Academic journals provide a key quality-control mechanism in science. Yet, information asymmetries and conflicts of interests incentivize scientists to deceive about the quality their research. How can honesty be ensured, despite incentives for deception? Here, we address this question by applying theory honest signaling publication process. Our models demonstrate that several mechanisms ensure...

The world of academic publishing has changed significantly. In this short essay, I attempt to offer a few observations as the editor of an international journal, suggesting that we may need to have a more in-depth theoretical engagement with current publishing practices. This includes the diminishing role of editors, the nature of authorship and the related review process, and the ways in which...