Pujol, F (Pujol, Francesc) Ranking journals following a matching model approach: An application to public economics journals JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMIC THEORY, 10 (1): 55-76 FEB 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

Author(s): Pujol, F (Pujol, Francesc) 

Title: Ranking journals following a matching model approach: An 
application to public economics journals 

Source: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMIC THEORY, 10 (1): 55-76 FEB 2008 

E-mail Address: fpujol at unav.es

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Keywords Plus: DEPARTMENTS; SUBMISSIONS; US 

Abstract: Journal rankings based on citation indexes are widely used in 
the economics field. This paper proposes an alternative way to rank 
journals based on the publishing behavior of top-ranked authors. I justify 
this approach by depicting the scientific publishing market as following a 
matching process. Compared with the citation approach, the methodology 
that we propose has advantages in terms of time effort to produce national 
and subdiscipline rankings. It also corrects the impact underestimation 
that the citation approach tends to produce in new and re-founded 
journals. This paper proposes an empirical application to the case of 
public economics journals. 

Addresses: Univ Navarra, Dept Econ, E-31080 Pamplona, Spain 

Reprint Address: Pujol, F, Univ Navarra, Dept Econ, Ed Bibliotecas Entrada 
Este, E-31080 Pamplona, Spain. 

E-mail Address: fpujol at unav.es 

Cited Reference Count: 14 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING 

Publisher Address: 9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2ZG, OXON, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 1097-3923 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J PUBLIC ECON THEORY 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Public. Econ. Theory. 

Source Item Page Count: 22 

Subject Category: Economics 

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