Dur. 1st rev. rnd
Tot. handling time
Imm. rejection time
Num. rev. reports
Report quality
Overall rating
Outcome
Year
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79 days
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Rejected (im.)
2026
Motivation:
I am honestly disappointed with the editorial handling of my manuscript at Empirical Economics. The decision took a long time, from late March to mid-June, yet the final explanation was quite brief and not fully convincing.
What I find frustrating is that the rejection appears to be based mainly on the argument that the manuscript does not introduce a new econometric technique. However, Empirical Economics is, by its name and scope, a journal associated with empirical research. If the journal gives priority mainly to methodological innovation, this expectation should be communicated more clearly to authors before submission.
I also find the reference to the journal retaining less than 5% of submitted papers unsatisfactory as an explanation. A low acceptance rate should not replace a transparent and detailed assessment of the manuscript’s academic merits.
Overall, the process felt slow, not very transparent, and somewhat inconsistent with what I would reasonably expect from a journal in empirical economics.
What I find frustrating is that the rejection appears to be based mainly on the argument that the manuscript does not introduce a new econometric technique. However, Empirical Economics is, by its name and scope, a journal associated with empirical research. If the journal gives priority mainly to methodological innovation, this expectation should be communicated more clearly to authors before submission.
I also find the reference to the journal retaining less than 5% of submitted papers unsatisfactory as an explanation. A low acceptance rate should not replace a transparent and detailed assessment of the manuscript’s academic merits.
Overall, the process felt slow, not very transparent, and somewhat inconsistent with what I would reasonably expect from a journal in empirical economics.
14.6 weeks
14.6 weeks
n/a
1 reports
Rejected
2024
15.1 weeks
35.9 weeks
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2 reports
Accepted
2021
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30 days
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Rejected (im.)
2018
Motivation:
This is not my first experience with this journal. Four years ago an editor rejected my journal based on a referee report concerning SOMEONE ELSE'S paper. When I complained he apologized and told me to wait. Three months later I got a rejection again based on a different referee report concerning somebody ELSE'S manuscript again.
This time the paper was simply rejected because it contained no empirical part. However, I can cite several papers in this same journal where the published papers contained no empirical either.
Interestingly, in both cases my paper was handled by the same editor. I doubt if I will ever submit my paper to this journal again.
This time the paper was simply rejected because it contained no empirical part. However, I can cite several papers in this same journal where the published papers contained no empirical either.
Interestingly, in both cases my paper was handled by the same editor. I doubt if I will ever submit my paper to this journal again.
78.0 weeks
111.1 weeks
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2 reports
Accepted
2017
Motivation:
The paper was simply not forwarded for months. After a year we had to ask twice until we got an answer and the paper was forwarded to reviewers.
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58 days
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Rejected (im.)
2017
Motivation:
Editorial rejection took too long (about two months).