Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Italian Studies in Southern Africa


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The result was Keep. Nom withdrawn and no other delete !votes. Randykitty (talk) 08:47, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Italian Studies in Southern Africa

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Non-notable journal. Not indexed in any selective databases (just one or two comprehensive services). Only 1 independent source (review of a special issue in a journal that itself is not notable either). Does not meet WP:NJournals or WP:GNG. Randykitty (talk) 16:52, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Now it should meet WP:NJournals for criterion 1, having added more details about where it is indexed and where it is accredited.Virgamesh (talk) 18:22, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but no, it doesn't. None of the mentioned indexing services is even close to being 'or do I think that the "accreditation" means much. --Randykitty (talk) 19:00, 11 November 2014 (UTC)


 * I guess the accreditation system exists only in few countries, but if a journal is accredited it means that it meets specific scientific criteria that attest that journal as important in its field. Sorry, it's my first article so I am trying to understand the process. It seems to me very similar to other similar article such us this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spunti_e_ricercheVirgamesh (talk) 19:12, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 03:52, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Italy-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 03:53, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. NorthAmerica1000 03:53, 12 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Keep. It's in the MLA International Bibliography per ; -- "accreditation" in this context means being listed on accepted journal lists -- which are used in some countries to determine whether the references "count" for national assessments of research quality.Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 01:21, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks Jodi, that's an interesting link, never heard of ADAT before. I don't put much weight on those accreditation lists, which, if you think about it, are being compiled by really small research communities (how many Italian studies researchers will there be in Australia?) However, the MLA listing is more important and we have kept journal articles before on the basis of being listed there, so I am Withdrawing this nom. --Randykitty (talk) 08:45, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
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