Predatory publishing in Scopus: Evidence on cross-country differences

Gender differences in competitive preferences: New cross-country empirical evidence

This paper provides new empirical evidence on gender differences in competitive preferences using a representative data set of more than 25000 individuals from 36 countries. The empirical results show that the gender differences in competitive preferences are statistically significant in almost all countries with women having, on average, a lower preference for competitive situations than men. ...

Predatory publishing and you.

Once upon a time there was an academic librarian at the University of Colorado who led a quiet librarian life until the day he noticed predators in the midst of scholarly publishing. Jeffrey Beall discovered, studied, revealed, and blogged about what he would eventually name Predatory Publishing. His Web site, Scholarly Open Access (http:// scholarlyoa.com), is an increasingly important source ...

A Note on the Cross-Country Evidence

Cross-Country Evidence on Public Sector Retrenchment

This paper reports the results from a survey of public sector employment retrenchment episodes across a wide variety of developing and transition economies. The information collected and analyzed are from a myriad of sources but primarily from internal World Bank documents and in-depth interviews with World Bank staff with operational information about experiences in specific countries. Using t...

Predatory publishing is no joke.

I often receive e-mails inviting me to submit papers to what seem to be legitimate journals. The journals’ names look familiar, their editorial boards list wellcredentialed professionals, and some of these journals even claim to have impact factor rankings. Their invitations are tempting, promising expedient peer review and publication. If I were a new author eager to publish and unfamiliar wit...