, impact factor, and even editorial board can all change the quality of a journal in the field. To find out more about how journals are measured see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_ranking Impact Factor: The impact factor (IF) is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. It is used to measure the importance or rank of a journal by calculating the times it's articles are cited http://researchguides.uic.edu/if/impact Predatory journals bypasses recognized editorial and peer review processes (Isaac-Smith