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Publishing articles - Findings and open questions of an empirical study conducted among editors of economic journals

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  3. Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch
  4. Vol. 119, Issue 4
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Meyer, D. Publishing articles - Findings and open questions of an empirical study conducted among editors of economic journals. Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, 119(4), 531-559. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.119.4.531
Meyer, Dirk "Publishing articles - Findings and open questions of an empirical study conducted among editors of economic journals" Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch 119.4, 1999, 531-559. https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.119.4.531
Meyer, Dirk (1999): Publishing articles - Findings and open questions of an empirical study conducted among editors of economic journals, in: Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, vol. 119, iss. 4, 531-559, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.119.4.531
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Publishing articles - Findings and open questions of an empirical study conducted among editors of economic journals

Meyer, Dirk

Journal of Contextual Economics – Schmollers Jahrbuch, Vol. 119 (1999), Iss. 4 : pp. 531–559

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https://doi.org/10.3790/schm.119.4.531
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Meyer, Dirk

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Abstract

Publishing articles in journals is an important part of the scholarly communication process. Articles not only serve to rapidly disseminate (new) knowledge (information), they also influence the career opportunities of researchers (selection) since their reputation is determined first and foremost by the quality and quantity of their publications. The objectives of this study are to shed light on the publication process, in particular refereeing, and then discuss possible problems such as the time factor and the reliability of the process. The empirical basis of this study consists of a questionnaire completed by editors of economic journals and an experiment in which duplicates of previously published manuscripts were submitted a second time under a pseudonym.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Dirk Meyer: Publishing articles -\rFindings and open questions of an empirical study\rconducted among editors of economic journals 531
1. Manuscript, article, journal - players and interests 531
2. Supply pressure or demand pull? 535
2.1 A question arising from the torrent of articles 535
2.2 Manuscript backlog, publication rate, article reduction requirements 540
2.3 Complaints about the quality of submitted manuscripts 542
2.4 Active manuscript acquisition 543
2.5 Lack of financial control 543
3. Reviewing procedures 546
3.1 Reliability of selection procedures - impressions of a masquerade 546
3.2 Selection of the review process - pros and cons 549
3.3 Who decides whether to accept or reject a manuscript? 551
3.4 Time factor 552
3.5 'Stewing in their own juice* 554
4. Summary 555
References 557
Zusammenfassung 559
Abstract 559

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