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Journal of Economic Psychology Editor Experience
Erich Kirchler University of Vienna 1
Content
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What is the Journal of Economic Psychology?
(Aims, editors, associate editors, editorial board, bibliometry etc.)
What information should authors have before submitting a paper?
How to submit a paper?
What is the editors‘ and publisher‘s job?
What conclusions can be drawn for writing a good manuscript?
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Journal of Economic Psychology Research in Economic Psychology and Behavioral Economics Affiliated with the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology
The Journal aims to present research that will improve understanding of behavioral, especially socio-psychological, aspects of economic phenomena and processes.
The Journal contains: (a) reports of empirical research on economic behavior; (b) assessments of the state of the art in various subfields of economic psychology; (c) articles providing a theoretical perspective or a frame of reference for the study of economic behavior; (d) articles explaining the implications of theoretical developments for practical applications; (e) book reviews; (f) announcements of meetings, conferences and seminars.
The Journal addresses psychologists and economists Guide for Authors Submit Your Paper Track Your Paper Order Journal Access Full Text 3
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Editorial Team
Associate Editors: • • • • • • • • •
Lucy Ackert Paul Anand Ofer Azar Ananish Chaudhuri Gerlinde Fellner Simon Gaechter Tommy Gärling Martin Kocher Brit Grosskopf
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Doron Kliger Alexander Kritikos David Leiser Ayse Önçüler Andreas Ortmann Marc Scholten Michelle Baddeley Stefan Schulz-Hardt Tomasz Zaleskiewicz
Book Review Editor: –
Andreas Ortmann Previous Associate Editors
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Paul H. Dolan
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Rob Ranyard Gaelle Villejoubert
Publisher: Wendy Shamier
Journal Manager: Mary Shyla Sivasubramaniyam
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Published Special Issues and Special Sections
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Volume 33, Issue 2 pp. 319-424 (April 2012) Special Issue: Entrepreneurial Personality Volume 32, Issue 4 pp. 543 - 650 (August 2011) Special Issue: Financial Capability Volume 32, Issue 2 pp. 205-293 (March 2011) Special Issue: Poverty Special Issue
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Forthcoming Special Issues and Special Sections
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Forthcoming “Self-Regulation and Strategic Motivational Orientations in Economic Contexts”
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Arnd Florack and Johannes Keller (Guest Editors)
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Forthcoming “ Behavioural Dynamics of Tax Evasion” _ Stephan Muehlbacher, Michael Pickhardt and Aloys Prinz (Guest Editors)
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Forthcoming “From Dual Processes to Multiple Selves: Implications for Economic Behavior” _ Carlos Alós-Ferrer and Fritz Strack (Guest Editors)
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Journal of Economic Psychology
• • • Call for Papers Behavioral Dynamics of Tax Evasion From Dual Processes to Multiple Selves: Implications for Economic Behavior View All • • • • Recent Articles Recently published articles available online on SciVerse ScienceDirect .
The material and immaterial in conflict: Spirituality reduces conspicuous consumption Tyler F. Stillman | Frank D. Fincham | ...
Lifecycle effects on consumer financial product portfolios in South Africa: An exploratory analysis of four ethnic groups Mthunzi A. Ngwenya | Leonard J. Paas The relevance of thinking-by-analogy for investors ’ willingness-to-pay: An experimental study Hammad Siddiqi • • • • • • Most Read Articles The most downloaded articles from SciVerse ScienceDirect in the last 90 days.
The GDP paradox Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh Behavioral finance and asset prices: Where do we stand?
Livio Stracca Invest now, drink later, spend never: On the mental accounting of delayed consumption Richard H. Thaler Eldar Shafir | View All 8
Articles Received and Processed in 2008 - 2013
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (June) Submitted
No. of articles 244 289 315 421 452 165
Final disposition
No. of articles 190 269 340 408 467 Subm. to 1st decn.
Processing times (in weeks) Auth. rev. time Sub. to fin. disp.
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27 Withdra wn 8 17.8
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11.5
10.5
20.4
23.7
20.6
24.4
32.1
31.4
21.9
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19 19 5 15 50 80 84 Results Accepted Rejecte d Reject rate 117 100 132 170 237 286 352 0.73
0.68
0.74
0.71
0.78
184 9.2
19.1
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11 42 131 0.76
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Regular/Special Issue Articles
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 YTD Total Regular Spec. Iss.
