Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Journal of Public Affairs Education (journal)

User:Travlinamos: Randykitty, I certainly understand that you don't like that the additional references are from books. However, I did go by your own guidelines. Under the "thoughts on NJournals, you said that there needed to be "multiple (at least two) reliable sources" providing information on the pieces. I did that. If there are other guidelines that you go by that you don't publish, tell me what those are. You never mention being included in an index in your guidelines, either. Otherwise, I met your requirements. That aside, Norma Riccucci is one of the biggest names in the field of public administration, which is why I included her. So is James Perry, which is why the reference from him is there. As someone from outside the field, references from them are like gold in the discipline.

That said, there are other reasons to keep the journal. JPAE is the journal of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration. They are the accrediting body of public administration and public affairs programs in the world. The journal is the academic connection that brings everything together. If notoriety doesn't come with that alone, I don't know what does.

I would also challenge the notion that being indexed brings any kind of notoriety. All being indexed means is that you applied and got all of the boxes checked off to meet membership. The application process is usually several years long, but it doesn't mean you're a good journal versus bad journal. After all, there are journals that have been included in SSCI that are considered predatory journals. Based on your requirements, however, they would be eligible for inclusion. Coming from someone in the discipline, having the page is extremely useful. I vote keep. Travlinamos 01:23, 13 July 2018 (UTC)