Contributions in Industrial Organization, by Linguistic Groups, in Selected Journals (Revised)

This study evaluates the relative importance of articles in Industrial Organization published during 1991-1996 in major generalist or thematic journals, either in English or French, using the 1991 J.E.L. classification system. Contributions are regrouped according to the type of article: theoretical analysis; industrial policy; industry studies. A specialization progress indicator (SPI) shows the trends of the editorial policy, while a rate of multiple reference index (RMR) has been introduced to examine the degree of relation between those three categories and used as a proxy of the editorial preferences towards the type of treatment of the subject usually expected by the journal