First off, ask me anything.
Second off, wtf reviewers... you all can't be SOOOOO busy that you can't take a day to read a paper I send you. Seriously, I find it hard to believe that you are all "unavailable."
OK, flame off, your turn.
Editor of a low-ranked journal here
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Here is a clue. I'm not a star or anything, but 90% of my work is published in
top fields or above. I am neither a consumer nor a supplier of lower-ranked journal, and so honestly I just don't see why I should/would referee for them? By the same token, I don't understand why I get requests to referee for these journals. -
This.
Here is a clue. I'm not a star or anything, but 90% of my work is published in
top fields or above. I am neither a consumer nor a supplier of lower-ranked journal, and so honestly I just don't see why I should/would referee for them? By the same token, I don't understand why I get requests to referee for these journals. -
First off, ask me anything.
Second off, wtf reviewers... you all can't be SOOOOO busy that you can't take a day to read a paper I send you. Seriously, I find it hard to believe that you are all "unavailable."
OK, flame off, your turn.I do my best to review for no-name journals and also supply helpful comments, but please do not send outright nonsense - I have other things to do
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Future deadwood here, why should I referee for journals?
To be clear, I do referee for journals and have only once turned-down a request. But, this seems like a shaky market. Refereeing articles takes loads of time and offers little to no benefit to the referee.I remember the people who did a really good job at refereeing - that were fast, that had good comments. And then, when it comes time to talk to colleagues elsewhere, I recommend or talk about good people. Yes, we do share notes, not just across low-ranked journals. So it's a really good sign that you're professional.
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First off, ask me anything.
Second off, wtf reviewers... you all can't be SOOOOO busy that you can't take a day to read a paper I send you. Seriously, I find it hard to believe that you are all "unavailable."
OK, flame off, your turn.I do my best to review for no-name journals and also supply helpful comments, but please do not send outright nonsense - I have other things to do
If you get nonsense, that's on me. I try to screen that out.
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What do you consider the standard of publication in the journal you edit?
Niche, specialized, definitely not general interest enough (or nowhere near quality to be in a general interest), but not specialized enough to be in a field journal exclusively. We have a more macro/international bent, but not necessarily.
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What do you mean by low-ranked journal, OP? Empirical Econ? Open Economies Review? Applied Econ? Econ Modelling? Are you talking about this level?
That would be telling.
But I would say close to AE.Is AE really close to a low ranked journal? Their ranking is on the up. I have refereed for these journals like AE and EM. But I am surprised I do not get asked more often.
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What do you consider the standard of publication in the journal you edit?
Niche, specialized, definitely not general interest enough (or nowhere near quality to be in a general interest), but not specialized enough to be in a field journal exclusively. We have a more macro/international bent, but not necessarily.
there's your problem. Who does macro/international these days? that's why you can't find referees.