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Effect of Institutional Prestige on Reviewers' Recommendations and Editorial Decisions

JAMAPublished 13 July 1994
Joseph M. Garfunkel
Citations96
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score5.35
SNIP10.71

TL;DR

Major manuscripts from institutions with greater prestige were no more likely to be recommended or accepted for publication than those from Institutions with lesser prestige, and the likelihood of recommendation for acceptance and of selection for publication of brief reports appeared to correlate with the prestige of the institution.

Abstract

Major manuscripts from institutions with greater prestige were no more likely to be recommended or accepted for publication than those from institutions with lesser prestige. In contrast, the likelihood of recommendation for acceptance and of selection for publication of brief reports appeared to correlate with the prestige of the institution.

Keywords

Social SciencesDecision Sciences