Trouble down Under: Australia nonprofit researchers need your help! Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/trouble-down-under-australia-nonprofit-researchers-need-your-help.html Online petition signatures en-us Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:44 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms Violet Roumeliotis [Signature #132] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7257149?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:57:46 UTC 7257149 Ms Heather Douglas [Signature #131] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7251508?utm_medium=rss If tourism can be a FOR, then nonprofit certainly cam be. Nonprofit organisations are very different from commercial firms. My research shows more alignment between nonprofits and small business, but with substantial variations. This needs to be recognised by enabling nonprofit researchers to share their research in a common journal, especially as business journals are unlikely to publish these studies.

]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:07:03 UTC 7251508 Susan Woodward [Signature #130] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7213841?utm_medium=rss Academic research into the the not-for-profit sector in Australia is at a fledging stage compared to our overseas counterparts and needs to be supported.

]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:08:34 UTC 7213841 Ms Lynne Dalton [Signature #129] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7204425?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:12:50 UTC 7204425 Mr Ken Crofts [Signature #128] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7193404?utm_medium=rss Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:10:38 UTC 7193404 Ms Natalie McColl [Signature #127] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7191607?utm_medium=rss Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:08:17 UTC 7191607 Ms Alison Duff [Signature #126] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7178061?utm_medium=rss Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:01:27 UTC 7178061 Ms Anonymous [Signature #125] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7177832?utm_medium=rss Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:08:57 UTC 7177832 Dr Megan Alessandrini [Signature #124] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7167651?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:01:50 UTC 7167651 Paul Simpson [Signature #123] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7167525?utm_medium=rss Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:00:02 UTC 7167525 Dr (as from 23.4.10) Michael Gousmett [Signature #122] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7167013?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:55:22 UTC 7167013 Assoc prof Wendy Earles [Signature #121] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7161296?utm_medium=rss The contribution of Australian researchers to the collective scholarship and impact of the International Society for Third Sector Research is widely acknowledged. Third Sector Review has been a critical part of that contribution and is recognised by the society as a leading regional journal. Voluntas is the vanguard journal in this field internationally. The ranking of both are critical to maintaining the high standard of Australian contributions to this field. (ISTR Executive Board Member)

]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:02 UTC 7161296 Ms Christine Ellerton [Signature #120] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7160372?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:27:30 UTC 7160372 Ms Lauren Holst [Signature #119] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7160334?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:17:48 UTC 7160334 Ms Sarah Warren [Signature #118] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7160305?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:13:09 UTC 7160305 Ms Lan Tran [Signature #117] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7160068?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:16:23 UTC 7160068 Ms Sarah Johnson [Signature #116] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7160031?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:05:53 UTC 7160031 Dr Katie Misener [Signature #115] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7158155?utm_medium=rss Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:58:01 UTC 7158155 Mrs Kaye Jones [Signature #114] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7152827?utm_medium=rss Having worked as a volunteer in three not-for-profit organisations, I feel it essential that this work must continue to protect the rights of the volunteers working in the areas where there are also paid staff. Some are being used to a tremendous degree to do the jobs of the paid staff in these organisations. With little or no credit for the great job they are doing. And some one has to continue to protect the thousands of volunteers that work in these places. The researchers do a wonderful job.

]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:44:37 UTC 7152827 Dr Bruce Gurd [Signature #113] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7148530?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:53:21 UTC 7148530 Dr Nina Burridge [Signature #112] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7144557?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:43:29 UTC 7144557 Molly Collins [Signature #111] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7143859?utm_medium=rss Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:07:30 UTC 7143859 Mr Martin Cowling [Signature #110] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7136958?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:07:04 UTC 7136958 Dr Brenda Gainer [Signature #109] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7132835?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:02:11 UTC 7132835 Dr James Whelan [Signature #108] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7131288?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:23:11 UTC 7131288 Dr Rene Bekkers [Signature #107] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7130973?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:27:19 UTC 7130973 Iona Mackenzie [Signature #106] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7129518?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:43:56 UTC 7129518 Prof Russell Hoye [Signature #105] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7128740?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:49:45 UTC 7128740 Miss Maria Chan [Signature #104] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7128697?utm_medium=rss Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:42:12 UTC 7128697 Dr. Ashok Das [Signature #103] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7127734?utm_medium=rss The said journals (NVSQ and Voluntas) definitely do not belong to the "C" category, and neither do conferences. A relatively young yet fast-growing field that this is, it in fact needs to be encouraged more strongly through their appropriate placement in higher ranking categories.

