Submission Preflight (jme-submission)

When to trigger

• "Submitting tomorrow" — last check before pressing submit on Editorial Manager
• Unsure which files / fees Editorial Manager expects at submission
• Confirming the 40-page cap, 100-word abstract, and JME style are compliant
• Checking declarations and supplementary-materials requirements

Process facts (verified; re-confirm on the official page)

• JME is published by Elsevier; submission is through Elsevier Editorial Manager at editorialmanager.com/monec/ (not a generic portal).
• Submission fee: US$350 for unsolicited new manuscripts; US$200 for full-time PhD students. Payment is required at submission — a manuscript is only considered after payment. No fee for revised/resubmitted manuscripts. If a paper is desk-returned without full review (≈ within 3 months), half the fee is refunded.
• Review: single anonymized (single-blind) — do not anonymize the manuscript. Typically sent to at least two reviewers. The first revision is "up or out."
• Length cap (accepted papers): ≤ 40 pages of text/references/footnotes and ≤ 10 tables and figures combined; online supplements are exempt — design for this now.
• Editors: S. Borağan Aruoba (Maryland) and Eric Swanson (UC Irvine).

Preflight checklist

Format & style

• Abstract ≤ 100 words, not beginning with "This paper" or "We"
• References author-date, journal titles spelled out in full; list after appendices, before tables/figures
• Double-spaced, 12-point, 1-inch margins, with line numbers
• Footnotes (superscript Arabic), not endnotes
• Up to five keywords and at least one JEL code
• Tables/figures Arabic-numbered; combined count ≤ 10 in the body; main text on track for ≤ 40 pages

Files for Editorial Manager

• Main manuscript (PDF/source per the current Guide for Authors)
• Cover letter — concise pitch + up to five suggested referees and any exclusions
• Online supplementary appendix (robustness, derivations, exempt from the cap)
• Replication materials staged for ScienceDirect / Mendeley Data (see jme-replication-and-data-policy)

Declarations & fee

• Generative-AI declaration included per Elsevier policy
• Conflict-of-interest / funding disclosures prepared
• Confirmed the paper is not under review elsewhere
• Fee ready to pay at submission (US$350, or US$200 with PhD-student verification)

Content sanity

• Contribution stated sharply enough to clear the editor's ~50% R&R bar (see jme-contribution-framing)
• Shock/mechanism identification complete (see jme-identification-strategy)
• No over-claiming beyond what the design/model supports

Anti-patterns

• Anonymizing the manuscript (JME is single-blind, not double-blind)
• An abstract over 100 words or starting with "This paper" / "We"
• Forgetting line numbers, JEL codes, or the AI declaration
• Submitting without budgeting the up-front fee (the paper is not considered until paid)
• A body with more than 10 exhibits or well over 40 pages

Submission readiness pass for Journal of Monetary Economics

Use this as a second-pass capability check. First lock the main macro object, the identifying variation, and the policy-relevant counterfactual; then test whether the manuscript addresses macro and monetary economists who expect the shock, mechanism, and policy margin to be visible early.

• Primary move: Verify portal, article type, anonymity, declarations, files, data/code, and current source-map facts; return blockers before formatting advice.
• Decision ledger: return claim / evidence / blocker / next edit rows so the next pass can patch the manuscript directly.
• Neighbor test: compare against JIE for open-economy trade/finance emphasis, RED for dynamic macro theory, AEJ Macro for broader field positioning; if the neighboring outlet has the stronger audience claim, recommend re-routing before polishing.
• Verification floor: before submission-ready advice, re-open resources/official-source-map.md for volatile rules and name the one unresolved fact that could change the recommendation.

Output format

【Abstract】≤100 words, no "This paper"/"We"? [Y/N]
【References】author-date, full journal titles? [Y/N]
【Format】12pt double-spaced, line numbers, footnotes, JEL? [Y/N]
【Length】≤40 pages, ≤10 tables+figures in body? [Y/N]
【Files】manuscript / cover letter (5 referees) / supplement / replication? [Y/N each]
【Declarations + fee】AI declaration; fee ready to pay? [Y/N]
【Next step】await decision → jme-rebuttal on R&R (remember: up or out)