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Publication Speed: Previous Years
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Regional Breakdown of Authors
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Bibliometry
Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total cites
763 910 1189 1389 1576 1780
Impact Factor
0.9
0.943
1.473
1.358
1.069
1.081
Five-Year Impact Factor
1.213
1.326
1.670
1.749
1.617
1.749
Immediacy index
0.048
0.51
0.125
0.091
0.176
0.263
Articles
42 51 72 88 85 95
Cited half-life
8.8
8.6
8.5
8.5
9.0
8.9
Impact factor:
The number of current citations to articles published in a specific journal in a two year period divided by the total number of articles published in the same journal in the corresponding two year period.
Five-Year Impact Factor:
To calculate the five year Impact Factor, citations are counted in 2012 to the previous five years and divided by the source items published in the previous five years.
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Immediacy index:
The average number of times that an article published in a specific year within a specific journal is cited over the course of that same year.
Cited half-life:
The number of years, going back from the current year, that account for 50% of the total citations received by the cited journal in the current year.
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AUTHOR INFORMATION
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY
Research in Economic Psychology and Behavioral Economics
• Description • Audience • Impact Factor • Abstracting and Indexing • Editorial Board • Guide for Authors
The Journal aims to present research that will improve understanding of behavioral, especially sociopsychological, aspects of economic phenomena and processes. The Journal seeks to be a channel for the increased interest in using behavioral science methods for the study of economic behavior, and so to contribute to better solutions of societal problems, by stimulating new approaches and new theorizing about economic affairs. Economic psychology as a discipline studies the psychological mechanisms that underlie consumption and other economic behavior. It deals with preferences, choices, decisions, and factors influencing these, as well as the consequences of decisions and choices with respect to the satisfaction of needs. This includes the impact of external economic phenomena upon human behavior and well-being. Studies in economic psychology may relate to different levels of aggregation, from the household and the individual consumer to the macro level of whole nations. Economic behavior in connection with inflation, unemployment, taxation, economic development, as well as consumer information and economic behavior in the market place are thus the major fields of interest.
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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ethics in publishing Conflict of interest Submission Declaration Copyright Retained author rights Role of the funding source Funding body agreements and policies Open access Language and language services Submission Book Reviews
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PREPARATION
Use of wordprocessing software
It is important that the file be saved in the native format of the wordprocessor used. The text should be in single-column format. Keep the layout of the text as simple as possible...
Article structure
Subdivision - numbered sections
Divide your article into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1 (then 1.1.1, 1.1.2, ...), 1.2, etc. (the abstract is not included in section numbering). Use this numbering also for internal cross-referencing: do not just refer to 'the text'. Any subsection may be given a brief heading. Each heading should appear on its own separate line.
Introduction
State the objectives of the work and provide an adequate background, avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.
Method: Participants, material and methods, procedure
Provide sufficient detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
Results
Results should be clear and concise.
Discussion
This should explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.
Conclusions
The main conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion section.
Appendices
If there is more than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1), Eq. (A.2), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for tables and figures: Table A.1; Fig. A.1, etc.
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AFTER ACCEPTANCE
Use of the Digital Object Identifier
The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) may be used to cite and link to electronic documents. The DOI consists of a unique alpha-numeric character string which is assigned to a document by the publisher upon the initial electronic publication. The assigned DOI never changes. Therefore, it is an ideal medium for citing a document, particularly 'Articles in press' because they have not yet received their full bibliographic information. The correct format for citing a DOI is shown as follows (example taken from a document in the journal Physics Letters B): doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2010.09.059 When you use the DOI to create URL hyperlinks to documents on the web, the DOIs are guaranteed never to change.
Proofs
One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author (if we do not have an e-mail address then paper proofs will be sent by post) or, a link will be provided in the e-mail so that authors can download the files themselves. Elsevier now provides authors with PDF proofs which can be annotated; for this you will need to download Adobe Reader version 7 (or higher) available free from http://get.adobe.com/reader. Instructions on how to annotate PDF files will accompany the proofs (also given online). The exact system requirements are given at the Adobe site: http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/tech-specs.html
Note that Elsevier may proceed with the publication of your article if no response is received.
. If you do not wish to use the PDF annotations function, you may list the corrections (including replies to the Query Form) and return them to Elsevier in an e-mail. Please list your corrections quoting line number. If, for any reason, this is not possible, then mark the corrections and any other comments (including replies to the Query Form) on a printout of your proof and return by fax, or scan the pages and e-mail, or by post. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures. Significant changes to the article as accepted for publication will only be considered at this stage with permission from the Editor. We will do everything possible to get your article published quickly and accurately – please let us have all your corrections within 48 hours. It is important to ensure that all corrections are sent back to us in one communication: please check carefully before replying, as inclusion of any subsequent corrections cannot be guaranteed. Proofreading is solely your responsibility.
