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Review of Economics and Statistics 2020 Annual Report

Current Editorial Board:Olivier Coibion, University of Texas, AustinRaymond Fisman, Boston UniversityBenjamin R. Handel, University of California, BerkeleyRema N. Hanna (Co-Chair), Harvard UniversityBrian A. Jacob, University of MichiganShachar Kariv, University of California, BerkeleyAmit K. Khandelwal (Co-Chair), Columbia UniversityXiaoxia Shi, University of Wisconsin–MadisonRecently Retired from the Editorial Board:Amitabh Chandra, Harvard UniversityBrian S. Graham, University of California, BerkeleyAsim I. Khwaja, Harvard UniversityRohini Pande, Yale UniversityShort Paper Policy:Prior to 2017, Notes submitted were limited to 3,000 words and printed in their own section at the back of each issue. In early 2017, the policy regarding Notes changed: shorter papers were still considered, but there were no specific guidelines regarding length. Notes were not advertised on the Review of Economics and Statistics submission website (but were still allowed to be submitted). In the two years following the policy change, Note submissions dropped 30%: REStat published five Notes (compared to ten Notes between 2015 and 2017).In a desire to take advantage of the growing demand for shorter papers, REStat introduced Short Papers in December 2019. The former policies regarding Notes are no longer in effect. The hope is that this policy change will increase the number of quality Short Paper submissions that REStat receives and publishes.Short Papers are strictly held to a size limitation of 6,000 words and five exhibits. For each exhibit before the maximum five, the authors may add up to 200 words toward the word limit; thus, a paper with no exhibits must have 7,000 or fewer words. Online appendix materials are allowed of modest length—no more than 20 pages—but the papers should be self-contained. Short Papers will be held to the same quality standard as regular-length papers and undergo the usual review process and turnaround times. Since all published papers by REStat have the same quality threshold, Short Papers will be published alongside regular-length papers rather than in a separate issue.Table 1–Manuscripts Submitted and Published:This table shows the trends in papers submitted and published over the past five years. Paper submissions remained steady from 2015 to 2016. In the years following, the journal has seen increased growth in paper submission: 7% in 2017, 14% in 2018, and 11% in 2019. The number of published papers has remained steady, ranging from 66 to 78 papers per year.Table 2–Status of Manuscripts by Year of Submission:This table shows the status of manuscripts submitted over the past five years. The percent of papers summarily rejected remains steady, ranging from 61% to 64% of papers submitted. The percent of papers sent out for review but ultimately rejected also remains stable, ranging from 28% to 31% of papers. Acceptance rates range from 5% to 8% of papers submitted. Papers submitted in 2019 have not had enough time to accurately reflect the acceptance rate.Table 3–Decision Time for Manuscripts Sent for Review:This table reports the decision time for manuscripts sent out to referees for review over the past five years. The journal has greatly improved turnaround times. In 2015 and 2016, the average decision time for papers sent to referees ranged from 120 to 129 days. The average decision time in 2019 improved to 82 days. In addition, the decision time at the right tail improved substantially.Table 4–Distribution of First Decision Times, by Submission Year:This table includes all first-round paper submissions and shows the distribution of decision times in monthly increments for the past five years. This table also reflects the improvement in the journal's decision turnaround times. In 2019, 93% of manuscripts received a decision within four months and 99% within six months.Table 5–Subject Matter of Published Manuscripts, 2019:This table shows the distribution of the subject matter of papers published in 2019. Published papers covered a variety of subjects, but the most common were microeconomics and mathematical and quantitative methods.

DOI

10.1162/rest_e_00920

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102 (2)

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