Search

Purpose - Within the area of economics, the value attached to highly-ranked journal publications, such as the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy and Quarterly Journal of Economics, in tenure, promotion, and merit pay processes is often several times greater than that of second-tier publications, such as Economic Inquiry and the Southern Economic Journal. As a result one would expect that author(s) will put forth relatively more production "effort" in order to gain acceptance in a top-tier journal. The additional production effort may come in the form of making the manuscript available to a larger number of outside readers, perhaps via seminars and conferences. This study aims to examine whether the economics research production process differs between top- and second-tier journal outlets. Design/methodology/approach - Data are collected from feature articles published in two top-tier and two second-tier economics journals for the period 1995-1999, inclusive. Means difference tests on various "production statistics" across journals are conducted/presented. Findings - Tests presented in this study indicate that the fraction of the "scientific team" whose contributions are recognized in the acknowledgment footnote of research articles appearing in top-tier economics journal outlets is, on average, greater than that of articles appearing in second-tier economics journal outlets. Originality/value - By examining within-discipline aspects of intellectual property rights assignment in economics, our study extends the work of Laband (2002), which examined interdisciplinary differences (i.e. agricultural economics versus economics) in the assignment of intellectual property rights. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on a study which evaluated the comprehensiveness and composition of university library holdings of economics journals in the U.S. Discussion on the importance of library resources; Description of methodology; Types of schools considered; Summary statistics on the library holdings of schools; List of the widely held economics journals by the schools.

Presents the list of authors who have contributed articles to the July1, 2003 edition of the journal 'Feminist Economics.'

Presents a list of reviewers to who the editors of the July 1, 2003 issue of the journal 'Feminist Economics' expressed thanks.

Presents information on contributors of articles to the journal 'Journal of Economic Methodology,' dated June 1, 2003.

The article offers information on the "Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient." The journal is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2008. The celebration will include the conference entitled "Empires and Emporia: The Orient in World-Historical Space and Time" to be held in summer 2008. The author claims that the outcome of such conference will be published in the 2009 issue of the journal. Meanwhile, in an effort to live by its purpose, the journal will provide more space for review articles and review notes.

The article provides an overview of the editorial policy of the economics journal "Kyklos." It discusses the process that a paper goes through from initial submission to final acceptance. It discloses that the journal keeps the backlog of accepted papers at a minimum. Once a paper is accepted, it is normally printed within half a year. It claims that the overall length of time between writing a paper and having it published is considerably less than with other journals.

The article offers hints for prospective contributors of the economics journal "Kyklos." It lists the type of contributions that the editors of the journal prefer. Included among these preferences are papers that analyze a topic in an original way and papers that go beyond the boundaries of prevailing economics.

The article reports that from this issue of the Journal of Economic Studies, Max Steur of the London School of Economics will be the new editor of the journal. Under Max, the journal is inviting papers on the theme of "Making Poverty History."

Presents the editorial policy of the economics journal "Kyklos". Editors' responsibility of deciding whether the paper is in principle suitable for publication in "Kyklos"; Limited role of the referees; Revision of the manuscript; Overall length of time between writing a paper and its publication; Readership and circulation in Europe, North America and in other parts of the world.

Introduces a series of articles published in the February 2002 issue of the 'Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.'

The article presents a list a reviewers who contributed their time and expertise to the review of studies submitted to "Review of Social Economy" journal. It includes David Andrews, Philip Arestis, Alexandra Bernasek, David George, Lonnie Golden, John Gowdy, Robin Hahnel, John Henry and Bruce Pietrykowski.