Ectj Review Process

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name: ectj-review-process
description: Use when interpreting or planning around The Econometrics Journal's one-week editorial screen, editor assignment, three-month decision target, resubmission window, conformance rejection, and replication checks.
---

# EctJ Review Process

Use this to plan around the RES review pipeline. Do not infer the peer-review blinding model;
the current official pages reviewed for this pack do not name it.

## Process model

- RES states that conforming EctJ submissions are screened by the Editor-in-Chief and
  possibly an editor.
- Within about one week, a paper can be desk-rejected or assigned to an editor.
- RES states a target of a decision within about three months.
- Resubmissions are normally expected within one month, sometimes three.
- Formatting nonconformance is not cosmetic; official instructions say nonconforming
  submissions are routinely rejected.
- Replication package compliance becomes decisive after conditional acceptance.

## Output format

```text
[Stage] pre-screen / under review / R&R / conditional acceptance / accepted
[Screen risk] <scope, format, page, application, fee, or replication>
[Likely editor question] <one sentence>
[Resubmission clock] <deadline or unknown>
[Next move] <specific action>
```