“SocioEconomic Challenges (SEC)” Journal was indexed in ABDC Journal Quality List (C). The ABDC list is a list of journals compiled by the Australian Business Deans Council. The ABDC list is based on four rating categories: A*, A, B and C. Journal ranking is widely used in academic circles in the evaluation of an academic journal’s impact and quality. It reflects the place of a journal within its field, the relative difficulty of being published in that journal, and the prestige associated with it.