Ectj Writing Style

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name: ectj-writing-style
description: Use when revising an EctJ manuscript for compact RES/OUP style, 150-word summary, roughly 20-page printed-paper discipline, theorem readability, applied-value clarity, and template-compliant prose.
---

# EctJ Writing Style

Use this when the paper is correct but too diffuse for EctJ.

## Style rules

- Write the summary in no more than the current word limit; RES guidance states a 150-word
  summary.
- Keep the paper near the current printed-paper cap; RES guidance says manuscripts should not
  normally exceed 20 pages including the printed appendix.
- Use the RES/EctJ LaTeX template and the separate online-appendix template when applicable.
- Put assumptions close to the theorem or estimator they support.
- Prefer short theorem interpretation paragraphs over long verbal restatements of algebra.
- Cut general econometrics motivation that does not help the leading case.
- Summarize simulation results compactly in the main text, normally within about one page,
  pushing full grids to the appendix.
- Treat conformance as part of the science: EctJ instructions state that submissions not
  conforming to the guidelines are rejected routinely, so style and format are a screen,
  not cosmetics.

## Output format

```text
[Style diagnosis] compact / too long / too abstract / under-applied
[Summary fix] <150-word target or revision notes>
[Page compression] <move, cut, or merge>
[Template risk] <style, appendix, proof placement>
[Clarity edit] <specific paragraph fix>
```