Get your Feminist Economics 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 11 August, 2026
Submitting to Feminist Economics goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Feminist Economics 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 Feminist Economics. 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 Feminist Economics 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 Feminist Economics 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 Feminist Economics 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 ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).
| Element | Feminist Econ requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | 150 words or less. Unstructured (no specific headings or structure required). Upon manuscript acceptance, authors are asked to submit a bulleted list of 3-5 main ideas or policy implications (highlights) no longer than 200 words total |
| Main text | Articles over 10,000 words (including references, endnotes, tables, and figures) are strongly discouraged. Excessively long articles will not be reviewed. Articles should usually contain no more than 8 exhibits (tables and figures) |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | 6 keywords and 3 JEL codes required |
| References | Author-date style with alphabetical reference list. In-text citations use first initials and last names (e.g., Paula England 1993), with et al. only for succeeding mentions of sources with four or more authors. References listed chronologically when multiple sources cited at once. Reference list provides full author names (no et al.), with format: Author. Year. Title. Journal/Publisher details. Page numbers required for articles. Similar to Chicago/Harvard author-date systems |
| Peer review | Double anonymous peer review (also called double-blind peer review). All research articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and double anonymous peer review |
| Submission | mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rfec |
Read the Feminist Economics 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 Feminist Economics in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Feminist Econ 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 Feminist Economics journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Feminist Economics guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through ScholarOne (Manuscript Central).