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JDE is the leading field journal in development economics (Elsevier), edited by Editors-in-Chief A. Foster and K. Macours, with Dean Karlan among the Co-Editors. Review is single-anonymized — referees know the author's identity; the author does not know the referees. It is highly selective: ~1,300 submissions a year, only about a quarter sent for review, and roughly 6-8% published. Submission is via Editorial Manager.
There is a USD 50 non-refundable submission fee for original manuscripts. Open access is optional; the current APC is USD 4,760 excluding taxes.
Submission cap: under normal circumstances an author may not submit more than three papers within any 12-month period. Plan submissions accordingly.
The default track. No fixed length limit; an extensive online appendix is expected. Full single-anonymized review with multiple referees and R&R rounds.
Modeled on AER: Insights: at most 6,000 words, at most 5 exhibits (tables or figures), and an online appendix of at most 20 pages (the manuscript must be self-contained). Refereed decisions generally occur within 6-8 weeks and use a limited-revision structure. Best for a sharp, self-contained result that does not need a long treatment.
A permanent track (piloted 2018-2019 with BITSS) for prospective empirical projects. You submit a Stage 1 proposal — background/motivation, hypotheses, study procedures, a statistical analysis plan, a power analysis, and pilot data if applicable, with a cover page carrying JEL codes and ethics/funding/conflict disclosures. The Stage 1 proposal must not exceed 60 pages and its abstract is capped at 150 words. If accepted in principle before results are known, you implement the study and submit the Stage 2 manuscript. Published pre-results papers look like any other JDE article except for a footnote noting pre-results submission and the inclusion of the pre-specified plan in the supplementary online appendix. This route reduces publication bias and is well suited to RCTs and other prospective designs.
| Your situation | Route | Why |
|---|---|---|
| RCT not yet run; want the design locked and bias-proofed | Pre-results | Stage 1 accepted in principle before results exist |
| One sharp result, ≤ 6,000 words, ≤ 5 exhibits, self-contained | Short-paper | Fast (~6–8 wk), limited revision, editor decides |
| Rich design + theory + extensive heterogeneity and robustness | Full-length | No length cap; extensive online appendix expected |
| Quasi-experiment already estimated, needs full empirical defense | Full-length | Multiple referees, multiple R&R rounds |
Hypothetical: a team has designed but not yet fielded a cluster-randomized cash-transfer trial in a low-income setting and wants to de-risk it.
【Route】full-length / short-paper / pre-results review
【Why this route】...
【Within 3-per-12-months cap?】[Y/N]
【Route-specific limits met】words/exhibits/pages as applicable
【Next step】jde-submission~30 seconds. Free. No account. Every finding cites a rule and a line of evidence.