Academic Publishing Behavior and Pay Across Business Fields

Business School faculty salaries are strongly correlated with top-ranked-journal publications. However, publishing outside the top-ranked journals is rewarded differently across fields, and the rewards are significantly lower in finance for publication outside of the “Top-3” (JF, JFE, RFS). Revealed preferences from a journal submission survey suggests these incentives guide finance scholars’ journal submission strategies. The lower probability of a top publication in finance raises their marginal value, leading to a higher average compensation structure. Opportunity costs of academic finance (versus finance industry), are also larger than those of other departments.

Keywords: Academic Pay, Publications, Journal Submission Preferences

JEL Classification: J24

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Garfinkel, Jon A. and Hammoudeh, Mosab and Weston, James Peter, Academic Publishing Behavior and Pay Across Business Fields (October 25, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3949933 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3949933