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The Editors and Authors of Economics Journals: a Case of Institutional Oligopoly?

This paper examines data on the institutional backgrounds of editors and authors of the top 30 economics journals, identified by their 1995 citation impact. It is revealed, for example, that 70.8% of the journal editors were located in the United States, and twelve U.S. universities accounted for the location of more than 38.9%. Concerning journal article authors, 65.7% were located in U.S. institutions and twelve U.S. universities accounted for 21.8%. Arguably, the degree of institutional and geographical concentration of editors and authors may be unhealthy for innovative research in economics. The number of academic journals in economics is large and increasing rapidly. The Judge Institute (1994) compiled a list of no less than 1,431 journals in management and social science, a large proportion of which were devoted to economic issues.2 Given this rapidly growing abundance of titles, more and more attention is being devoted to the identification of, and greater relative status bestowed upon, the top 30 or 'core' journals in the subject. It is likely that the explosion in the number ofjournals will lead to much higher relative prestige being bestowed on work published in the perceive 'core'. Accordingly, questions of institutional affiliation and control relating to these 'core' journals are of major and increasing importance. A list of the 30 most visible and well-known economics journals is compiled here. It is shown that a large number of the editors and authors related to these journals come from a few, predominantly U.S.-based, academic institutions. Although the degree of institutional concentration revealed here may be surprising, some might wish to attempt to explain this phenomenon by supposing that

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Journal Article Authors' Response Get access Ron Avi Astor, Ron Avi Astor University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar William J. Behre William J. Behre University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 1998, Pages 94–95, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/43.1.94-a Published: 01 January 1998

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Journal Article Authors' Response Get access Srinika Jayaratne, Srinika Jayaratne University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Tom Croxton, Tom Croxton University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Debra Mattison Debra Mattison University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 43, Issue 1, January 1998, Page 96, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/43.1.96 Published: 01 January 1998

Use made of U.S. government supported technical reports by researchers in water resources

This study attempts to determine how and from whom authors of journal articles citing technical reports learned of those reports and how and from whom they obtained copies. There also was an attempt to find out how reports were used in the research reported and what kind and level of use was made of them. A questionnaire was sent to 100 authors of recent research articles appearing in four research journals in the area of water resources in the 10 months ending in April 1992. There was an 82 percent return rate of the research instrument. Colleagues were, as expected, the primary sources of reports and information about reports. Indexing services were used by only two reserachers to identify the cited reports, which consisted of U.S. Geological Survey open-file reports, technical research reports, and reports of water investigations. Libraries and librarians played only minor roles in researchers' awareness of technical reports or their availability. If librarians are to serve the needs of researchers, greater efforts need to be made to ensure the availability and use of this relatively obscure publication type.

Academic Affiliations of Social Work Journal Article Authors

The academic affiliations of the authors of all regular journal articles published in the Journal of Social Service Research, Social Work, Social Service Review, Journal of Social Work Education, Social Casework, and Child Welfare between 1984-1988 were reviewed and tabulated, producing a ranking of the colleges and universities whose faculty are making the most substantive contributions to the social work literature. The resulls are compared with the findings of a similar, previously published, study covering the years 1979-1983, allowing an assessment of any changes in the relative rankings of these academic institutions.

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Journal Article Authors' Response Get access DANIEL J McCARTY, DANIEL J McCARTY Department of Epidemiology, University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA 15261, USA Correspondence to: Mr D J McCarty, International Diabetes Institute, 260 Kooyong Road, Caulfield, Victoria 3162, Australia. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar RONALD E LAPORTE, RONALD E LAPORTE Department of Epidemiology, University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA 15261, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar C KENT KWOH C KENT KWOH Department of Epidemiology, University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA 15261, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 23, Issue 1, February 1994, Page 204, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/23.1.204 Published: 01 February 1994

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Journal Article Authors' response Get access AJAY M SHAH, AJAY M SHAH Cardiovascular Sciences Research Group, Departments of Cardiology and Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XN, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar MALCOLM J LEWIS MALCOLM J LEWIS Cardiovascular Sciences Research Group, Departments of Cardiology and Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XN, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Cardiovascular Research, Volume 27, Issue 8, August 1993, Page 1551, https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/27.8.1551a Published: 01 August 1993

