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ecj-topic-selection

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Use when scoping or framing a research question for a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript and you need to test whether it is "EJ-shaped" — a substantial contribution of broad interest to economists at large, full-length or short-paper. Diagnoses fit and frames the contribution; it does not design the empirics.

When to use

• scoping a research question for The Economic Journal
• framing a research question for The Economic Journal
• testing if a manuscript is 'EJ-shaped'
• diagnosing fit for The Economic Journal
• framing the contribution for The Economic Journal
• deciding between full-length article and short-paper route
• deciding between EJ, field journal, or top-5
• framing contribution as economic claims

When not to use

• designing the empirics

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