How have the initial lists been compiled?
The raw material, i.e. proposals for journals, for the “initial lists” was provided by the participating ESF Member Organisations, who for their part had either consulted scholars through national consultation exercises, or relied on existing national reference tools. Following decision on the 15 disciplinary domains by the ERIH Steering Committee, 15 Expert Panels were set up to define the scope of their remit and to analyse and assess the journal lists according to the guidelines (PDF 79.3 KB) approved by the Steering Committee. Draft lists were produced in late autumn 2006. The lists were then subjected to wide consultation involving ESF Member Organisations, European level and some national subject associations and specialist research centres. Having assessed the feedback, the Panels produced their ‘initial lists’ in the autumn of 2006, which were subsequently validated by the SCH and HERA Network Board. The Steering Committee has adviced the Panels on issues relating to harmonisat
