Article: Journals, editors, referees, and authors: experiences at the Journal of Economic Literature.(Column)

I have been invited to write about my experiences as editor of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) and to reflect on what these experiences may mean for the status of journals in intellectual inquiry. I was editor of the JEL for thirteen years from 1986 to 1998. Before becoming editor, for four years, I served as Associate Editor under the editorial supervision of Moses Abramovitz. After stepping down as Editor, I was a member of the Board of Editors of the JEL until 2006. Therefore, I was associated with the administration of the Journal for almost 25 years--from 1982 to 2006.

What I write here focuses on my years as editor. However, as Associate Editor, I ...

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