franklee16/academic-research-skills/jeg-review-process

Review Process (jeg-review-process)

When to trigger

• You want to know how JEG will read a manuscript before submission
• A submitted paper is in review and you need to interpret likely concerns
• You need to prepare for a revision after a decision letter

Reviewer lens

JEG is a specialist outlet for economic growth and dynamic macroeconomics. The review question is not "is this economics?" but "does this materially advance how we understand long-run growth, development, and dynamics?"

Reviewers typically evaluate:

• Fit with growth and dynamic macroeconomics
• Theory originality, assumptions, and model tractability
• Empirical identification and data credibility where relevant
• Calibration discipline and sensitivity where relevant
• Connection to core growth mechanisms and prior literature
• Springer submission completeness and declarations

Known process facts

• Submission runs through the Springer Nature manuscript portal.
• Editor-in-Chief listed in the source map: Oded Galor.
• Peer-review model was not confirmed as single- or double-blind; do not assume.
• No submission/handling fee; optional OA APC applies only if chosen.

Output format

[Stage] pre-submit / under review / revision
[Main risk] fit / theory / empirics / calibration / exposition
[Action] ...
[Next step] jeg-submission or jeg-rebuttal