Skill UI

This skill is designed to assess the suitability of international macroeconomics and finance manuscripts for the IMF Economic Review. It evaluates the paper's fit, theoretical rigor, evidence quality, and adherence to open-economy principles. It provides crucial pre-submission self-checks, potential desk-reject risks, and re-routing suggestions to guide authors toward the most appropriate academic venue.

This comprehensive guide teaches researchers how to sharply position their economic manuscripts. It helps identify the unique contribution (the 'delta') relative to the closest existing literature, especially when targeting high-impact journals like the IMF Economic Review (IMFER). It emphasizes connecting academic findings to global policy debates and differentiating the work from related fields (JIE, JIMF).

A comprehensive preflight checklist designed for authors submitting manuscripts to JIMF via Elsevier Editorial Manager. It ensures all structural elements—including abstract length, Highlights, JEL codes, and required declarations (Competing Interest, CRediT), and data statements—are compliant with the journal's house style, minimizing the risk of desk rejection.

A guide for researchers on determining if their macro or finance paper has a load-bearing international or open-economy dimension. It provides specific tests and reframing techniques to ensure the core contribution is cross-border, preventing misrouted submissions to top academic journals.