Publishing Economics: Analyses of the Academic Journal Market in Economics

Economists are peculiar social scientists not least because they attach enormous value to the publication of articles in the refereed journals and virtually no value to the publication of books. It is difficult for economists to have a coffee break without a conversation which quickly turns to questions like: Why was my article refereed by so-and-so journal? Why did the anonymous referees say what they did? Where shall I send my next paper? In short, the publication process merits a hideous fascination if only because it governs the pecuniary and non-pecuniary rewards of the economics profession. Here are 15 classic articles on that topic gathered together by an editor who has long studied the practices of economics journals. Although economists do not read books, this is one book they should want to read - and with profit too.