Submission Preflight (jie-submission)

When to trigger

• "Submitting tomorrow" — last check before pressing submit on Editorial Manager
• Deciding between a regular, short, or Prior Review Process (PRP) submission
• Confirming the abstract, keywords, and reference completeness are JIE-compliant
• Making sure the submission fee and editor-suggestion steps are handled

Process facts (verified 2026-06-20; editors + fee re-verified 2026-06-22; re-confirm on the official guide)

• JIE is published by Elsevier; submission is through Editorial Manager. The official board lists Editors Martin Uribe (Columbia) and Costas Arkolakis (Yale) (re-verified 2026-06-22), with Co-Editors spanning trade and international macro/finance; re-confirm the masthead before naming an editor.
• There is a non-refundable submission fee of USD 190 / EUR 169.20 / JPY 20,660, reduced to USD 95 when every author is a PhD student; VAT is added for authors in relevant European countries. Fee revenue funds JIE summer schools and the biennial Jagdish Bhagwati Award for the best paper in the journal.
• Submission types: regular, Short Paper, or PRP. Short Papers are capped at 6,000 words and 5 exhibits, must be self-contained, and require a separate word-count PDF. For PRP, attach the editorial decision letter and all referee reports from a rejection at AER, Econometrica, JPE, QJE, or Review of Economic Studies and select 'PRP' from the Article Type menu; there is no extra fee versus a regular submission.
• Abstract ≤ 150 words, concise/factual, single paragraph, references avoided (cite author(s)/year(s) only if essential). Provide 1-7 keywords.
• Authors are advised to suggest an Editor or Co-Editor whose profile fits the paper (trade vs international macro/finance).
• Reference style is applied by Elsevier at the proof stage; submit in any consistent style as long as required elements are present (DOIs encouraged).
• JIE follows a single anonymized review process; suitable submissions are typically sent to a minimum of two reviewers. Do not assert a regular-paper word cap from the Short Paper rule.

Preflight checklist

Article Type & fit

• Type chosen: regular / Short Paper / PRP (PRP only if you hold a qualifying AER/Econometrica/JPE/QJE/REStud letter + reports)
• If PRP: decision letter and referee reports attached; 'PRP' selected as Article Type
• If Short Paper: ≤6,000 words, ≤5 exhibits, self-contained, word-count PDF prepared
• Suggested Editor or Co-Editor whose profile matches the paper's trade or macro/finance focus

Format & style

• Abstract is a single factual paragraph, ≤ 150 words, references avoided
• 1-7 keywords provided; field-discoverable
• References complete (author names, title, year, volume, article number/pages); DOIs added where available
• Tables and figures numbered, called out in order, with self-contained notes
• JEL codes prepared only if requested by the live submission system

Files & declarations

• Manuscript file plus any online appendix staged for Editorial Manager
• Cover letter (concise: question, method, headline result, trade-vs-macro fit, suggested editor)
• Replication code + data staged for the JIE secure repository (see jie-replication-and-data-policy)
• Conflict-of-interest / funding disclosures prepared; confirmed not under review elsewhere

Fee

• Submission fee budgeted: USD 190 / EUR 169.20 / JPY 20,660 (USD 95 if all authors are PhD students); VAT noted for European authors

Last-mile sanity pass before you press submit

Three errors cause the most avoidable bounces, all fixable in minutes: editor mismatch (a trade paper with no suggested trade editor risks routing to a macro editor, and vice versa — set the suggestion to your scope half); a PRP misfire (selecting PRP without a qualifying AER/Econometrica/JPE/QJE/REStud letter plus the full reports, favorable and critical); and an over-long or citation-laden abstract (the cap is 150 words, references avoided). Re-confirm the fee amount, editor roster, and upload flow against the live author guide before relying on them.

Anti-patterns

• Treating the fee as refundable or skipping it (submission will not proceed)
• Selecting PRP without a qualifying letter from one of the five named journals
• A 250-word, citation-laden abstract (cap is 150 words, references avoided)
• Not suggesting an editor, so trade work lands with a macro editor or vice versa
• Applying the Short Paper cap to a regular submission, or selecting Short Paper without the word-count PDF

Output format

【Article Type】regular / Short Paper / PRP (PRP letter held? Y/N)
【Editor suggested】Editor or Co-Editor matched to trade / macro-finance? [Y/N]
【Abstract】≤150 words, factual, no references? [Y/N]
【Keywords】1-7 provided? [Y/N]
【References】required elements + DOIs present? [Y/N]
【Fee】USD 190 / 95 (all-PhD) budgeted; VAT noted? [Y/N]
【Replication】code+data staged for JIE secure repo? [Y/N]
【Next step】jie-review-process → on R&R, jie-rebuttal

Supplementary resources

• ../../resources/external_tools.md — trade & international macro/finance data and Stata/R/Python/Dynare toolkits
• ../../resources/official-source-map.md — official JIE / Elsevier URLs behind every fact in this pack