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Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for an Econometrica manuscript via Editorial Express — manuscript assembly, Supplemental Material, the 45-page limit, anonymization, references, the ES-member submission fee, and Data and Code Availability Policy compliance.

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Submission Preflight (ecta-submission)

When to trigger

  • "Submitting tomorrow"; final check before clicking submit on Editorial Express
  • Unsure how to split the body (≤45 pages) vs. the Supplemental Material
  • Unsure which files and declarations the portal needs

Verify all volatile specifics — portal URL, submission fee, the current Data and Code Availability Policy, the editorial board, and formatting rules — on the official journal site before submitting. The figures below were current as of 2026-05-30 but change.

Econometrica specifics (verify; current as of 2026-05-30)

  • Membership + fee: at least one author must be a member of the Econometric Society. Submission fee (from Jan 1, 2025): US$125 regular member, US$50 student member. Invited resubmissions and ES-journal transfers are fee-exempt.
  • Length: main text ≤45 pages including references and appendices; font ≥12pt, line spacing ≥1.5, margins ≥1.25in. Supplemental Appendix ≤25 pages, same formatting; additional online Supplemental Material (proofs, Monte Carlo detail) is uploaded with the submission and does not count toward the limit.
  • Front matter: abstract ≤150 words, keywords required, JEL codes optional.
  • Portal: Editorial Express (editorialexpress.com, dbase=econometrica).
  • Replication: governed by the Econometric Society Data and Code Availability Policy; the Data Editor runs a reproducibility check at conditional acceptance; deposit at the ES Journals' Community on Zenodo (see ecta-replication-package).
  • Anonymization: UNVERIFIED. Economics convention is single-anonymous (referees know the author); confirm whether Econometrica currently requires a de-identified PDF before relying on it.

Pre-submission checklist

Manuscript assembly

  • Main text states the contribution / informal main theorem early
  • Main text fits ≤45 pages incl. references and appendices; font ≥12pt / spacing ≥1.5 / margins ≥1.25in
  • Definitions and assumptions are numbered, displayed objects
  • Theorems numbered consistently; cross-references by number
  • Proof sketches in the body; full proofs in the Supplemental Material if long
  • Supplemental Appendix ≤25 pages; further Supplemental Material carries full proofs, Monte Carlo detail, additional results
  • Every number in the text matches the tables
  • Abstract ≤150 words; keywords present; JEL codes (optional) included if used

Supplemental Material

  • Full, complete proofs of every result not proven in full in the body
  • Complete Monte Carlo design and any additional simulations
  • Additional theorems / extensions referenced from the body
  • Supplemental Appendix within ≤25 pages; further material in unrestricted Supplemental Material
  • Self-contained and cross-referenced from the main text

Anonymization (verify — UNVERIFIED whether currently required)

  • If a de-identified PDF is required: no author-identifying content in the body
  • Self-citation phrased in the third person ("X (2020) shows"), not "our earlier work"
  • Acknowledgments / funding removed from the anonymized manuscript
  • File metadata scrubbed of author names
  • Confirm the journal's current blinding policy on the Instructions/Editorial Procedures pages

References

  • Every in-text citation appears in the reference list and vice versa
  • Theorem-level results cited precisely (which theorem, not just the paper) where the proof relies on them
  • Reference style matches the journal's current requirement
  • Foundational and contemporaneous work cited fairly

Data and Code Availability Policy (Econometric Society)

  • Replication package built and reproduces from a clean checkout (see ecta-replication-package)
  • Monte Carlo / simulation tables reproduce bit-for-bit (seeds recorded) — simulations are in-scope
  • Data provenance / access documented; restricted-data procedures handled
  • README in PDF (Social Science Data Editors' template); Zenodo deposit planned (ES Journals' Community)
  • If pure theory (no empirical/experimental/simulation results): exemption noted at initial submission
  • Verified against the current ES Data Editor policy and deposit location

Fee and member status

  • Submission fee handled (US$125 regular / US$50 student member, from 2025 — verify current amounts)
  • At least one author is a current Econometric Society member
  • Fee-exemption checked if an invited resubmission or ES-journal transfer

Editorial Express operation

  • Submit via Editorial Express (editorialexpress.com, dbase=econometrica; verify the current URL via the journal site).
  • Upload the main manuscript and the Supplemental Material as the portal specifies.
  • Enter abstract (≤150 words), keywords, and JEL codes (optional) accurately.
  • Provide qualified, conflict-free referee suggestions (see ecta-referee-strategy).
  • Choose the correct classification / field for routing to an appropriate co-editor.
  • At conditional acceptance, final files (and the replication package) go to a separate Editorial Express account for the Data Editor's reproducibility check.

Anti-patterns

  • Submitting with proofs only in the body and the Supplemental Material not assembled
  • A body over 45 pages (incl. references and appendices) with no prior editor exception
  • Submitting without an Econometric Society member among the authors, or unpaid fee
  • Asymptotics in, Monte Carlo left for "the revision" — often a fast rejection
  • A replication package that does not actually reproduce (the Data Editor will run it)
  • An off-the-shelf applied paper with no methodological contribution (eligibility desk-reject)
  • Citing a survey where the proof depends on a specific theorem
  • Trusting a stale fee / board / policy figure instead of verifying on the journal site

Output format

【Body ≤45pp + split】within limit + proofs split correctly: yes/no
【Supplemental Material assembled】yes/no — missing: [...]
【Anonymization】pass / fix / N/A (verify if required): [...]
【References】in/out consistent: yes/no
【ES Data & Code Policy】reproduces + Zenodo plan / theory-exempt: yes/no
【Fee + ES membership】handled: yes/no (US$125/US$50 — verify)
【Next step】await decision / R&R / conditional acceptance → ecta-rebuttal

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