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:14:47 UTC 7127734 Professor Pete Alcock [Signature #102] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7126170?utm_medium=rss Non-Profit and Third Sector studies should be recognised as a field of research, with the ranking of leading journals recognising this

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:46:24 UTC 7126170 Ms kathy spring [Signature #101] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7124672?utm_medium=rss I agree

Thank You

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:31:50 UTC 7124672 Dr Chris Jones [Signature #100] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7123410?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:49:28 UTC 7123410 Dr Nina Hall [Signature #99] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7121939?utm_medium=rss Non profit journals are a critical resource for researchers who combined their theory with practice- and this is something we want to encourage. Ranking nonprofit journals highly will help support this approach. I urge you to reconsider your rankings.

]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:47:05 UTC 7121939 Anonymous [Signature #98] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7121921?utm_medium=rss Research in the non-profit sector is a predominant driver for positive change and social innovation. I am an early career researcher in this area, and need to see that this sector is properly appreciated and funded. I and my colleagues have a lot to contribute on the level of social reproduction (the non-profit sector), which is the support base for the production (profit) sectors. Both matter equally.

]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:43:38 UTC 7121921 Ms Nicole Gruel [Signature #97] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7121840?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:29:26 UTC 7121840 Prof Cynthia Mitchell [Signature #96] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7120908?utm_medium=rss Interdisciplinary research is critical to our society's development and prosperity and is poorly served by the ERA process to date. This situation needs active attention and redressing.

]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:31:27 UTC 7120908 Dr Pierre-Andre Tremblay [Signature #95] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7117104?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:37 UTC 7117104 dr victor mendes [Signature #94] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7115952?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:52:37 UTC 7115952 Dr Marc Rerceretnam [Signature #93] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7115947?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:51:46 UTC 7115947 Vika Babakova [Signature #92] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7115471?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:03:48 UTC 7115471 Mr Peter heyworth [Signature #91] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7115339?utm_medium=rss Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:09:09 UTC 7115339 Professor Ed Carson [Signature #90] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7115218?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:38:51 UTC 7115218 Dr Jenny Green [Signature #89] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114835?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:56:16 UTC 7114835 Dr Sarah Proctor-Thomson [Signature #88] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114801?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:49:17 UTC 7114801 Dr C Reynolds [Signature #87] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114771?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:42:31 UTC 7114771 Mr Dean Jarrett [Signature #86] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114563?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:03:08 UTC 7114563 Professor Susan Kenny [Signature #85] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114511?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:56:37 UTC 7114511 Dr Linda Leung [Signature #84] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114488?utm_medium=rss As an inter-disciplinary researcher, the journal ranking system remains a constant challenge. If your research traverses disciplines, are you are not well-known in a specific discipline; you are at a disadvantage in terms of knowing about the most appropriate and reputable journals as well as being accepted and published by them.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:54:10 UTC 7114488 Michael Wilson [Signature #83] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114402?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:40:42 UTC 7114402 Dr Peri OShea [Signature #82] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114377?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:36:34 UTC 7114377 Dr Ellen Baker [Signature #81] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114315?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:25:41 UTC 7114315 Dr Karen Smith [Signature #80] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7114136?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:51:17 UTC 7114136 Dr Lorraine Kerr [Signature #79] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113869?utm_medium=rss This field of research is vital for the community services sector - a sector which is estimated to increase rapidly over the next twenty years as various factors, including an ageing population, increased social diversity, and greater recognition of the role social sustainability plays in the future of societies. To under-estimate the impact of community-based research would not be in the best interests of social science as a whole.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:04:25 UTC 7113869 Dr Heather Middleton [Signature #78] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113833?utm_medium=rss This is an important issue which the ARC should address.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:58:49 UTC 7113833 Mr Mac Benoy [Signature #77] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113820?utm_medium=rss Australia is a world leader in volunteerism and deserves robust research feeding into the continuous improvement of this large economic and social sector. In addition, with the early retirement of Baby Boomers, the significance of the sector to the heath and well-being of our ageing population cannot be overemphasised.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:56:12 UTC 7113820 Naomi Hogan [Signature #76] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113654?utm_medium=rss The work of nonprofit researchers provides some of the most important, accountable, transparent and community-driven research in Australia. Professional work of this nature should be recognised and respected alongside the work of other institutions.
The current proposal of exclusion could be considered suspicious and creates extreme bias towards profit-driven research with corporate invested interests.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:27:57 UTC 7113654 Dr Leonie Lockstone-Binney [Signature #75] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113618?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:20:11 UTC 7113618 Dr Gregory Martin [Signature #74] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113329?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:28:18 UTC 7113329 Dr Jennifer Small [Signature #73] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113246?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:11:00 UTC 7113246 Ms Margaret Robertson [Signature #72] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113196?utm_medium=rss As a manager of volunteer programs, I rely on good, credible, recognised research to provide the theoretical basis that underpins the programs I operate.

