Journal of Economic Literature: Submissions
Instructions for submitting articles, books, dissertations, and EconLit corrections
Articles
Those interested in writing an article for the
Journal
are requested to begin with an outline of roughly five to ten pages, describing the contents of the proposed article, stating why the topic is deserving of our readers' attention, and listing the main references to be covered. Please see the
JEL
Editorial Policy
and the
Style Information for Articles
pages for more information. Please see instructions below for submitting a manuscript online. For other inquiries, see
Editors and Contacts
for contact information.
Disclosure Policy
Authors of articles appearing in the
Journal of Economic Literature
are expected to disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may arise from their consulting activities, financial interests, or other nonacademic activities. View full
Disclosure Policy
.
Submit a Proposal
You must have or create an account in order to submit a manuscript through the
Journal of Economic Literature's
manuscript submission site
. If you already have an account, enter your user ID and password in the boxes on the main page, then click "Log In." If you are unsure whether you have an account or have forgotten your password, enter your e-mail address into the "Password Help" section. If you do not have an account, click on the "Create Account" link. Once you have logged in, the system will then walk you through the process of submitting your manuscript for consideration.
Books
The Journal of Economic Literature annotates English language books with economic content that are over 60 pages in length. JEL does not annotate prepublication galleys or working papers. One copy of the book should be sent directly to the JEL Editorial Office . The JEL staff does not monitor the publication of new books; therefore, if an annotation of a book does not appear six months after the publication date, please contact the JEL Editorial Office or the publisher concerning the book.
Books for review are selected from the books sent to the
JEL
Editorial Office for annotation. Only a small portion of the books are selected for review. See the
JEL
editorial policy
for more information on book review selection. Articles and conference proceedings, reprinted paper collections, and other collected papers are also indexed individually in
EconLit
. If a collected paper volume is chosen for review, the editors will request a second copy for indexing from the publisher.
Dissertations
The December issue of the Journal of Economic Literature includes a list of recipients of doctoral degrees in economics conferred in U.S. and Canadian universities during the previous academic year.
Economics departments in North America are solicited for lists of doctoral recipients. Please contact diss "at" econlit.org for more information.
Corrections
The JEL staff endeavors to produce both JEL and EconLit without errors. However, if an error should occur, we are able to correct EconLit , which is available in electronic formats. Please notify the JEL Editorial Office of any corrections in the bibliographic sections.