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the-economic-journal
Use when targeting The Economic Journal (EJ) or deciding whether a general-interest economics manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
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# The Economic Journal (the-economic-journal)
## Journal positioning
The Economic Journal (EJ) is the long-established general-interest journal of the Royal Economic Society, publishing broad applied and theoretical economics just below the top-5 tier. The paper that wins here has a clear question, a sound method, and a result of general interest — accessible and consequential to a wide economics readership rather than only to one subfield. The audience is the broad profession, so the contribution should read as something an economist outside your field would want to know.
This skill is a **fit / venue-selection / re-framing** tool. It does not replace the journal's current official submission guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live author instructions on the publisher's own site or submission system.
## When to trigger
- The author names EJ (or a strong general-interest journal just below the top-5) as the target venue.
- A paper has a sound design and broad interest, and the author is choosing between EJ and a top field or general-interest venue.
- A solid field paper needs re-framing so the contribution reads as broadly interesting rather than niche.
- The author needs EJ's desk-reject risks and a credible general-interest / field-journal alternative list before submitting.