The Matthew effect of a journal's ranking

Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 103951 - 103951
Published: May 1, 2020
Abstract
We examine the impact of a journal's ranking on the citations its papers garner. Our testbed is journals included in the early annual publications of the Academic Journal Guide, published by the Association of Business Schools from 2007 to 2010. By focusing on a small subset of these journals, we provide causal evidence that an increase in a journal's ranking will increase citations to its papers. We argue that this increase can be attributed to...
Paper Details
Title
The Matthew effect of a journal's ranking
Published Date
May 1, 2020
Volume
49
Issue
4
Pages
103951 - 103951
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