How submission works
A clear, round-based process designed so your paper actually improves before it is published. Read this once and you will know exactly what happens at every step.
What you submit
Because review is blind, you upload two separate files so our professor and PhD reviewers can judge the work without knowing who wrote it:
- Anonymized manuscript — your full paper with the abstract, but with all names, schools, acknowledgements, and identifying details removed. Refer to yourself as “the author.”
- Title page — a separate file with the title, all authors, affiliations, and contact email. Only the editor sees this.
The process, step by step
Create an account & submit
Sign in to the portal, enter your title and abstract, and upload your two files. You get a submission ID immediately.
Pay the round fee
A $100 fee applies to each review round, paid securely by card or PayPal on your submission page. Your review clock starts the moment it clears — no receipts to email.
Expert review
The editor assigns reviewers — professors and PhD economists — who submit structured reports within 14 days. You are notified at each step by email.
Decision & revision
You receive a decision — accept, minor or major revisions, or decline — with the full letter. If revisions are requested, you upload a revised manuscript and a response-to-reviewers letter for the next round.
Publication
Accepted papers are copy-checked and published in the next numbered volume with a citable page reference.
What we look for
A clear economic question, evidence appropriate to that question (data, a model, or careful reasoning), honest discussion of limitations, and writing a reader can follow. Original analysis matters more than advanced technique.