Changing places; placing change

Abstract

Changing places; placing change In this first issue of 2016, the Journal of Place Management and Development (JPMD) is entering into its ninth year of publication. With this, there are some significant and ongoing changes to the journal that warrant articulation here. It is helpful to consider these under the following headings: journal ranking, editorial board, journal scope and mission and journal content. Following this, we will move to focus attention on the content of the current issue. Journal ranking JPMD is a relatively new journal in a niche, but growing, area of academic inquiry. Building up a reputational head of steam for such a recent entrant to the sea of scholarly titles in the social sciences was always going to be challenging. That said, over its short lifespan, JPMD has already made an impact in this respect. In 2014, we were delighted to see that the journal rose into the top quartile of the Scimago academic journal rankings for the discipline areas of urban studies, geography, planning and development and business and international management, with a journal impact factor of 0.66 (see, www. scimagojr.com). Undoubtedly, one of the reasons for this strong showing is the fact the JPMD articles are cited in higher ranked journals in these disciplines, such as Environment and Planning A and Cities. This emphasises the impact JPMD is having on wider academic thinking about place and space across the social sciences. Building on growing impact and visibility of the journal, the editorial management team is currently making a case to the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) for inclusion of JPMD in the next CABS Journal Quality Guide, scheduled for release in 2018. We are aiming to enter this list with a 2-star rating, and an ambition to increase this to a 3-star rating by 2025. However, such an aspiration will undoubtedly require a continuation of the upward trend in the volume of submissions to JPMD. These submissions must be academically rigorous in their theoretical and empirical execution and have real relevance for practitioners working in the field of place management. Growing the reputation of the journal may also require other changes down the line, such as the move to a triple-blind review system for academic research papers, more issues per year and a higher paper rejection rate. Currently, however, there are no plans to make any immediate changes in this regard. Editorial board There have been some changes to the editorial structure of JPMD over 2015. The most notable developments are the appointment of Professor Dominic Medway as Academic Editor, taking over from Dr John Byrom, and the appointment of Dr Cecilia Pasquinelli as Associate Editor. Professor Cathy Parker continues in the role of Editor-in-Chief. All of these individuals have an excellent track record of publishing well-cited work about various aspects of place management and development in highly ranked academic journals. This should hopefully deliver the collective expertise and understanding to help elevate the a...

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