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Journal Article Authors' response Get access R A CHAPMAN, R A CHAPMAN British Heart Foundation Research Group, School of Veterinary Science, Bristol. UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar M S SULEIMAN, M S SULEIMAN British Heart Foundation Research Group, School of Veterinary Science, Bristol. UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Y E EARM Y E EARM British Heart Foundation Research Group, School of Veterinary Science, Bristol. UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Cardiovascular Research, Volume 27, Issue 6, June 1993, Page 1137, https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/27.6.1137 Published: 01 June 1993

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Journal Article Authors' reply Get access RAKESH C KUKREJA, RAKESH C KUKREJA Division of Cardiopulmonary Laboratories, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar MICHAEL L HESS MICHAEL L HESS Division of Cardiopulmonary Laboratories, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Cardiovascular Research, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 1993, Page 142, https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/27.1.142 Published: 01 January 1993

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Journal Article Authors' response Get access FRANCESCO FORASTIÉRE FRANCESCO FORASTIÉRE Epidemiology Unit, Regional Health AuthorityVia di Santa Costanza, 53, 1-00198 Rome, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 21, Issue 5, October 1992, Page 1032, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/21.5.1032 Published: 01 October 1992

Authors' Acknowledgment of Potential Conflicts of Interest

Journal Article Authors' Acknowledgment of Potential Conflicts of Interest Get access C. Richard Talley C. Richard Talley Managing Editor American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Volume 48, Issue 6, 1 June 1991, Pages 1168–1176, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/48.6.1168 Published: 01 June 1991

AUTHORS' RESPONSE TO “THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FEBRILE SEIZURES, OR THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF STUDY PARTICIPATION”

Journal Article AUTHORS' RESPONSE TO “THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FEBRILE SEIZURES, OR THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF STUDY PARTICIPATION” Get access P. A. CASSANO, P. A. CASSANO Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar T. D. KOEPSELL, T. D. KOEPSELL Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar J. R. FARWELL J. R. FARWELL Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 132, Issue 3, September 1990, Pages 477–478, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115683 Published: 01 September 1990

A Test of Political Bias in Scholars' Preference for Measuring Fiscal Strain

We hypothesized that specialists' preference for measuring fiscal strain by using environmental/socioeconomic indicators would correlate with liberal political attitudes, and preference for governmental/fiscal indicators would correlate with conservative political attitudes. Reasons for the hypothesis are offered. Data are analyzed from a survey of authors of journal articles about fiscal strain, but no such correlations emerge. This evidence that specialists' preferences for measuring fiscal strain are not grounded in political attitudes provides a measure of reassurance about social scientists studying fiscal strain.

AUTHORS’ ABSTRACTS OF RECENT BOOKS

Journal Article Authors' Abstracts of Recent Books Get access The Monist, Volume 73, Issue 4, 1 October 1990, Page 664, https://doi.org/10.5840/monist199073412 Published: 09 December 2014

Brief informative abstracts of recent books written by the authors themselves.

Journal Article Authors' Abstracts of Recent Books Get access The Monist, Volume 72, Issue 2, 1 April 1989, Page 307, https://doi.org/10.5840/monist198972213 Published: 09 December 2014

Authors in This Issue

Journal Article Authors in This Issue Get access Journal of Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Volume 71, Issue 5, 1 September 1988, Page 134A, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/71.5.134A Published: 14 January 2020

AUTHORS' INDEX

Journal Article Authors' Index Get access Acta Endocrinologica (Norway), Volume 118, Issue 4_Supplement, Aug 1988, Pages S41–S44, https://doi.org/10.1530/acta.0.118S041 Published: 01 August 1988

Authors in This Issue

Journal Article Authors in This Issue Get access Journal of Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Volume 71, Issue 3, 1 May 1988, Pages 64A–67A, https://doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/71.3.64A Published: 29 January 2020

AUTHORS' INDEX

Journal Article Authors' Index Get access Acta Endocrinologica (Norway), Volume 117, Issue 4_Supplement, Apr 1988, Pages NP–S255, https://doi.org/10.1530/acta.0.117S0NP Published: 01 April 1988

Authors' Biographical Statements

Journal Article Authors' Biographical Statements Get access International Journal of Lexicography, Volume 1, Issue 3, Autumn 1988, Pages 284–286, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijl/1.3.284 Published: 01 October 1988