Input control and random choice: Improving the selection process for journal articles

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The process by which scholarly papers are selected for publication in a journal is faced with serious problems. The referees rarely agree and often are biased. This paper discusses two alternative measures to evaluate scholars. The first alternative suggests input control. The second one proposes that the referees should decide only whether a paper reaches a minimal level of quality. Within the resulting set, each paper should be chosen randomly. This procedure has advantages but also disadvantages. The more weight that is given to input control and random mechanism, the more likely it is that unconventional and innovative articles are published.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 25

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; General Economics: General ; Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact ; Public Administration; Public Sector Accounting and Audits ; Organization of Production ; Personnel Economics: General
• Subject: Bibliometrie ; Statistische Methode

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Osterloh, Margit ; Frey, Bruno S.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Zurich, Department of Economics
• (where): Zurich
• (when): 2011

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.5167/uzh-51529
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/162404
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET