Guest editor networking in special issues

Siganos, A. (2021) Guest editor networking in special issues. International Review of Financial Analysis, 76, 101770. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101770)

Abstract

This study explores the significance of academic networking when publishing on special issues. We find that in comparison to the main editors, guest editors publish more often papers that share networking with their authors. We explore several proxies that test whether this strong networking effect indicates favoritism; the number of referees used, the length of the period under review, the positioning of the connected papers in the issue, and the number of citations received after the publication. We find no evidence indicating that the guest editors offer favoritism towards their connected papers. Still, we find that guest editors select papers (connected and nonconnected) that receive relatively more citations and thus their role to develop special issues is encouraged.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Siganos, Professor Antonios
• Authors: Siganos, A.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Accounting and Finance
• Journal Name: International Review of Financial Analysis
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 1057-5219
• ISSN (Online): 1873-8079
• Published Online: 22 April 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 Crown Copyright
• First Published: First published in International Review of Financial Analysis 76:101770
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher