Journal of Economic Literature: Submissions
Instructions for Articles, Journals, Books, Dissertations, and EconLit Corrections
Articles
Most articles are commissioned by the Editor, though unsolicited articles are sometimes published. 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 Editor's Note on JEL policy
and the Style Information for Articles pages
for more information. Please see the 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.
Journals
All journals indexed and abstracted in JEL and EconLit have
been accepted for listing based on criteria outlined in the
editorial policy statement. Requests for listing, accompanied by a representative
copy of the journal and a journal information
form, should be sent to the JEL Pittsburgh
Office.
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 Pittsburgh
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 Pittsburgh Office
or the publisher concerning the book.
Books for review are selected from the books sent to the JEL Pittsburgh 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.