Offprints
The corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. For an extra charge, paper offprints can be ordered via the offprint order form which is sent once the article is accepted for publication. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use.
AUTHOR INQUIRIES
For inquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission) please visit this journal's homepage. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, will be provided by the publisher. You can track accepted articles at http://www.elsevier.com/trackarticle. You can also check our Author FAQs (http://www.elsevier.com/authorFAQ) and/or contact Customer Support via http://support.elsevier.com
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INSTRUCTION TO SUBMIT PAPER IN EDITORIAL SYSTEM 1) Please include the other authors in Add/Edit/Remove authors section 28
2. Please enter abstract 29
3. Please insert PsycINFO and JEL Classification codes along with keywords 30
4. Please select classifications 31
5. Please add 4 potential reviewers (full name, e-mail address & a short rational), also select a response for the below question 32
6. Please attach files using the below instructions Please submit the below items: • Highlights (maximum 3 - 5 bullet points Max. 85 characters including spaces per highlight. (In Word 2007, there is a character count option in the Review tab, under Word Count. Or, left-click the Word count in the bottom left corner for the character count to pop-up.) Only the core results of the paper should be covered).
• Title page with author details • Manuscript without author details • Cover letter • Tables (optional) • Figures (optional) 33
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Author
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The Peer Review Process
Editor Reviewer
Submit a paper Basic requirements met?
[Yes] [No] Assign reviewers Collect reviewers’ recommendations Review and give recommendation Revise the paper (This and next slides taken from “How to Publish Your Manuscript; Universität Duisburg-Essen, 25 October 2011)” Michael Derntl. Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf
REJECT [Reject] [Revision required] [Accept] Make a decision ACCEPT 35
Editor alert
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Editors‘ and reviewers‘ check
• • • • • • • Article type (full article, review, short/brief report; book review) Content addressing scientific community (psychologists, behavioral economists) Originality of contribution (marginal) contribution to existing knowledge ?
Clarity of writing, logical structure and conclusions Hypotheses, method, data analyses, conclusions Informative and concise presentation Formal requirement (title, abstract etc., language; objectivity and accuracy, brevity of writing and length of paper, tables & figures, bibliography, etc.) 37
Initial Editorial Review
Many journals adopt the system of initial editorial review. Editors may reject a manuscript without sending it out for review.
• • Why? The peer-review system is grossly overloaded and editors wish to use reviewers only for those papers with a good probability of acceptance.
It is a disservice deficiencies.
to ask reviewers to spend time on work that has clearly evident (This and next slides taken from “How to Publish Your Manuscript; Universität Duisburg-Essen, 25 October 2011)” Michael Derntl. Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf
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What does the acting editor do?
• • • • • • Set up a timely and confidential review process (anonymous, constructive, etc.) Selects reviewers – His/her expertise, reference list, your suggestions, SCOPUS, google.scholar, or ISI on basis of title and keywords Oversees the timeline (send reminders to the reviewers) Judges if reviews are appropriate Determines if the response of the authors is adequate Suggest publication, revisions or rejection This and next slides taken from “How to write a world-class paper? Personal experiences by Prof. Dr. Rik Leemans, Environmental Systems Analysis Group (Editor-in-chief Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 42
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Editors check acting editors’ work
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Decisions
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Accepted with no change (never happened to me) Accepted with minor changes (normally, you can quickly deal with it. It is OK to disagree with reviewers) Accepted with major changes (normally, you need time to deal with it. It is OK to disagree with reviewers) Rejected
but …
(outside scope; results do not support conclusions; doesn’t add new knowledge; sloppy writing, …)
You can complain to editor when results seem unfair,
This and next slides taken from “How to write a world-class paper? Personal experiences by Prof. Dr. Rik Leemans, Environmental Systems Analysis Group (Editor-in-chief Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 47
Why revision is important and necessary?
• Which procedure do you prefer?
– Send out a sloppily prepared manuscript after 4-6 months get rejected send out again only a few days later get rejected again… sink into despair – Take 3-4 months to prepare the manuscript decision after 4 months get the first revise carefully within time limitation…accepted
Please cherish your own achievements!
(This and next slides taken from “How to Publish Your Manuscript; Universität Duisburg-Essen, 25 October 2011)” Michael Derntl. Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf
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Further review of the revised manuscript is common
Cherish the chance of discussing your work directly with other scientists in your community. Please prepare a detailed letter of response: • • • • Cut and paste each comment by the reviewer. Answer it directly below. Do not miss any point.
State manuscript. Give page and line number.
