# Joe Workflow > Use when deciding which joe-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing a Journal of Econometrics (JoE) manuscript from methodological topic selection through revision rebuttal. Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills. - Skill: `thedixitjain/joe-workflow` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add thedixitjain/joe-workflow` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/thedixitjain/joe-workflow/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Research & Search - Author: thedixitjain (https://skillmd.com/u/thedixitjain) - Updated: 2026-09-08 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/thedixitjain/joe-workflow --- # Journal of Econometrics Workflow Router (joe-workflow) ## Overview This is the router. It tells you **which joe-* skill to use at the current stage** of a manuscript aimed at the *Journal of Econometrics* (JoE). Default assumption unless the user says otherwise: the target is JoE — an **Elsevier** journal (founded 1973) for **substantive econometric methodology**, covering identification, estimation, testing, decision, and prediction problems in economic research, plus applications of econometric techniques. The center of gravity is a **new estimator, test, identification result, or asymptotic theory**, defended with proofs and **Monte Carlo evidence**; purely empirical work without a methodological advance is typically out of scope. Operational tells you are at JoE and not a sibling: current official pages split portal guidance (ScienceDirect/new-submission links to **Editorial Manager**; JoE Google Sites and the resubmission flow still reference **Editorial Express**), a **USD $75 nonrefundable fee** for new submissions and resubmissions over one year, a **250-word** abstract, **single-anonymized** review by a minimum of two referees after editor screening, Elsevier source-file rules plus Editorial Express resubmission PDF norms, and three tracks: **Regular, Annals, and Themed Issues**. Co-Editors-in-Chief: **Michael Jansson (UC Berkeley)** and **Aureo de Paula (UCL)**. Re-verify volatile specifics (portal routing, editors, open themed calls) on the official pages. ## When to trigger - The user asks "what should I do next?" - A draft needs its current bottleneck diagnosed - Work is ping-ponging between theory, simulation, illustration, and writing - A JoE decision letter arrived and revision mode is needed ## Routing table | Current symptom | Next skill | |---|---| | Idea feels incremental / "is this a real methodological contribution?" | `joe-topic-selection` | | Contribution relative to the econometrics literature is fuzzy | `joe-literature-positioning` | | Assumptions / regularity conditions / asymptotics not nailed down | `joe-identification-strategy` | | Monte Carlo design or empirical illustration is thin | `joe-data-analysis` | | The "why this matters to econometrics" framing is weak | `joe-contribution-framing` | | Theorem/Monte-Carlo tables and figures are unclear | `joe-tables-figures` | | Prose buries the result; proofs are hard to follow | `joe-writing-style` | | Code/data archive and data-citation norms unclear | `joe-replication-and-data-policy` | | Need to understand single-anonymized review / track choice | `joe-review-process` | | Ready to submit; need live portal and file preflight | `joe-submission` | | Received a revision request; need a response strategy | `joe-rebuttal` | ## Default order 1. `joe-topic-selection` — confirm a genuine methodological gap 2. `joe-literature-positioning` — stake the contribution against the frontier 3. `joe-identification-strategy` — assumptions, theorems, asymptotics, proof plan 4. `joe-data-analysis` — Monte Carlo design + empirical illustration 5. `joe-contribution-framing` — articulate the general lesson for econometrics 6. `joe-tables-figures` — size/power tables and theory-illustrating figures 7. `joe-writing-style` — make proofs legible; abstract + intro last 8. `joe-replication-and-data-policy` — assemble code/data per Elsevier norms 9. `joe-review-process` — pick the track; anticipate referees 10. `joe-submission` — live portal preflight (incl. fee/file proof) 11. `joe-rebuttal` — after the revision request > `joe-writing-style` is a late polish. Do not rewrite the intro before the theorems and Monte Carlo are settled — the claims will change. ## Stage-gate audit Before advancing down the default order, run this self-audit. Any `NO` answer names the skill to invoke; do not proceed past an open gate — JoE referees read the theory first, and a gap at G2 or G3 sinks the paper regardless of how polished the later stages are. ```text JoE STAGE-GATE AUDIT (one line per gate; stop at the first NO) G1 Contribution New estimator / test / identification result / asymptotic theory named in one sentence? NO -> joe-topic-selection G2 Frontier Nearest three methods papers cited and beaten on stated dimensions (weaker assumptions, wider class, sharper rate)? NO -> joe-literature-positioning G3 Theory Every theorem has stated regularity conditions and a complete proof or proof sketch? NO -> joe-identification-strategy G4 Evidence Monte Carlo covers size AND power, with a DGP a referee would call fair; empirical illustration runs? NO -> joe-data-analysis G5 Package Code/data archive reproduces every table; Elsevier data norms met? NO -> joe-replication-and-data-policy G6 Preflight 250-word abstract, single-anonymized files, USD $75 fee, correct portal (Editorial Manager new / Editorial Express resubmission), track chosen? NO -> joe-submission ``` ## Anti-patterns - **Do not** skip `joe-literature-positioning` — referees judge the methodological novelty first - **Do not** polish exhibits while a key regularity condition is still unproven - **Do not** let `joe-rebuttal` draft a response before the revised manuscript exists - **Do not** route a purely empirical paper here — without a methods advance it is out of scope --- **Source:** [`brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills`](https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) → `Journal-of-Econometrics-Skills/skills/joe-workflow/SKILL.md`