Talk:The American Economist

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objection to deletion

This article was suggested for potential deletion and the reasoning being that it is a non-notable journal. However, it more than satisfies the "notability" criteria for academic journals. 23 different Nobel Prize winners have published 29 articles in the journal over the years. The list includes very famous economists such as Milton Friedman and Paul Samuelson. Furthermore, the journal is indexed and archived by JSTOR, the premier and highly selective repository of leading journal backfiles across all major academic fields. The journal is also indexed and cataloged through many readily available bibliographic services including EBSCO, and more importantly for an economics journal, ECONLIT. I will make edits to the page indicating these facts and providing proper references. It is indisputable that JSTOR is HIGHLY SELECTIVE. Only the most important journals in any field are invited to be archived. From the JSTOR website itself: "JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and primary sources." (https://about.jstor.org/whats-in-jstor/) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pagemcgowan (talk • contribs)

Of course, any database will say about itself mostly laudatory stuff. No database is going to say "we include any crap we can find". JSTOR is not crap, but it is not generally regarded as selective in the sense of NJournals and inclusion in it does not contribute to notability. --Randykitty (talk) 21:37, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

From the City University of New York Graduate Center Library: "Not every journal will be in JSTOR, and most never will be." https://gclibrary.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/10/28/jstor-not-the-only-game-in-town/

From the New York Public Library: "JSTOR A searchable, digitized archive -- from the first date of publication to the last three to five years -- of major scholarly journals in many academic fields." https://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases/jstor — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pagemcgowan (talk • contribs) 16:38, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

From Cambridge University: "JSTOR is a high-quality, interdisciplinary archive of scholarship that includes leading academic journals across the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences." https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/benefits/journals-and-online-resources/jstor — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pagemcgowan (talk • contribs) 16:44, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]