Congestion in academic journals under an impartial selection process

This paper studies the publishing game played by researchers and editors when the editors adopt an impartial selection process. It analyzes the possibility of congestion in the editorial process and shows that, depending on the nature of the equilibrium, the rise of the rejection costs could be an inappropriate solution to avoid the congestion effect.

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Year of publication:	2009-05-07
Authors:	Besancenot, Damien ; Faria, Joao ; Huynh, Kim
Institutions:	HAL
Subject:	Publication market \| Academic journals \| Editors \| Congestion

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	View the original document on HAL open archive server: http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00382585
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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