Get your Economic History Review 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 Economic History Review goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Economic History Review 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 Economic History Review. 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 Economic History Review 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 Economic History Review 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 Economic History Review 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 | Econ History Rev requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Maximum 200 words. The abstract requirement applies to all articles. No mention is made of structured vs. unstructured abstracts or mandatory headings - the guidelines simply require 'abstract (maximum 200 words)' to be included in the main text |
| Main text | Articles: maximum 10,000 words including footnotes but excluding tables, figures, bibliography (Footnote References), and appendices. Notes and comments: maximum 2,500 words. Editors may consider longer articles with convincing justification but normally expect initial submissions to be under 10,000 words |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | - The official author guidelines do not mention any keyword requirements |
| References | Journal-specific footnote/bibliography style (not Harvard, Vancouver, APA, or other named styles). Uses numbered footnotes for in-text citations with abbreviated references, and a consolidated alphabetical bibliography at the end listing complete references. The guidelines explicitly state: 'Please note that the Review does not use the Harvard style of referencing.' Examples show author-date format in bibliography with specific formatting rules for books (place of publication except London), articles (full journal titles, no abbreviations), and official publications |
| Peer review | Double-blind (also called double-anonymous). The guidelines explicitly state: 'It is imperative that the author(s) remain anonymous to the referees' and require that 'The text of an article must be anonymous' with the title page (containing author information) automatically excluded from referee review |
| Submission | authors.wiley.com/journal/EcHR |
Read the Economic History Review 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 Economic History Review in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Econ History 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 Economic History Review journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Economic History Review guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.