The Curious Case of the Journal Manuscript Market: Ethics Versus Efficiency in Academe

James Koch and Richard Cebula ()

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Abstract: This study argues that there is a formal market for journal manuscript articles. The traits of this market for nearly all disciplines, except law, are then described. We discuss how most disciplines permit a manuscript to be submitted to only one journal at a time, the role of submission fees in this market, and the costs and benefits of the current system. This system is then compared to a world in which manuscripts could be submitted simultaneously to multiple journals and the potential benefits and costs of such a system.

Keywords: free markets; competition; efficiency; information costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D40 D42 D47 D72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1981-02-04
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Published in The American Economist 1.26(1982): pp. 30-34

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