Economist on "Order of co-authors?"
Tug of war between me and two co-authors now. First author is clear, she came up with the idea. But the other co-author is a reg monkey who just ran a lot of regressions. I wrote the intro, the lit...
View ArticleEconomist on "Is the business of scientific publishing bad for science?"
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/27/profitable-business-scientific-publishing-bad-for-science"Scientists create work under their own direction – funded largely by governments – and give it...
View ArticleEconomist on "I finished a proof!"
I'm a reg monkey but I needed to prove something for my paper and I finally fiecking figured it out! Of course it would have taken a theorybro about 30 seconds to prove it but here I am two days later...
View ArticleEconomist on "Journal asks for MS Word file, can I just send them my tex'd pdf?"
I am currently preparing a paper for submission to a journal and saw on the submission guidelines that it asks for papers in MS Word format only. This seems a bit annoying as everywhere else I have...
View ArticleUhura on "Refereeing an "inside" paper"
Three editors at journal X submitted a coauthored paper to their own journal. I was among thise asked to referee. Did not know it was theirs until I saw it on a conference program. Obviously they...
View ArticleEconomist on "Should I email BOER (Bulletin of Economic Research)?"
Submitted my paper in January but haven't heard anything back from them yet. I thought they were supposed to be fast. Should I email them?
View ArticleEconomist on "publication delays"
I have been waiting for the proofs for 8 months now and I have just realized that papers accepted much later than mine are available online. Should I contact the editor?
View ArticleEconomist on "JEDC or JEBO for behavioral macro paper"
I have a behavioral macro paper with simulations. Recently rejected from JMCB with disinterested reports. If I want to be read by macroeconomists, am I better off sending the paper to JEDC or JEBO? I...
View ArticleEconomist on "AEA Data Editor Wanted"
The American Economic Association seeks nominations for a new Data Editor to design and oversee its journals’ strategy for curating research data and promoting reproducible research.Job Description:The...
View ArticleEconomist on "Co-author obtained our data illegally"
But I didn't figure this out until years after we started the project and got an r&r at a top journal. FML...
View ArticleEconomist on "I have 3 good papers. All three deserve to be published in top 5."
How can I accomplish?
View ArticleEconomist on "Editor publishing in his own journal - IRFA"
Is it normal in finance journals that chief editor publishes in the journal he edits? Just came across a survey paper in the International Review of Financial Analysis and noticed that editor has a...
View ArticleEconomist on "Article Influence Score Ranking of Theory Journals 2017"
Based on 2016 journal citation report. The ranks are out of 340 economics journals in the pool. The number to the right is the score.6 Econometrica 9.863 26 AEJ-Micro 3.994 27 TE 3.841 46 JET 2.092 71...
View ArticleEconomist on "Potential development journal for Propensity Score Matchinh paper"
I have a paper that uses Propensity score matching. It was a desk rejection from EDCC. Any idea which journal to send this paper, that publishes PSM and is quick as well.
View ArticleEconomist on "Why are submission fees so high?"
If it's to just stop bulls**t submissions, just a nominal fee (like $10) should suffice. But hundreds of dollars? And no refund for a desk reject? This is extortionary.
View ArticleEconomist on "Associate Editors at JME"
Grad student without journal experience here:1)When I submit to the JME, will Reis or Jermann necessarily be in charge of handling my paper or (possibly) one of the associate editors?2)Since I am...
View ArticleEconomist on "Referee report on "correct" but boring paper"
Most of the analysis is satisfactory, but I don't find the contribution big enough for a general interest econ journal. How should I argue this point in the referee report?
View ArticleEconomist on "Single authored JET vs triple authored ECTA"
What would you rather take? Suppose the triple authored ECTA is with people that out-senior you, without being famous.
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