FAVORITISM VERSUS SEARCH FOR GOOD PAPERS - EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE REGARDING THE BEHAVIOR OF JOURNAL EDITORS

被引：181

作者：

LABAND, DN ^{[1
]}

PIETTE, MJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ECON RES SERV,WASHINGTON,DC 20250

来源：

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY | 1994年 / 102卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1086/261927

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Journal editors who publish papers authored by colleagues and former graduate students have been charged with practicing favoritism, with the implication that the papers in question are of lower quality than those written by scholars with no ties to the editor. Using citation analysis, we find strong evidence that although journal editors occasionally publish subpar papers authored by colleagues and former graduate students, on balance their use of professional connections enables them to identify and ''capture'' high-impact papers for publication. This implies that a practice interpreted as ''favoritism'' by many scholars in fact serves to enhance efficiency in the market for scientific knowledge.

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页码：194 / 203

页数：10

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