It is critical that research related to the non-profit (third) sector is encouraged, not devalued.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:04:16 UTC 7113196 Sandra Reid [Signature #71] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113185?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:02:24 UTC 7113185 Dr Susan McClean [Signature #70] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113167?utm_medium=rss Please allocate an FoR to this area of research so it can be properly assessed and ranked
Susan McClean

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:59:10 UTC 7113167 Dr. Rikki Abzug [Signature #69] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7113052?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:41:38 UTC 7113052 vicki Bamford [Signature #68] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7112945?utm_medium=rss You need NGOs to be counted at A* journals if you want us to continue to prop up society so that the other journals can get on with their work and contribute less to the important human element that equalises our society.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:29:36 UTC 7112945 Dr Heather Anderson [Signature #67] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7112846?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:19:41 UTC 7112846 Ms Robyn Johns [Signature #66] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7112716?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:04:56 UTC 7112716 Daphne Freeder [Signature #65] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7112629?utm_medium=rss The Non Profit sector discipline area provides a significant contribution to inform our social intelligence of our communities.
Reconsideration of the rankings in recognition of this is important.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:54:58 UTC 7112629 Saswati Basu [Signature #64] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7112584?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:48:52 UTC 7112584 Dr. Patricia Bradshaw [Signature #63] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7112095?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:49:20 UTC 7112095 Ms Tanya Jakimow [Signature #62] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7112082?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:47:17 UTC 7112082 Dr Suzanne Grant [Signature #61] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7111674?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:48:24 UTC 7111674 Dr Ljiljana Erakovic [Signature #60] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7111627?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:42:03 UTC 7111627 Dr Peter Elson [Signature #59] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7110749?utm_medium=rss As English language editor of the Canadian Journal for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research I can attest to the high quality and peer-review standards which are in place in nonprofit journals and acknowledged by multiple disciplines as such.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:22:18 UTC 7110749 Dr. Mary Tschirhart [Signature #58] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7110731?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:19:28 UTC 7110731 Dr. John Casey [Signature #57] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7110294?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 10:15:42 UTC 7110294 Dr Paul Dekker [Signature #56] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7110105?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:49:27 UTC 7110105 Dr. Lester Salamon [Signature #55] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7110039?utm_medium=rss Australia has made enormous contributions to the study of the nonprofit sector. The Australian statistical office has been a leader internationally in implementing the recent United Nations Handbook on Nonprofit Institutions, which puts the nonprofit sector on the economic map of the country for the first time. Australia should not discriminate against journals that focus on this increasingly important field.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:39:26 UTC 7110039 Prof. Carl Milofsky [Signature #54] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7109989?utm_medium=rss At my university NVSQ is considered a top tier specialty journal. This is one step below top tier disciplinary journals of which there are two or three. NVSQ has this status when faculty are considered for promotion, merit, and tenure.

