Working Paper: NBER ID: w13957
Authors: Ivan Cherkashin; Svetlana Demidova; Susumu Imai; Kala Krishna
Abstract: There is little work on the inner workings of journals. What factors seem to affect the ability to publish in a journal? Could simple rules (which are already used by some journals) like the desk rejection of a significant minority of papers, help to streamline the process? At what cost? How well do journals seem to do in choosing papers? What can we say about the extent of type 1 and type 2 errors? Do editors seem to have uniform standards or are some harsher than others? We use data on submissions to the Journal of International Economics to help answer these questions.
Keywords: Journal of International Economics; acceptance; rejection; editorial standards; type 1 error; type 2 error
JEL Codes: F0
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| two-stage procedure (Y20) | costs (J30) |
| two-stage procedure (Y20) | selection quality (C52) |
| rejected papers (Y40) | published in higher-ranked journals (A14) |
| published papers (A29) | cited less than once in two years (A14) |
| coeditor acceptance behavior (C92) | acceptance rates (C52) |
| author characteristics (Y70) | acceptance probability (D81) |