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THE PRESSURE OF PUBLISHING IN ACADEMIA

THE PRESSURE OF PUBLISHING IN ACADEMIA The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate the effectiveness of peer review, peer-reviewed contributions as a measure of scientific advancement, the reliability and fairness of peer review, and the reliance on IF to evaluate scientific quality. In this paper I am particularly interested in exploring the fairness of peer review, the impact factor as a marker of quality of articles in certain academic settings, and the extent to which peer review is achieving an improvement in scholarship. JEL Classification: D83, I23, O3 Keywords: peer review, scientific publication process, manuscript quality http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Economics, Management, and Financial Markets Addleton Academic Publishers

THE PRESSURE OF PUBLISHING IN ACADEMIA

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Addleton Academic Publishers
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© 2009 Addleton Academic Publishers
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1842-3191
eISSN
1938-212X
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Abstract

The aim of the present study is to examine and evaluate the effectiveness of peer review, peer-reviewed contributions as a measure of scientific advancement, the reliability and fairness of peer review, and the reliance on IF to evaluate scientific quality. In this paper I am particularly interested in exploring the fairness of peer review, the impact factor as a marker of quality of articles in certain academic settings, and the extent to which peer review is achieving an improvement in scholarship. JEL Classification: D83, I23, O3 Keywords: peer review, scientific publication process, manuscript quality

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Economics, Management, and Financial MarketsAddleton Academic Publishers

Published: Jan 1, 2014

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