Economist on "When you referee my paper consider the following"
When you look me up on Google, instead of using my LRMness and record of zero publications as motivation to reject, think of how you could help me to be part of the community by being the first to take...
View ArticleEconomist on "Finance journal macro finance laddering"
What is the top to bottom journal order list for a paper in macro finance? Start with _______ as a best case. Then try _________. Next _______. And so on....
View ArticleEconomist on "Third best journal for resource economics?"
Assume split decisions at JEEM and JAERE that did not go in the authors favor. What is the next best target?
View ArticleEconomist on "Review at AER"
Manuscript status was changed to "Under Review" in the next day of submission! Is it normal at AER? How could they get referees so fast?
View ArticleEconomist on "Got my first desk rejection this weekend"
It was from a really good journal, and I knew it was a long shot, but it still stings a bit. The editor at least complimented my introduction (first time I don't get a "poorly written" comment) but the...
View ArticleEconomist on "Why don't we have journal auditing boards?"
We ought to have a body that randomly audits journal submissions and checks the quality of reviews and editorial decisions. If they find that a reviewer's report had many complaints that were factually...
View ArticleEconomist on "Made a mistake in my code that hurts my results. Back to...
Sorry bros but I need a job.
View ArticleEconomist on "I waste so much time with over-ambitious coauthors"
that want to send papers to every top 5!!!!It is obviously wishful thinking, these people think maybe they will win the lottery. I get it, I would love a top 5 too. But these are top field papers at...
View ArticleEconomist on "Why Current Publication Practices May Distort Science"
This essay makes the underlying assumption that scientific information is an ECONOMIC commodity, and that scientific journals are a medium for its dissemination and exchange. While this exchange system...
View ArticleEconomist on "Reviewing a paper with idea similar to one of my own"
Just got a paper to review that makes two useful points. One of the points is closely related to a project I have in the works. No draft paper, just discussions among co-authors. Obviously, we have...
View ArticleEconomist on "Stuck in research"
Empiricist AP here. I attempt to work, but get stuck or distracted in other stuff. Happened for some weeks in a row, with a total productivity close to zero. Any tricks? I'm almost unable to move,...
View ArticleEconomist on "An appropriate research outlet for Kirk"
CALL FOR PAPERSTransactions on Social Computing A New ACM JournalEditor-in-Chief: David McDonald, University of Washington, USA INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS ACM Transactions on Social Computing (TSC)...
View ArticleEconomist on "Ever been rejected from all top econ and fin journals"
With a single paper? Describe your experience.
View ArticleEconomist on "A paper is only good if it gets published in a top journal"
Otherwise it's probably not only uninteresting but also wrong.
View ArticleEconomist on "Publish or perish is a farkin myth"
I have not published in decades and I have not perished yet. I am going nowhere.
View ArticleEconomist on "LRMs are held to a higher standard by journals"
They gotta spell out everything.
View ArticleEconomist on "Deaton is at it again"
Good job angus. Keep going!http://www.nber.org/papers/w22595.pdf
View ArticleEconomist on "IJCB - International Journal of Central Banking - Turnaround"
I submitted a paper to IJCB and they took more than 6 months to give me a desk rejection. Do you guys think such a long time for a desk rejection (I repeat: desk rejection, no referees involved) is...
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