We investigate whether artificial intelligence can address the peer review crisis in economics by analyzing 27,090 evaluations of 9,030 unique submissions using a large language model (LLM). The experiment systematically varies author characteristics (e.g., affiliation, reputation, gender) and...

We investigate whether artificial intelligence can address the peer review crisis in economics by analyzing 27,090 evaluations of 9,030 unique submissions using a large language model (LLM). The experiment systematically varies author characteristics (e.g., affiliation, reputation, gender) and...

Das Statistische Bundesamt hat 2021 zum dritten Mal am in regelmäßigen Abständen vom Statistischen Amt der Europäischen Union durchgeführten Peer Review teilgenommen. Dieses wichtige Verfahren der Qualitätssicherung und Harmonisierung der Prozesse der amtlichen Statistik im Europäischen...

Das Statistische Bundesamt hat 2021 zum dritten Mal am in regelmäßigen Abständen vom Statistischen Amt der Europäischen Union durchgeführten Peer Review teilgenommen. Dieses wichtige Verfahren der Qualitätssicherung und Harmonisierung der Prozesse der amtlichen Statistik im Europäischen...

Das Peer-Review-Verfahren ist ein in der Wissenschaft anerkanntes, wenn auch nicht unumstrittenes Qualitätssicherungsverfahren. Die Publikation resümiert zunächst Forschungsergebnisse zum Verfahren, um dann genauer auf das Thema Peer Review in der Berufsbildungsforschung einzugehen....

Das Peer-Review-Verfahren ist ein in der Wissenschaft anerkanntes, wenn auch nicht unumstrittenes Qualitätssicherungsverfahren. Die Publikation resümiert zunächst Forschungsergebnisse zum Verfahren, um dann genauer auf das Thema Peer Review in der Berufsbildungsforschung einzugehen....

Purpose The aim of this paper is to generate a streamlined, transparent and effective instrument to fairly measure the contribution made by each student to a group project within a higher education context. The primary aim is to moderate the grades of underperforming students at the end of the...

In den Jahren 2021 bis 2023 findet zum dritten Mal ein sogenannter Peer Review im Europäischen Statistischen System (ESS) statt. In diesem Verfahren wird die Umsetzung des Verhaltenskodex für europäische Statistiken in den nationalen statistischen Ämtern überprüft. Der Beitrag erläutert...

In den Jahren 2021 bis 2023 findet zum dritten Mal ein sogenannter Peer Review im Europäischen Statistischen System (ESS) statt. In diesem Verfahren wird die Umsetzung des Verhaltenskodex für europäische Statistiken in den nationalen statistischen Ämtern überprüft. Der Beitrag erläutert...

In this paper, we investigate one factor that can directly contribute to-as well as indirectly shed light on the other causes of-the gender gap in academic publishing: length of peer review. Using detailed administrative data from an economics field journal, we find that, conditional on...

We use unique data from journal submissions to identify and unpack publication bias and p-hacking. We find that initial submissions display significant bunching, suggesting the distribution among published statistics cannot be fully attributed to a publication bias in peer review. Desk-rejected...

We use unique data from journal submissions to identify and unpack publication bias and p-hacking. We find that initial submissions display significant bunching, suggesting the distribution among published statistics cannot be fully attributed to a publication bias in peer review. Desk-rejected...

In this paper, we investigate one factor that can directly contribute to-as well as indirectly shed light on the other causes of-the gender gap in academic publishing: length of peer review. Using detailed administrative data from an economics field journal, we find that, conditional on...

We use unique data from journal submissions to identify and unpack publication bias and p-hacking. We find that initial submissions display significant bunching, suggesting the distribution among published statistics cannot be fully attributed to a publication bias in peer review. Desk-rejected...

Scientific projects that carry a high degree of risk may be more likely to lead to breakthroughs yet also face challenges in winning the support necessary to be carried out. We analyze the determinants of renewal for more than 100,000 R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health between...

A peer review is used ubiquitously in hiring, promotional, and evaluation decisions, within academia and beyond. It is usually conducted to allocate limited resources, such as the budget of a funder or the pages of a journal. With limited capacity, a peer review may lead to negatively biased...

A peer review is used ubiquitously in hiring, promotional, and evaluation decisions, within academia and beyond. It is usually conducted to allocate limited resources, such as the budget of a funder or the pages of a journal. With limited capacity, a peer review may lead to negatively biased...

Purpose The study aims to provide an analytical overview of current innovations in peer review and their potential impacts on scholarly communication. Design/methodology/approach The authors created a survey that was disseminated among publishers, academic journal editors and other organizations...

There is a long-standing tradition in public research funding agencies of distributing funds via peer review, which aggregates evaluations of proposed research ideas from a group of external experts. Despite complaints that this process is biased against novel ideas, there is poor understanding...

Many papers in economics that are published in peer reviewed journals are initially released in widely circulated working paper series. This raises the question about the benefit of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal in terms of citations. Specifically, we address the question: To what extent...

Many papers in economics that are published in peer reviewed journals are initially released in widely circulated working paper series. This raises the question about the benefit of publishing in a peer-reviewed journal in terms of citations. Specifically, we address the question: To what extent...

Purpose This study aims to examine entry-level PhD students’ experiences with participating in Critical Friends, a peer review protocol, used to support learning the threshold concept of literature review. It also sought to determine if, and how, students used the peer review protocol...

We use unique data from journal submissions to identify and unpack publication bias and p-hacking. We find that initial submissions display significant bunching, suggesting the distribution among published statistics cannot be fully attributed to a publication bias in peer review. Desk-rejected...

Purpose This paper presents a review of the state of the art on the application of blockchain and smart contracts to the peer-review process of scientific papers. The paper seeks to analyse how the main characteristics of the existing blockchain solutions in this field to detect opportunities...

Does it pay off in terms of citations to issue an article as a working paper before it is published in a refereed journal? We show empirically that the answer is yes, using 3167 articles published in five of the top journals in economics between 2000 and 2010. The effect is an around 25%...