Get your International Economic 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 17 August, 2026
Submitting to International Economic Review goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the International Economic 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 International Economic 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 International Economic 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 International Economic 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 International Economic 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 | Int Econ Rev requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Unstructured abstract of not more than 100 words. The abstract appears on the first page along with the title, author name(s) and affiliation(s) |
| Main text | Not more than 50 pages in length. Manuscript must be entirely double spaced and single sided. Sections numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals beginning with Introduction. Subsections (if numbered) are consecutive as e.g., 1.1, 1.2. Appendix appears at end before references |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| References | Author-date citation style in text with alphabetical reference list. In-text citations include author's last name, date of publication, and page numbers if applicable (e.g., Arrow 1963, pp. 10-12; Krantz, et al. 1971). References listed alphabetically by author, within author chronologically, then by title, double spaced. Format for books: Author(s), Title (City: Publisher, Year). Format for articles: Author(s), 'Title,' Journal vol. # (Year), page #s |
| Peer review | Single-blind review. As confirmed in a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper (NBER w29631), 'The review process at this journal is single-blind: Reviewers can observe the identity of the authors, but the authors do not know the identity of the reviewers.' |
| Submission | editorialexpress.com/ier |
Read the International Economic 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 International Economic Review in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Int Econ 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 International Economic Review journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the International Economic Review guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.