Abstract:

[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.

Key words: Editorial board member effect, Journal quality development, Paper influence, Regression analysis, Causal inference

摘要：

【目的】通过分析我国管理学期刊编委发文的数量和质量，探究学术期刊是否存在编委效应，以期为期刊质量建设提供参考依据。【方法】以管理学类CSSCI来源期刊为例，采用回归分析和因果推断方法，揭示编委发文身份与论文影响力之间的关系。【结果】编委活跃度较低，大部分编委未在任职期刊发表过多论文；编委的发文身份与论文影响力存在显著关系，编委效应有条件地存在。具体来说，编委作为重要作者的论文影响力显著高于普通作者论文，而编委作为非重要作者的论文影响力则显著低于普通作者论文。【结论】建议编辑部提升期刊运作透明度并制定编委投稿政策，以减弱潜在的编委效应。

关键词: 编委效应, 期刊质量建设, 论文影响力, 回归分析, 因果推断