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The Scholarly Journal Literature of Economics: A Historical Profile of the AER, JPE, and QJE

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  • David N. Laband
  • John M. Wells

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In this paper, we provide a detailed profile of the scholarly literature published in the AER, JPE, and QJE from their respective inceptions through 1995. The examination includes: (1) an overview of the changing relative importance of articles, book reviews, and notes, comments and short papers published, (2) an analysis of changes with respect to authorship—the incidence and extent of coauthorship, the changing pattern of contributions by nonacademic authors and by female authors, and the concentration of contributions by authors located at a small set of elite universities, and (3) identification of ebbs and flows in the topical coverage represented in this literature.

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  • David N. Laband & John M. Wells, 1998. "The Scholarly Journal Literature of Economics: A Historical Profile of the AER, JPE, and QJE," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 42(2), pages 47-58, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:amerec:v:42:y:1998:i:2:p:47-58
    DOI: 10.1177/056943459804200204
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    1. Lovell, Michael C, 1973. "The Production of Economic Literature: An Interpretation," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 11(1), pages 27-55, March.
    2. Alice Vandermeulen, 1972. "Manuscripts in the maelstrom: A theory of the editorial process," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 107-111, September.
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    1. Glenn Ellison, 2002. "The Slowdown of the Economics Publishing Process," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 110(5), pages 947-993, October.

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