This paper considers the search for the best papers by the editors of an academic journal. At each period, each editor … receives a set of submissions and has to decide which paper to accept. Some editors being more demanding than others … of high quality papers only when the editorial board is composed by a homogeneous set of very demanding editors …

This paper studies the publishing game played by researchers and editors when the editors adopt an impartial selection …

function traditional in labor economics. An equilibrium is defined as a situation where both editors and authors implement … ratio between the number of editors and the number of authors. …

and reflective responses to guidance and recommendations from editors and referees, supplemented by some good fortune and …

function traditional in labor economics. An equilibrium is defined as a situation where both editors and authors implement … ratio between the number of editors and the number of authors. …

journal. Editors resort more and more to paper pre-screening, and desk reject those that do not fit well to the editorial line …