Economist on "Just deleted an enemy from the reference list"
Even though his paper is highly relevant.No cite for you!Yes, I'm shallow.
View ArticleEconomist on "Is 3 months unreasonably long for top finance journals to make...
It seems like too much.
View ArticleEconomist on "Paying RA's "unofficially""
for one-off tasks... and to avoid the bureaucracy of official channels. Is it ok? Something tells me no, but I don't see how its any different from contracting it out to india or whatever.
View ArticleEconomist on "Awaiting editors decisions"
So I submitted my first paper 4 months ago and about 2 months ago the progress was "awaiting reviewer scores". now it says "awaiting editors decision". how long till i get a decision and what is it...
View ArticleEconomist on "BE Journal of Macroeconomics"
Thoughts on this journal? The pros seem obvious: a 10-week turnaround (in exchange for refereeing 2 papers), and a range of quality tiers. What are the cons? How is the journal viewed in the field?
View ArticleEconomist on "Google Scholar Cite Boom?"
I just got a bunch of new cites. Did everyone else?
View ArticleEconomist on "A New Way to Rank Journals"
Instead of the traditional characterization (top 5, top field, etc.), why not use natural cutoff points? Consider the IDEAS 10-Yr recursive discounted rankings (excluding survey journals and moving AER...
View ArticleEconomist on "Review of Economic Dynamics (RED)"
Is RED run fairly well? Many argued whether it is a club journal or not, but I want to know its refereeing procedure: Do editors just quickly reject manuscripts without refereeing like QJE? If the...
View ArticleEconomist on "Economic growth paper rejected by JEG, what next?"
The reports are mixed. It's a growth paper with a nonstandard approach. I don't want to go directly to MD. Is there anything in between?
View ArticleEconomist on "How much feedback to expect for a class as a grad student?"
I'm taking a class with a paper component. I already have a draft completed, and I think it's pretty good. How much feedback should I expect from my Prof? Are a few sentences in one email ok, or should...
View ArticleEconomist on "Hilary Hoynes should be dismissed from AER"
Hilary Hoynes should be dismissed from AER because of her handling of “Family Ruptures, Stress, and the Mental Health of the Next Generation.”
View ArticleEconomist on "Funding sources for policy-relevant research"
I have a number of projects that would be of interest to policymakers but which also have some academic merit. I am trying to find some funding to complete these projects, but don't think the standard...
View ArticleEconomist on "Don't you hate it when"
after updating your paper based on referee criticisms, you have to grudgingly admit to yourself that the paper has improved. BTW, I admit this to no one but myself.
View ArticleEconomist on "The Quarterly Journal of Economies"
My name is Ramish Babu and I work for the esteemed Bishkek Academy of Finance and Economics. We are currently in the process of launching our flagship journal to be called the Quarterly Journal of...
View ArticleEconomist on "Energy Journal vs J of Law &Economics"
How come someone at the same department is praised for a pub at JLE while another is not recognized for multiple pubs in Energy Journal. Both are a top filed journal, which cannot be compared across...
View ArticleEconomist on "JME review time"
Please share your recent experience with Journal of Monetary Economics in terms of the first decision time. thanks
View ArticleEconomist on "SSHRC in Canada denies UofT prof funding because of political...
Scary how political academia can be.http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/an-opportunity-to-make-their-displeasure-known-government-pulls-funding-of-pronoun-professor
View ArticleEconomist on "Is the B.E. Journal of Macreconomics falling apart?"
I have a paper there under review for 9 months!! worse than JME...
View ArticleEconomist on "AEJ: Applied"
Can you request a specific editor who should handle your paper. If no formally, is there a way to informally signal this? does it work?
View ArticleEconomist on "Econometric Theory Journal Ranking"
Rookie grad student here at top 50. Where should I shoot to publish to become a respected econometric theorist in order of preference (1,2,3,...). I heard Econometrica is hard to get in if you're not...
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