Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cultural Analysis


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was merge to International Society for Ethnology and Folklore. With the exception of the article's creator, unanimous consensus to not keep as a stand-alone article. Less clear on the alternatives; the merge seems like a reasonable middle ground. I leave it to whoever does the merge how much material should be moved. In any case, leave a redirect behind. -- RoySmith (talk) 23:02, 19 June 2016 (UTC)

Cultural Analysis

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Non-notable journal. Not indexed in any selective databases, no significant independent sources. "Runner up" (not even winner) and "nominee" for non-notable awards (claim now removed, but accessible through the article history). Only other claim to fame is a ranking by the European Science Foundation. However, their selection criteria clearly indicate that this is not selective in the sense of WP:NJournals. The article also contains claims that the journal is affiliated with UC Berkeley and Pennsylvania State University, which are not substantiated on the journal home page. Whatever may be the case, here WP:NOTINHERITED applies. In sum, this does not meet WP:NJournals or WP:GNG. Hence: Delete. Randykitty (talk) 14:39, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 15:21, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
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 * As a recent article update pointed out, the journal is indexed in the International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance. This is an EBSCO database, which is described as "the definitive research tool for theatre and dance studies. In addition to all the comprehensive indexing of the International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (IBTD), it contains full text for the top performing arts journals." Found here. Information about the affiliation with Penn State is found here: and, aside from the fact that the journal is clearly hosted on UC Berkeley servers, its affiliation is noted in the front matter of every volume, for example. The AfD request also fails to note that the journal is an official partner of SIEF (the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore, Europe's premier scholarly organization in this field). A reference to this affiliation is mentioned in the article text, and can be found here:. Finally, the AfD request misreads the ESF criteria, which are "criteria for inclusion" not an explanation of how the indexed journals are ranked. The rank of INT2, is the same rank given to the Journal of American Folklore. A clear explanation of this ranking system is given here: though it appears that the ESF may have abandoned this ranking system in its 2014 iteration of the index. In sum, this article clearly meets WP:NJournals. Hence: Keep. Abbuccitelli (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 15:55, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Shawn in Montreal (talk) 16:12, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, but EBSCO databases are not selective, regardless of what EBSCO themselves may say. As explained in the nom, the affiliations with universities or a society do not confer notability. As for the ranking system, ESF has indeed completely abandoned those (as the Guardian article explained, there was a lot of criticism of these rankings). I have also checked Scopus and the Thomson Reuters databases and the journal is in none of those either. So in short, no, this does not meet NJournals at all... --Randykitty (talk) 16:15, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Merge to International Society for Ethnology and Folklore or redirect to Valdimar Tr. Hafstein . The generic name of this journal makes searching for general sources very difficult. This means that I need to rely on indexing as a proxy for notability and the nom is correct that the journal seems to fail notability criteria per WP:NJournals. The existence of and basic facts about the journal seem uncontroversial and sourcable from nonselective indices, so perhaps a selective merge or mention in another article is the best course. Since Valdimar Tr. Hafstein helped found the journal, a redirect to his article might be appropriate. Or since the journal is in partnership with International Society for Ethnology and Folklore, perhaps a selective merge would be warranted there instead. Neither of these are perfect targets, so my recommendations should be considered weak. --Mark viking (talk) 18:34, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   16:05, 1 June 2016 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 05:46, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect and Merge into International Society for Ethnology and Folklore. Encyclopedic content is valid for Wikipedia, just not enough GNG for its own article.   Aoziwe (talk) 15:14, 18 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect as this one is not explicitly needed for deletion as there's enough to at least keep at the history logs, but still nothing to suggest its own article improvements. SwisterTwister   talk  06:32, 19 June 2016 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.