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Use to understand and plan around The RAND Journal of Economics (RJE) review pipeline — the upfront editor screen (possible desk reject), peer review by two anonymous referees, and a final read by the handling Editor. Sets expectations and shapes a submission that clears the first screen.

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# Review Process (rje-review-process)

## When to trigger

- You want to know what happens after you press submit on Wiley Research Exchange
- You are deciding how to pitch the cover letter and front-load the contribution
- You are gauging desk-reject risk before paying the submission fee

## How RJE review works (verified 2026-06-01)

RJE uses an **editor-screened, then two-anonymous-referee** model (source: rje.org/submissions.html):

1. **Editor screen.** Each manuscript is first assigned to an Editor on the Board of Editors who **quickly reviews it and may desk-reject** before any refereeing. The current **Editor-in-Chief is Craig Bond (RAND)**; handling Editors include IO specialists such as Gary Biglaiser, Ying Fan, Alessandro Gavazza, Jean-François Houde, Julian Wright, and Jidong Zhou. Because the front screen is explicit and fast, the **first page of the article and the cover letter must make the IO contribution legible immediately**.
2. **Two anonymous referees.** Manuscripts that survive the screen go to **two referees who are anonymous to authors**. (Whether author identity is concealed from referees — single vs double blind — is **待核实**; do not assume double-blind.)
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