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Getting a head start: turn-of-the-month submission effect for accepted papers in management journals
Liang Meng1,2, Haifeng Wang1, Pengfei Han3
1School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China.
Scientometrics
|August 25, 2020
Summary
Researchers exhibit a notable turn-of-the-month manuscript submission pattern in management journals, particularly for top-tier publications. This behavior, linked to a
Area of Science:
- Scientometrics
- Behavioral Economics
Background:
- Unforced regularities in human behavior are observed across various research fields.
- Manuscript submission patterns in academia represent a potential area for behavioral analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate monthly patterns in researcher manuscript submission behavior.
- To identify if a 'turn-of-the-month effect' exists in academic publishing.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of a large dataset of manuscript submission histories.
- Data covers 10 multidisciplinary and 10 management journals from 2013-2017.
- Comparison of submission patterns between journal types and journal tiers.
Main Results:
- A significant turn-of-the-month submission effect was observed for accepted papers in management journals.
- This effect was not present in multidisciplinary journals.
- The effect was more pronounced for top-tier management journals and when the month's start fell on a weekend.
Conclusions:
- A distinct day-of-the-month effect in academic manuscript submissions is reported.
- A 'sense of ceremony' and 'fresh start effect' associated with the first of the month may explain this behavior.
- Further research is warranted to explore this academic behavioral regularity.
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