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qe-review-process
Use to understand and plan around the Quantitative Economics (QE) editorial timeline — desk-reject risk, external refereeing, ~4-5 month target turnaround, 12-month revise windows, the Econometrica-transfer route, and the pre-acceptance ES Data Editor check. Sets expectations; it does not draft the paper.
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# Review Process (qe-review-process)
## When to trigger
- You want to calibrate expectations on timeline and desk-reject risk before submitting
- You are deciding whether to use the Econometrica-transfer option
- You need to understand who decides and what gates lie between submission and acceptance
- A long silence has you wondering whether the target turnaround has elapsed
## How QE review works (source map refreshed 2026-06-20; re-confirm on ES pages)
QE runs **editor/coeditor-managed external peer review**. The handling coeditor may **desk-reject without external review** (typically within a couple of weeks); most — but not all — papers that pass desk go to **one or more outside referees**, often including an Associate Editor. The journal targets completing the review process in **about four to five months**. QE is **not double-blind**, and authors must **post the manuscript publicly during review**, so author identity is effectively open on the author side. **Revise offers are normally valid for 12 months.** Wiley product metadata checked on 2026-06-20 lists **Bernard Salanié** as editor; reopen the current official board page before naming the full coeditor or associate-editor roster.
## Gates between submission and acceptance