GoKawiilTwo weeks ago, Elsevier announced that they were hiring a new Editor-in-Chief at Research in International Business and Finance (RIBAF):
RIBAF’s previous Editor-in-Chief, John Goodell—a Professor of Finance at the University of Akron—was not due to have his term expire until 2027.
So, what happened?
I reached out to Goodell and Elsevier for comment, but did not receive a reply.
John Goodell
According to my sources, Goodell’s departure is directly due to the citation cartel I exposed 2 months ago that resulted in Elsevier firing of 2 other finance professors, Brian Lucey and Samuel Vigne—both are co-authors of Goodell.
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Goodell has been a professor since 2008.
For the first decade, his publication output was steady and within the normal range: 2, 2, 6, 7, 8, 13, 11, 4, 3, 3, 3, 6 papers per year.
Then something changed.
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