Top5itis

5 Pages Posted: 24 Jan 2018 Last revised: 25 Jan 2018

Date Written: January 16, 2018

Abstract

Top5itis is a disease that currently affects the economics discipline. It refers to the obsession of the profession of academic economists with the so-called "top5 journals."

Keywords: Top5itis; Counting Measure; Publishing; Perishing; Academic Economists

JEL Classification: A0, A1

Suggested Citation

Serrano, Roberto, Top5itis (January 16, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3103083 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3103083

Roberto Serrano (Contact Author)

Brown University ( email )

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