Jeg Review Process

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name: jeg-review-process
description: Use to understand the Journal of Economic Growth editorial process, Springer Nature submission path, editor screening, theory/empirics referee expectations, and decision-stage planning.
---

# 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

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