Get your Econometric Reviews paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 10 August, 2026
Submitting to Econometric Reviews goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Econometric Reviews guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Econometric Reviews. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Econometric Reviews journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Econometric Reviews guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Econometric Reviews guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through the journal's submission system.
| Element | Econometric Rev requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of 100 words. For Theory and Methods articles, the abstract should highlight the main theoretical or methodological contribution and mention the empirical results. For Empirical Application articles, the abstract should highlight the main empirical finding and describe how the state-of-the-art econometric method was applied |
| Main text | Page limits by article type: Regular articles maximum 35 pages, Brief reports maximum 15 pages, Notes maximum 7 pages. Page limits do not include appendices, so secondary results should be relegated to appendices. Format requirements: minimum 11-point font size, minimum 1.5-spacing, 1-inch margins on all sides |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Between 3 and 5 keywords |
| References | Author-date citation style (cite in text by author and date, e.g., Smith, 1983). References list in alphabetical order at end of article. Similar to Harvard/APA style. Full formatting details provided in reference guide at https://files.taylorandfrancis.com/ref_lecr.pdf |
| Peer review | Single anonymous peer review (also referred to as single-blind). Reviewers are independent and anonymous, but author identities are known to reviewers. Note: The journal's About page contains one reference to 'double anonymized' but the official Instructions for Authors page and the Aims & Scope consistently state 'single anonymous' or 'single-anonymized' peer review |
| Submission | rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=LECR |
Read the Econometric Reviews guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Econometric Reviews in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Econometric Rev papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Econometric Reviews journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Econometric Reviews guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.