Manuscript Editing for The Quarterly Journal of Economics Articles
Founded in 1886, The Quarterly Journal of Economics calls itself the oldest professional journal of economics in the English language. It covers all aspects of the field. Oxford University Press publishes it quarterly, and it is edited in the Department of Economics at Harvard University.
The journal sets no length limit, but the first page gives the total word count, and footnotes stay as brief as possible. Citations are author-date with parenthetical callouts. The abstract on the title page runs no more than 250 words, reads clearly before the article, and carries no citations, followed by the relevant JEL codes. Manuscripts go in as a single PDF with fonts embedded, from Word or TeX. Accepted empirical papers supply data and programs sufficient for replication. Language editing is optional for non-native English speakers. Off the Grid Editing tightens the abstract and introduction and checks every callout against the reference list. Submissions go through Editorial Express.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to The Quarterly Journal of Economics. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for The Quarterly Journal of Economics
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to The Quarterly Journal of Economics.
OUP's instructions to authors cover the abstract, format, and data. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
See journal article and essay editing for how we edit economics research, and academic proofreading for the last read before submission. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. For books, see Oxford University Press manuscript editing. We also prepare articles for The Review of Economic Studies and the American Economic Review.
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Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
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