Editorial statement: Lessons from Goodhart's law for the management of the journal

Artikel

In this editorial statement we summarise some of the discussions we have had in the last months regarding the risks associated with the use of indicators for the measurement of research outputs, and how these risks should affect the management of the European Journal of Government and Economics. In particular, we focus on the consequences of the so-called Goodhart's law, which states that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. We also explain the latest developments in the journal in the light of our previous editorial statements, and present our strategy for the upcoming years.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: European Journal of Government and Economics (EJGE) ; ISSN: 2254-7088 ; Volume: 3 ; Year: 2014 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 100-103 ; A Coruña: Universidade da Coruña

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: academic publishing ; academic journal ; Goodhart's law ; indicators ; research assessment

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Varela, Diego ; Benedetto, Giacomo ; Sanchez-Santos, Jose Manuel
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universidade da Coruña
• (where): A Coruña
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.17979/ejge.2014.3.2.4299
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/217730
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET