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Does Paying Referees Expedite Reviews?

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  • Thompson, Gary D.
  • Aradhyula, Satheesh V.
  • Frisvold, George B.
  • Tronstad, Russell

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Time series evidence from the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics suggests payments for on-time manuscript reviews can reduce review times. Some evidence suggests the effects of payments may attenuate over time.

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  • Thompson, Gary D. & Aradhyula, Satheesh V. & Frisvold, George B. & Tronstad, Russell, 2004. "Does Paying Referees Expedite Reviews?," 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO 19988, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea04:19988
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.19988
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