Submissions open 12 October 2026

Refereed economics, written by students

Long, evidence-based papers by undergraduates, read by two external referees. Call for papers

Vol. 1 · No. 1

Forthcoming

Issue 1
March 2027

Provisional. Papers accepted by 15 February appear in it.

  1. 1Applied Micro, Development and Labouropen for submissions
  2. 2Political Economy and Public Policyopen for submissions
  3. 3Macroeconomicsopen for submissions
  4. 4Finance and Financial Marketsopen for submissions
  5. 5Econometrics and Data Scienceopen for submissions
  6. 6Trade, Law and Institutionsopen for submissions
  7. 7Energy, Environment and Digital Infrastructureopen for submissions

Dates

Submissions are handled as they arrive, each on its own clock, with a decision within eight weeks of receipt. Two issues a year.

  • 12 Oct 2026Submissions open
  • 30 Nov 2026Priority deadlinefor a decision before the spring cut-off, 15 February
  • Mar 2027Issue 1provisional
  • Jul 2027Issue 2provisional

Review

Every paper that passes the editors’ desk goes to two external referees. Editors decide on the evidence of the reports, without knowing who the author is, and authors are never told who refereed them. How review works

01Submissionopen all year from 12 October02Screeninganonymised in 5 working days03Desk decisionSection Head + cluster Deputy04Two refereesreports due in 21 days05Recommendationsecond read by the Deputy06Final decisionChief Editor07Revisionminor 14 days · major 2808Data and codemethods desk check09Productiontypeset and proofed10Publishedtwo issues a year 01Submissionopen all year from 12 October02Screeninganonymised in 5 working days03Desk decisionSection Head + cluster Deputy04Two refereesreports due in 21 days05Recommendationsecond read by the Deputy06Final decisionChief Editor07Revisionminor 14 days · major 2808Data and codemethods desk check09Productiontypeset and proofed10Publishedtwo issues a year

Papers of 4,000 to 6,000 words with a defensible empirical or analytical basis, held to a standard above coursework. Causal language only where identification supports it; data and code published where the argument rests on them. About the journal