Submission Fees and Response Times in Academic Publishing

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2013
Volume: 103
Issue: 1
Pages: 501-09

Score contribution per author:

8.073 = (α=2.02 / 1 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Both submission fees and response times enable editors to maintain an acceptable refereeing burden by discouraging the submission of articles with low probability of acceptance. When authors differ in their ability or willingness to pay submission fees and deal with delays, journal quality is maximized under a combination of moderate fees and moderate delays.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:103:y:2013:i:1:p:501-09
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25