| Abstract: |
An exploratory analysis of the crossed presence (interlocking editorship) of
the same scholars in the editorial boards of Italian and international
economic journals is developed. The position and the degree of integration of
Italian journals in the worldwide network of economic journals is studied with
network analysis techniques and a ranking of Italian journals, based on a
measure of centrality, is proposed. Then relatively compact groups of
international journals are individuated, representing different specialized
sub-field or different methodological approaches to the study of economics.
The analysis of the relative position of Italian journals in those groups
suggests that Italian journals are not connected to the cores of the various
schools operating at an international level, with the only exception of the
history of economic thought |