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Access all 1,635 ABS Academic Journal Guide 2024 entries. Filter by field, ranking level, or keyword. Returns ISSN, publisher, and AJG rankings for 2024, 2021, and 2018.
No input parameters required.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/4dea2416-56ea-4e00-8c00-7292b9245234/get_all_entries' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Retrieve all 1,635 entries in the ABS Journal Ranking 2024 database. Each entry includes ISSN, field of study, journal title, publisher, and AJG rankings for 2024, 2021, and 2018.
No input parameters required.
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"total": "integer",
"entries": "array of journal entry objects with issn, field, title, publisher, ajg2024, ajg2021, ajg2018"
},
"sample": {
"total": 1635,
"entries": [
{
"issn": "1558-7967",
"field": "ACCOUNT",
"title": "Accounting Review",
"ajg2018": "4*",
"ajg2021": "4*",
"ajg2024": "4*",
"publisher": "American Accounting Association"
}
]
}
}About the journalranking.org API
The journalranking.org API exposes all 1,635 entries from the ABS Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024 database across two endpoints. The get_all_entries endpoint returns every journal record at once, while search_entries supports filtering by field of study, AJG ranking level, and keyword. Each record includes ISSN, journal title, publisher, field, and AJG scores for 2024, 2021, and 2018, making it straightforward to query changes in ranking across editions.
What the API Returns
Both endpoints return the same journal entry shape: issn, title, publisher, field, ajg2024, ajg2021, and ajg2018. The three AJG fields let you compare how a journal's ranking has shifted across three editions of the Academic Journal Guide. Ranking values are the AJG scale: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 4*.
get_all_entries
This endpoint takes no inputs and returns all 1,635 records in a single response as an entries array alongside a total count. It is the right choice when you need to load the full dataset — for example, to build a local index or perform bulk analysis across all fields.
search_entries
search_entries accepts up to four optional parameters: query (case-insensitive match against title, publisher, or ISSN), field (one of: ACCOUNT, BUS HIST & ECON HIST, ECON, ENT-SBM, ETHICS-CSR-MAN), ranking (one AJG 2024 level), and page/limit for pagination (limit up to 1,000 per page). Parameters can be combined — for instance, filtering for field=ECON and ranking=4* returns only top-tier economics journals.
Coverage Notes
The database reflects the Chartered Association of Business Schools' Academic Journal Guide, specifically the 2024 edition, with historical AJG values going back to 2018. Coverage is limited to journals tracked by the ABS guide, which focuses on business and management disciplines. Journals outside those five field categories are not included.
- Build a journal selection tool that filters by ABS field and minimum AJG 2024 ranking for researchers choosing where to submit.
- Track ranking changes for a set of journals by comparing
ajg2024,ajg2021, andajg2018fields across editions. - Populate an internal research database with ISSN, publisher, and field metadata for all 1,635 ABS-listed journals.
- Identify all 4* journals in a specific field (e.g.,
ECON) using thefieldandrankingfilters insearch_entries. - Search for journals from a specific publisher across all fields using the
queryparameter matched against thepublisherfield. - Generate reports showing the distribution of journals by AJG ranking level within each of the five business disciplines.
- Cross-reference an ISSN from a citation dataset against ABS rankings to classify publication quality.
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Does journalranking.org provide an official developer API?+
What field values does the `field` filter in `search_entries` accept?+
field parameter accepts exactly one of five values: ACCOUNT (Accounting), BUS HIST & ECON HIST (Business and Economic History), ECON (Economics), ENT-SBM (Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management), and ETHICS-CSR-MAN (Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Management). These correspond to the field categories used in the ABS Academic Journal Guide.Can I retrieve journals from multiple fields or ranking levels in a single `search_entries` request?+
field and ranking parameters each accept a single value per request. The API covers filtering by one field and one ranking level at a time. To aggregate results across multiple fields or rankings, you would need to make separate requests or use get_all_entries and filter client-side. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to add multi-value filter support.Does the API include journals outside of business and management disciplines?+
How current is the ranking data, and are earlier AJG editions available?+
ajg2021 and ajg2018 fields, so three editions of rankings are available per journal. No editions prior to 2018 are currently included in the response fields.