Does editorial board member effect exist in Chinese academic journals:An empirical study based on management journals
[Purposes]This paper aims to explore whether the editorial board member effect exists in academic journals by analyzing the quantity and quality of the articles from the editorial board members in Chinese management journals,to provide a reference for journal quality development.[Methods]Taking CSSCI-sourced journals of management as the research object,this paper used regression analysis and causal inference methods to reveal the relationship between the paper publication with different identities of the editorial board members and the influence of papers.[Findings]]The editorial board members are generally inactive,and most of them have not published many papers in their journals.There is a significant relationship between the publication identities of the editorial board members and the influence of papers,and the editorial board member effect exists conditionally.Specifically,the influence of the editorial board member as an important author is significantly higher than that of the non-editorial board authors.The influence of the editorial board members who are not important authors is significantly lower than that of non-editorial board members.[Conclusions]It is suggested that the editorial department should enhance the transparency of journal operation and formulate submission policies of editorial board members to reduce the potential editorial board member effect.
Editorial board member effectJournal quality developmentPaper influenceRegression analysisCausal inference
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