Day of the week submission effect for accepted papers in Physica A, PLOS ONE, Nature and Cell

The particular day of the week when an event occurs seems to have unexpected consequences. For example, the day of the week when a paper is submitted to a peer reviewed journal correlates with whether that paper is accepted. Using an econometric analysis (a mix of log–log and semi-log based on undat...

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Published inScientometrics Vol. 117; no. 2; pp. 887 - 918
Main Authors Boja, Cătălin Emilian, Herţeliu, Claudiu, Dârdală, Marian, Ileanu, Bogdan Vasile
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.11.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Computer Science
Econometrics
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library Science
Seasonal variations
GIS
Day of the week effect
DWE
Peer reviewed journals
Seasonal effects
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Summary:The particular day of the week when an event occurs seems to have unexpected consequences. For example, the day of the week when a paper is submitted to a peer reviewed journal correlates with whether that paper is accepted. Using an econometric analysis (a mix of log–log and semi-log based on undated and panel structured data) we find that more papers are submitted to certain peer review journals on particular weekdays than others, with fewer papers being submitted on weekends. Seasonal effects, geographical information as well as potential changes over time are examined. This finding rests on a large (178,000) and reliable sample; the journals polled are broadly recognized (Nature, Cell, PLOS ONE and Physica A). Day of the week effect in the submission of accepted papers should be of interest to many researchers, editors and publishers, and perhaps also to managers and psychologists.
ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-018-2911-7