# Joe Submission > Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the Journal of Econometrics (JoE) — live portal routing, the USD $75 fee, ScienceDirect source-file rules, Editorial Express resubmission norms, 250-word abstract, single-anonymized review, and track selection. Final checks; it does not draft content. - Skill: `thedixitjain/joe-submission` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add thedixitjain/joe-submission` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/thedixitjain/joe-submission/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Docs & Writing - Author: thedixitjain (https://skillmd.com/u/thedixitjain) - Updated: 2026-09-08 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/thedixitjain/joe-submission --- # Submission Preflight (joe-submission) ## When to trigger - "Submitting tomorrow" — last check before pressing submit through the live official portal - Unsure whether the current route is Editorial Manager or Editorial Express, or which track to pick - Confirming format, abstract length, and fee/proof-of-payment requirements - Checking declarations and the PDF is single-anonymized-ready ## Process facts (verified on 2026-06-20; re-confirm volatile portal routing on the official pages) - JoE is published by **Elsevier** (founded 1973); Co-Editors-in-Chief **Michael Jansson (UC Berkeley)** and **Aureo de Paula (UCL)**. - **Portal:** ScienceDirect's current **Submit your article** link points new submissions to **Editorial Manager**. JoE's own Google Sites Guidelines still says all submissions are made through **Editorial Express**, and the Editorial Express `dbase=je` page now says it is for **resubmissions only** and links new submissions to Editorial Manager. Start from the live ScienceDirect/JoE official link; use Editorial Express when the live route or resubmission flow directs you there. - **Fee:** a **USD $75 nonrefundable submission fee** applies to new submissions and resubmissions over one year old. VAT is added for European authors; no student discounts or refunds. - **Files/format:** the ScienceDirect Guide asks for editable source files (`.doc/.docx` or `.tex`) and says PDF is not an acceptable source file for that requirement. The Editorial Express resubmission flow instructs a **PDF-only** upload, with main text around **40 pages** at **≥1.5 spacing and 11pt font**. - **Abstract:** **≤ 250 words**, concise and factual; avoid references unless essential, and cite author/year if included. - **Review:** **single-anonymized** — referees know authors; authors do not know referees. - **Tracks:** choose **Regular**, **Annals**, or **Themed** Issue (see `joe-review-process`). ## Preflight checklist ### Format & style - [ ] Editable source files staged (`.doc/.docx` or `.tex`) for the ScienceDirect/Editorial Manager route - [ ] If using the Editorial Express resubmission flow: one **single PDF** with manuscript, theorems/proofs, tables, figures, and appendices embedded - [ ] Main text ~**40 pages**, **≥1.5 spacing, 11pt** when the Editorial Express resubmission form applies - [ ] **Abstract ≤ 250 words**; any cited references spelled out in full - [ ] **elsarticle** LaTeX class / Elsevier reference style; dataset citations tagged **`[dataset]`** - [ ] Tables/figures numbered, called out in order, with self-contained notes (DGP, $n$, reps) - [ ] PDF compiles cleanly; math and figures legible at print resolution ### Fee & proof of payment - [ ] **$75 fee paid** if required (VAT added for EU authors); **proof of payment file ready** if the live route requests it - [ ] Confirmed whether this is a new submission or a resubmission > 1 year (fee trigger) ### Single-anonymized readiness - [ ] Manuscript may carry author identity (single-anonymized) — but confirm no confidential referee-only content is exposed - [ ] Acknowledgments/funding handled per the guide ### Files for the live portal - [ ] Main manuscript source files (`.doc/.docx` or `.tex`) and any portal-requested PDF - [ ] **Proof-of-payment** document if requested by the live route - [ ] Cover letter (problem, the methodological advance, fit; note the track and any Themed-Issue call) - [ ] Suggested/excluded referees prepared (expert, fair, conflict-free) ### Declarations & content sanity - [ ] Conflict-of-interest / funding disclosures prepared; paper not under review elsewhere - [ ] Abstract states the contribution as a property (see `joe-writing-style`) - [ ] Assumptions/asymptotics airtight (see `joe-identification-strategy`); Monte Carlo reports size + power (see `joe-data-analysis`) - [ ] No over-claiming beyond what the theorems support ## Anti-patterns - Forgetting the **$75 fee / proof-of-payment** step when the live portal requires it - Assuming the old Editorial Express-only route still governs new submissions without checking the current official link - A >250-word abstract or a non-PDF upload - Picking a Themed Issue track the paper does not fit ## Output format ``` 【Single PDF】manuscript + proofs + exhibits embedded? [Y/N] 【Abstract】≤250 words, references in full? [Y/N] 【Fee】$75 paid if required + proof-of-payment ready if requested? [Y/N] 【Portal】live official route checked: Editorial Manager new submission or Editorial Express resubmission? [route] 【Files staged】source files / PDF if requested / proof-of-payment if requested / cover letter / referees? [Y/N each] 【Declarations】COI / funding / not-under-review? [Y/N] 【Next step】await editor screen → joe-rebuttal on revision ``` ## Supplementary resources - [`templates/checklist.md`](templates/checklist.md) — full pre-submission self-check - [`../../resources/external_tools.md`](../../resources/external_tools.md) — simulation/estimation tooling and the process/portal table - [`../../resources/official-source-map.md`](../../resources/official-source-map.md) — official JoE URLs behind every fact in this pack --- **Source:** [`brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills`](https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) → `Journal-of-Econometrics-Skills/skills/joe-submission/SKILL.md`