Geographic diversity in economic publishing

Simon Angus (), Kadir Atalay, Jonathan Newton and David Ubilava

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, vol. 190, issue C, 255-262

Abstract: Is the representation of editors at prestigious economics journals geographically diverse? Using data on the affiliations of academics working in an editorial capacity at such journals, we map the locations of editorial power within the economics profession. This allows us to rank institutions according to this measure of power. Further, by considering the average distance of a journal’s editorial affiliations from a geographic mean, we rank journals by geographic diversity. We find that power is concentrated in five geographical hubs and that most editorial teams are less geographically diverse and more North American than the authors they publish.

Keywords: Editorial power; Geography; Diversity; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A1 A2 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2021.08.005

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