I am part of the editorial group for the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL and I understand that journal is a top tier journal in Australia. The quality of articles published in NVSQ is, in my judgment equal to or superior to CDJ articles on average.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:31:49 UTC 7109989 Anonymous [Signature #53] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7109902?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:19:55 UTC 7109902 Ms Deborah Smith [Signature #52] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7109310?utm_medium=rss The proposed action by ARC could have negative consequences for all scholars. The more difficult it becomes to communicate with our Australian colleagues, the harder it is to make the case for international travel in both directions. Kindly reconsider and upgrade the rankings to the status they deserve.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:45:59 UTC 7109310 Dr. Lesley Hustinx [Signature #51] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7109206?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:23:28 UTC 7109206 D'an Downing [Signature #50] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7109042?utm_medium=rss Please do not discount the aforementioned journals. Having seen the great works of the NGOs in Australia; it would be unfortunate to have academics, practitoners, students, and the future workforce of nonprofit organizations without resources to complete studies; start new programs; and seek funding for research because of a poor rating.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:53:54 UTC 7109042 Dr Georg von Schnurbein [Signature #49] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108965?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:36:49 UTC 7108965 Dr Pamala Wiepking [Signature #48] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108947?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:33:33 UTC 7108947 Mr Jose Sakakibara [Signature #47] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108894?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:20:04 UTC 7108894 Dr Hagai Katz [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108879?utm_medium=rss Nonprofit studies is a booming field of scholarly attention, with hundreds of dedicated programs and centres, and thousands of scholars. Australian nonprofit scholars have been paramount in the development of this interdisciplinary field of study. I urge you to go beyond narrow disciplinary conceptions and recognize both the field's and the Ausie scholars' importance, and acknowledge the salience and academic rigour of the field's leading journals.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:16:48 UTC 7108879 Ms Susan Appe [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108849?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:11:53 UTC 7108849 Ana Simaens [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108815?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:06:09 UTC 7108815 Dr Christina Ho [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108612?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:16:42 UTC 7108612 Ms Melissa Edwards [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108498?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:42:53 UTC 7108498 Dr Karen Yuan Wang [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108337?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:01:31 UTC 7108337 Ms Asha Ramzan [Signature #40] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108268?utm_medium=rss I've worked in a range of settings as a professional - in mainstream & mental health services; as well as taught in a tertiary institution.

I've worked in various roles in the not-profit sector; both in paid employment & in a voluntary capacity in a governance role for the last 22 years and I am deeply concerend by the low ranking given in ERA 2010 to not-for-profit & volunteer related journals.

The decision seems biased & an error of judgment from my learned perspective

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:45:55 UTC 7108268 DR Chongyi Feng [Signature #39] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108241?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:40:41 UTC 7108241 Alison Procter [Signature #38] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108181?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:25:57 UTC 7108181 Ian McGregor [Signature #37] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108157?utm_medium=rss The above journals should be more highly ranked by ERA.

]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:19:53 UTC 7108157 Professor Anonymous [Signature #36] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108084?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:57:47 UTC 7108084 Dr James Arvanitakis [Signature #35] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108083?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:57:41 UTC 7108083 Dr Carolyn Cordery [Signature #34] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108023?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:39:03 UTC 7108023 professor Lucas Meijs [Signature #33] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/7108013?utm_medium=rss Tue, 9 Mar 2010 02:35:03 UTC 7108013