Editorial Process

At AEPR, we maintain a rigorous and ethical editorial process to ensure that applied economic research meets the highest standards of empirical and theoretical excellence.

1. Manuscript Submission All manuscripts must be submitted through the official AEPR portal. Submissions must strictly follow the journal’s author guidelines regarding econometric formatting and referencing.

2. Initial Screening and Plagiarism Check The editorial office verifies that the manuscript fits the scope of applied economics and passes a strict plagiarism check (Similarity index <15%).

3. Assignment to Section Editor Manuscripts are assigned to a Section Editor (e.g., Fiscal Policy, Labor Economics) to evaluate the work for technical robustness and originality.

4. Double-Blind Peer Review At least two independent experts evaluate each submission based on econometric methodology, theoretical contribution, and relevance to economic policy.

5. Reviewer Recommendations Reviewers recommend: Accept as is, Minor revisions, Major revisions, or Reject.

6. Editorial Decision The Section Editor, in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief when necessary, makes a final decision based on the technical quality of the reviewer reports.

7. Author Revisions Authors revise their work and provide a ledger explaining how they addressed the data or modeling feedback provided by reviewers.

8. Final Acceptance Official acceptance is issued once all editorial and peer review expectations regarding empirical rigor are satisfied.

9. Copyediting and Proofreading Manuscripts undergo professional editing for clarity and mathematical accuracy. Authors approval is required for final proofs.

10. Online Publication The article is published with open access, providing immediate visibility to the global economic and policymaking community.

11. Post-Publication Dissemination AEPR actively promotes research through economic databases, institutional networks, and citation alerts to maximize academic and policy impact.