– specifically what changes (if any) you have made to the
A typical problem – Discussion is provided but it is not clear what
changes have been made. Provide a scientific response to the comment you accept; or a convincing, solid and polite rebuttal to the point you think the reviewer is wrong. Write in a way that your responses can be given to the reviewer. (This and next slides taken from “How to Publish Your Manuscript; Universität Duisburg-Essen, 25 October 2011)” Michael Derntl. Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf
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How to respond to a review
This and next slides taken from “How to write a world-class paper? Personal experiences by Prof. Dr. Rik Leemans, Environmental Systems Analysis Group (Editor-in-chief Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 50
Never treat publication as a lottery
Never resubmit a rejected manuscript directly to another journal without any significant revision! It will not save any of your time and energy… • • The original reviewers (even editors) may eventually find it, which can lead to animosity towards the author.
A possible strategy – In your cover letter , declare that the paper was rejected and name the journal.
– Include the referees’ reports and a detailed letter of response showing how each comment has been addressed.
, – Explain why you are resubmitting the paper to this journal, e.g., this journal is a more appropriate journal; the manuscript has been improved as a result of its previous review; etc.
(This and next slides taken from “How to Publish Your Manuscript; Universität Duisburg-Essen, 25 October 2011)” Michael Derntl. Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf
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How to write a good paper?
This and next slides taken from “How to write a world-class paper? Personal experiences by Prof. Dr. Rik Leemans, Environmental Systems Analysis Group (Editor-in-chief Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 52
What makes a good manuscript?
• • • Writing a good manuscript is NOT easy. Be prepared to work hard on it A good manuscript makes readers (especially reviewers and editors) grasp the scientific significance as EASILY as possible What makes a good manuscript?
– Cherish your own work – if you do not take care, why should the journal?
– There is no secret recipe for success – just some simple rules: dedication and hard work.
– Editors and reviewers are all busy scientists, just like you – make things easy to save their time!
Excellent presentation is essential
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What makes a good manuscript?
• • • • • • • • • Target to your intended audience Clear message, which is easy to understand (abstract & title) Introduction should put research into the broader context and provide a well defined objective The innovation must be made explicit Well structured and easy to read Focused and logical reasoning Well referenced Clear Figures and Tables Clear explanations of symbols and legends 54
Lessons by Rik Leemans (Environmental sciences)
• • • • • • Publishing is one of the necessary steps embedded in the scientific research process Publish new and original results, methods, …(create innovative tools) rationalize (refine or reinterpret) published results, review the field or summarize a particular topic publish to advance, not to repeat, knowledge and understanding Do not publish reports of no scientific interest, work out of date, duplications of previously published work, incorrect/not acceptable conclusions 55
Lessons by Rik Leemans (Environmental sciences)
• • • • Work with world-class research teams Create large databases that are needed by the research community and distribute them freely Contribute to workshops, conferences, etc.
Create press releases and distribute your papers widely 56
Publish AND Perish! – if you break ethical rules
• • • International scientific ethics have evolved over centuries and are commonly held throughout the world. Scientific ethics are not considered to have national variants or characteristics – there is a single ethical standard for science.
Ethics problems with scientific articles are on the rise globally. (This and next slides taken from “How to Publish Your Manuscript; Universität Duisburg-Essen, 25 October 2011)” Michael Derntl. Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf
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The article of which the authors committed plagiarism: it won’t be removed from ScienceDirect. Everybody who downloads it will see the reason of retraction… 58
Ethics Issues in Publishing
Scientific misconduct – Falsification of results Publication misconduct – Plagiarism • Different forms / severities • The paper must be original to the authors – Duplicate submission – Duplicate publication – Appropriate acknowledgement of prior research and researchers – Appropriate identification of all co-authors – Conflict of interest (This and next slides taken from “How to Publish Your Manuscript; Universität Duisburg-Essen, 25 October 2011)” Michael Derntl. Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf
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Plagiarism Detection
Elsevier is participating in 2 plagiarism detection schemes: – Turnitin (aimed at universities) – Ithenticate (aimed at publishers and corporations) Manuscripts are checked against a database of 20 million peer reviewed articles which have been donated by 50+ publishers, including Elsevier. Al post-1009 Elsevier journal content is now included and the pre-1995 is being steadily added week-by week (This and next slides taken from “How to Publish Your Manuscript; Universität Duisburg-Essen, 25 October 2011)” Michael Derntl. Basics of Research Paper Writing and Publishing. http://www.pri.univie.ac.at/~derntl/papers/meth-se.pdf
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Submitting a paper
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Read and follow journal instructions Make sure that your paper is within the scope of the journal Write a clear cover letter
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