; publication ; journals ; incentives ; economic methodology …Academic economists today are caught in a "Publication Impossibility Theorem Systemʺ or PITS. To further their careers … in such journals. Such academic competition is held to provide the right incentives for hard work, but there may be …

Academic economists today are caught in a quot;Publication Impossibility Theorem Systemquot; or PITS. To further their … careers, they are required to publish in A-journals, but for the vast majority this is impossible because there are few slots … open in such journals. Such academic competition maybe useful to generate hard work, however, there may be serious negative …

Academic economists today are caught in a "Publication Impossibility Theorem System" or PITS. To further their careers … in such journals. Such academic competition is held to provide the right incentives for hard work, but there may be …, they are required to publish in A-journals, but this is impossible for the vast majority because there are few slots open …

) intensifies the competition: in particular, both top and mean realized scores increase. To tame incentives to provide excessively …

Drawing on insights of current and past editors of top economics and finance journals, we provide guidelines for … reviewers in preparing referee reports and cover letters for journals. Peer review is fundamental to the progress of science and … of the publication process. Such changes will also allow scholars to reallocate time from navigating the publication …