Transcript On Getting Published: Views from an AJAE Editor

On Getting Published: Views
from an AJAE Editor
B. Wade Brorsen
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How do I pick reviewers?
• Own knowledge
• References
• Electronic search
Selected papers vs. journal articles
Keys to Success in Publishing
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Choose unimportant problems
Agree with current beliefs
Advocate one hypothesis
Write confusing prose
Use complicated methods
Avoid full disclosure of data and methods
Idealistic View-Contribution to
Knowledge
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Importance
Originality
Depth of Analysis
Overall quality
Appropriate for the journal
Editor’s Response
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Accepted
Conditionally Accepted
Revise and Resubmit
Reject, but may reconsider
Reject
Priorities
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Finish work in progress
Submit papers when 95% correct
Highest priority is positive reviews
Do whatever reviewers ask unless clearly
wrong
• Rejection is no big deal