Economics topics

Journals with Replication Policies

Author

Kevin Hu(胡华平)

This document lists selected international academic journals in economics that have policies encouraging or requiring the provision of data and code to ensure the reproducibility of published results. Policies vary, so authors should always consult the specific journal’s guidelines.

1. American Economic Review (AER)

  • ISSN: 1944-7981 (Online)
  • Publisher: JSTOR; American Economic Association (AEA)
  • Access: not for NWAFU;
  • Website: https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/aer
  • Policy Summary: AER requires authors to make data, code, and experimental instructions available in the AEA Data and Code Repository. The policy mandates clear documentation and non-exclusive access to ensure results can be independently replicated.

2. Econometrica

  • ISSN: 1468-0262 (Online), 0012-9682 (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of the Econometric Society)
  • Website: https://www.econometricsociety.org/publications/econometrica
  • Policy Summary: Econometrica requires replication packages (data, code, documentation) for empirical, simulation, and experimental papers, hosted on the journal’s site. Authors must ensure replicability or seek exemptions at submission.

3. Journal of Political Economy (JPE)

  • ISSN: 1537-534X (Online), 0022-3808 (Print)
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Website: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jpe/current
  • Policy Summary: JPE requires authors of accepted papers to archive data, code, and detailed instructions necessary for replication in a public repository (like ICPSR or Dataverse). Confidential data requires specific procedures.

4. Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE)

  • ISSN: 1531-4650 (Online), 0033-5533 (Print)
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (on behalf of Harvard University Department of Economics)
  • Website: https://academic.oup.com/qje
  • Policy Summary: QJE mandates that data, programs, and details for empirical, simulation, or experimental work be provided for posting on the QJE Dataverse repository upon acceptance to permit replication.

5. Review of Economic Studies (ReStud)

  • ISSN: 1467-937X (Online), 0034-6527 (Print)
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (on behalf of The Review of Economic Studies Ltd.)
  • Website: https://academic.oup.com/restud
  • Policy Summary: ReStud requires authors of accepted empirical, simulation, or experimental papers to provide data, programs, and details necessary for replication, posted on the journal’s website. Exemptions need justification at submission.

6. Journal of Finance (JF)

  • ISSN: 1540-6261 (Online), 0022-1082 (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of the American Finance Association)
  • Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15406261
  • Policy Summary: The JF requires data and code used in empirical or numerical analyses to be available for replication. Authors must provide materials or clear instructions for obtaining restricted data upon acceptance.

7. Journal of Financial Economics (JFE)

8. Review of Financial Studies (RFS)

  • ISSN: 1465-7368 (Online), 0893-9454 (Print)
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (on behalf of the Society for Financial Studies)
  • Website: https://academic.oup.com/rfs
  • Policy Summary: RFS requires authors to make data and code available for replication. Authors must submit materials (data, code, instructions) upon acceptance for posting on the journal website or provide access details.

9. Journal of Monetary Economics (JME)

  • ISSN: 0304-3932 (Print)
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-monetary-economics
  • Policy Summary: JME requires authors to provide data and code sufficient for replication. This involves archiving materials or providing clear instructions for accessing proprietary data, ensuring transparency and verifiability.

10. Journal of Econometrics

  • ISSN: 1872-6895 (Online), 0304-4076 (Print)
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-econometrics
  • Policy Summary: JoE requires authors to provide replication files (data, code, documentation) upon acceptance. These are typically hosted via repositories like Mendeley Data, facilitating transparency and reproducibility of empirical results.
  • Notes: not so much replication data or code, but the journal encourages authors to provide replication files.

11. Journal of Labor Economics (JOLE)

  • ISSN: 1537-5307 (Online), 0734-306X (Print)
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Website: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jole/current
  • Policy Summary: JOLE requires authors to archive data and code necessary for replication in a public repository (e.g., ICPSR, Dataverse) upon acceptance. Clear documentation and access instructions are mandatory.

12. Journal of Public Economics (JPubE)

13. Journal of International Economics (JIE)

14. Journal of Development Economics (JDE)

  • ISSN: 0304-3878 (Print)
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-development-economics
  • Policy Summary: JDE mandates making data and code accessible for published papers. Authors must provide replication packages (data, code, documentation), ideally via repositories like Mendeley Data. A Data Availability Statement is required.

15. Journal of Human Resources (JHR)

  • ISSN: 1548-8004 (Online), 0022-166X (Print)
  • Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
  • Website: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/journals/journals/jhr.html
  • Policy Summary: JHR requires authors to provide data and code necessary for replication upon acceptance. Materials should be deposited in a public archive (e.g., Dataverse), and a Data Availability Statement included.

16. Economic Journal (EJ)

  • ISSN: 1468-0297 (Online), 0013-0133 (Print)
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press (on behalf of the Royal Economic Society)
  • Website: https://academic.oup.com/ej
  • Policy Summary: The EJ mandates replication packages (data, code, documentation) for empirical papers, verified by a Data Editor and hosted by the journal. Exemptions require justification at submission.

17. Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat)

  • ISSN: 1530-9142 (Online), 0034-6535 (Print)
  • Publisher: MIT Press
  • Website: https://direct.mit.edu/rest
  • Policy Summary: REStat requires authors to provide data, code, and documentation sufficient for replication upon acceptance. Materials are hosted on the journal’s Dataverse repository unless restricted access is justified.

18. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (AEJ: Applied)

  • ISSN: 1945-7790 (Online)
  • Publisher: American Economic Association (AEA)
  • Website: https://www.aeaweb.org/journals/aapp
  • Policy Summary: Follows the AEA Data and Code Availability Policy. Requires archiving of data, code, and instructions in the AEA repository to allow for full replication of empirical results.

19. Quantitative Economics

  • ISSN: 1759-7331 (Online), 1759-7323 (Print)
  • Publisher: Wiley (on behalf of the Econometric Society)
  • Website: https://www.econometricsociety.org/publications/quantitative-economics
  • Policy Summary: Requires replication packages (data, code, documentation) compliant with the Econometric Society’s policy, ensuring materials are available for verifying and building upon published research.

20. Journal of Business & Economic Statistics (JBES)

  • ISSN: 1537-2707 (Online), 0735-0015 (Print)
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis (on behalf of the American Statistical Association)
  • Website: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ubes20/current
  • Policy Summary: JBES requires reproducible research. Authors must provide code and data (or access instructions for restricted data) as supplementary material or via repositories upon acceptance.

Note: Policies can change. Always verify the latest author guidelines directly with the journal before submission.