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Prepare your manuscript for Review of Political Economy.

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Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.

Keywords

  • All submission should be accompanied by keywords or JEL codes.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Harvard style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • References should be cited in the text in parentheses using the author surname followed by the date, e.g. (Brown 1996), (Smith 1990, p. 5)or ‘Jones (1992) argues that…’.
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  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript. Keep figures embedded; Articlo also extracts numbered source files for the package.
  • All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the manuscript (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2).
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  • In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b)).
  • Table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages) should be submitted in a separate file.
  • Figure(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages) should be submitted in a separate file.
  • Please provide the highest quality figure format possible.
  • Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the manuscript, and numbered correspondingly.
  • You must ensure appropriate acknowledgement is given to the permission granted to you for reuse by the copyright holder in each figure or table caption.
  • Figures must be saved separate to text.
  • Please do not embed figures in the manuscript file.
  • Place manuscript and all figures in a single zip file.

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please supply all details required by any funding and grant-awarding bodies as a Funding section on the title page of the manuscript, in a separate paragraph, as follows: For multiple agency grants: "This work was supported by the [Funding Agency 1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency 2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency 3] under Grant [number xxxx].".
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  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].
  • Please supply all details required by any funding and grant-awarding bodies as a Funding section on the title page of the manuscript, in a separate paragraph, as follows: For single agency grants: "This work was supported by the [Funding Agency] under Grant [number xxxx].".

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • If you wish to include any material in your manuscript in which you do not hold copyright, you must obtain written permission from the copyright owner, prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • Provide the author, affiliation, and correspondence details for the separate title page; Articlo creates the editable companion file.
  • The page number should never be separate from the author name and year, e.g. (Smith 1990, p. 5)[quote text], not Smith (1990)[quote text](p. 5).
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  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full names, affiliations (at the time of submission), postal addresses and email addresses in a separate file.
  • One author should be identified as the corresponding author.
  • All persons who have a reasonable claim to authorship must be named in the manuscript as co-authors; the corresponding author must be authorized by all co-authors to act as an agent on their behalf in all matters pertaining to publication of the manuscript, and the order of names should be agreed by all authors.

Article structure and word limits

  • In total, word space should not exceed 12,500.
  • Abstracts of 200 words are required for all manuscripts submitted.
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  • The filename for a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
  • These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Use these instructions if you are preparing a manuscript to submit to.
  • Biographical notes on contributors are not required for this journal.
  • In the case of articles of a mathematical character, we ask that the author submit, along with the article, worksheets of the calculations, to assist the referees.
  • When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or TM.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Authors must also incorporate a Disclosure Statement which will acknowledge any financial interest or benefit they have arising from the direct applications of their research.
  • Sexist or racist terms must not be used.
  • Authors must adhere to SI units.
  • Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript, and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
  • Place of publication: Publisher.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • Include or confirm the preprints and prior publication required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Language and text style

  • Long quotations of 40 words or more should be indented without quotation marks.
  • Please use single quotation marks, except where ‘a quotation is “within” a quotation’.

Article type and manuscript length

  • Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: title page; abstract; keywords; JEL codes; main text; acknowledgements; references; appendices (as appropriate).

Manuscript structure

  • Section headings should be concise.
  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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What your package checks

Abstract: 200 words
References: Harvard
Title page: separate file
Declarations: Funding, Acknowledgements, Artificial intelligence

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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