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JOURNAL OF ASIAN ECONOMICS

(Published for American Committee on Asian Economic Studies)

Peer Review Policy Journal of Asian Economics

The practice of peer review is to ensure that high quality scientific material is published. It is an objective process at the heart of competitive academic publishing and is carried out on all reputable scientific journals. Our referees therefore play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of the Journal of Asian Economics and all manuscripts are peer reviewed following the procedure outlined below.

Special issues and/or conference proceedings may have different peer review procedures involving, for example, Guest Editors, conference organisers or scientific committees. Authors contributing to these projects may receive full details of the peer review process on request from the editorial office.

Initial manuscript evaluation
The Editor first evaluates all manuscripts. Although rare, it is entirely feasible for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this early stage. Manuscripts rejected at this initial point can arise from the material being insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, grammatical errors or written in poor English, fall outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to at least 2 experts for review.

Type of Peer Review
This journal employs single blind review, where the referee remains anonymous throughout the process.

How the referee is selected
Referees are matched to the paper according to their expertise. Our database is constantly being updated and we welcome suggestions for referees from authors though these recommendations may or may not be used.

Referee reports
Referees are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript:
- Is original
- Is methodologically sound
- Follows appropriate ethical guidelines
- Has results which are clearly presented and support the conclusions
- Correctly references previous relevant work

Referees are not expected to correct or edit manuscripts. Language correction is not part of the peer review process.

How long does the review process take?
Typically a manuscript will be reviewed within 3 months. Should the referees' reports contradict one another or a report is unnecessarily delayed a further expert opinion will be sought. Referees may request more than one revision of a manuscript.

Final report
A final decision to accept or reject the manuscript will be sent to the corresponding author along with any recommendations made by the referees, and may include verbatim comments made by the referees.

Editor's Decision is final
Referees advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article.

Becoming a Referee for the Journal of Asian Economics If you are not currently a referee for the Journal of Asian Economics but would like to be added to the list of referees for this title, please contact the editorial office at Rutgers University, 75 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1248, U.S.A.

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