Skill UI

A comprehensive skill for authors targeting top development economics journals (like JDE). It guides the framing and methodological rigor of micro-development work, covering requirements for credible identification (RCTs, natural experiments), structuring the 'external lesson,' and adhering to modern academic publishing standards. Use this when refining a field experiment or policy paper for publication.

This skill guides authors writing environmental or resource economics papers to determine if their manuscript is a suitable fit for the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (JEEM). It provides deep insights into JEEM's required scope, expected methodologies (e.g., credible identification, valuation best practices), structural requirements, and common pitfalls, helping authors re-frame their research for maximum impact in the field.

This comprehensive assessment tool guides authors on whether their finance manuscript is suitable for the Journal of Finance (JF) or similar top-tier venues. It provides a rigorous checklist covering topic fit (asset pricing, corporate finance), methodological rigor (causal identification, inference standards), structural requirements, and common pitfalls leading to desk rejection. Use this to re-frame and elevate your work to meet the highest academic standards.

A comprehensive guide for academic finance researchers to assess if their quantitative manuscript is suitable for submission to the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA). It covers the journal's elite positioning, necessary methodological rigor (e.g., causal identification, standard errors), required structure, and common desk-reject pitfalls, helping authors refine their work for top-tier quantitative finance venues.

This comprehensive skill helps authors evaluate the suitability of their finance manuscript for the Journal of Financial Economics (JFE). It details the journal's exceptionally high standards across scope (asset pricing, corporate finance), methodology (robust identification, causal claims), and structure. It serves as a critical pre-submission checklist, outlining what constitutes a top-tier contribution and warning about common desk-reject triggers for the top-tier finance academic community.

This comprehensive skill helps researchers determine if their academic paper, focusing on banking, liquidity, or financial intermediation, is suitable for the Journal of Financial Intermediation (JFI). It guides authors on necessary theoretical contributions, rigorous empirical identification methods (e.g., DiD/IV/RDD), required paper structure, and adherence to the journal's highly specific submission standards and potential rejection triggers.

A comprehensive tool designed for authors to assess whether their health-economics manuscript meets the stringent standards of top journals like the Journal of Health Economics (JHE). It guides authors on framing the contribution, ensuring robust causal identification (e.g., IV, DiD, RDD), combining policy relevance with state-of-the-art econometrics, and navigating house style and potential desk-reject risks.

A specialized tool for applied microeconomists to assess the suitability of their empirical work—covering labor, education, health, and welfare—for the Journal of Human Resources (JHR). It evaluates the paper's fit, methodological rigor, identification strategy, and policy relevance, providing actionable advice on framing and alternative submissions.

A comprehensive skill for researchers targeting top international economics journals, such as the Journal of International Economics. It provides detailed guidelines on content fit, structuring arguments, required quantitative modeling rigor (e.g., credible identification, counterfactuals), and adherence to current academic house styles for international trade, open-economy macro, and finance research. Use this for venue selection and pre-submission self-checking.

A comprehensive tool designed to assess the suitability and positioning of labor economics manuscripts for the Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE). It evaluates the paper's fit, contribution to the field, methodological rigor (such as credible identification strategies on microdata), and structural adherence to top-tier academic publishing standards. Useful for authors refining their research narrative before submission.

A comprehensive pre-submission guide designed for authors targeting the Journal of Law and Economics (JLE). It helps determine if a manuscript—combining legal/regulatory questions with empirical or applied economic analysis—meets JLE's high standards for method, evidence, and structure. It covers identification strategies (e.g., DiD, IV), data quality, and common reasons for desk rejection.

This skill provides a comprehensive framework for authors to assess the suitability of their manuscript for the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization (JLEO). It guides the intersectional contribution, covering positive political theory, contract economics, and organizational economics. The tool details required methodologies (e.g., credible identification, robust modeling), structural requirements, and common pitfalls to ensure the paper delivers a genuine law-economics-organization contribution.