Do male and female authors employ different journal choice strategies?

Hayk Amirkhanyan, Michał Krawczyk () and Maciej Wilamowski
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Michał Krawczyk: University of Warsaw
Maciej Wilamowski: University of Warsaw

Scientometrics, 2023, vol. 128, issue 11, No 3, 5905-5928

Abstract: Abstract Compared to their male colleagues, female scientists are less likely to secure senior positions and more likely to drop out of academia. The mechanisms behind these patterns have been the subject of debate in recent years, entailing serious policy implications. In this project we investigate one such mechanism, namely the journal submission strategies of male and female authors. In view of the evidence pertaining to higher self-confidence and/or risk acceptance among males, it may be expected that males would generally tend to follow a more ambitious journal choice strategy. To verify this conjecture, we developed a novel method and looked to acquire a new dataset, surveying scholars in three relatively gender-balanced disciplines representing humanities (history), social sciences (economics), and natural sciences (environmental sciences). Focusing on their specific, recently published papers, we ask about the journals to which they had submitted these papers and the journals to which they could potentially look to engage with. In the 1111 complete responses we found evidence that males are not only more self-confident but also more forward-looking in their journal choice.

Keywords: Submission strategies; Gender differences; Overconfidence; 91–02; 91–08; 91–11; 91C99 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C83 D01 J16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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