E-conomic publishing

FROM the lofty reaches of the ivory tower, a faint cry of revolution can be heard. Academic publishing, beset for decades by lengthy delays and inefficient review processes, could see a renaissance thanks to the advent of a new set of electronic journals for economics. This autumn, the first issues of “Quality-Rated (QR) Journals of Economic Theory and Macroeconomics” will hit e-newsstands. They promise to make conventional journals obsolete, bringing cutting-edge research to the masses at lightning speed.