eferee Reports

The editorial addresses of Editors are:
Kwan Choi
Department of Economics
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011, USA
Fax: 515-294-9913
Tel: 515-294-5999
E-mail: kchoi@iastate.edu

William Darity, Jr.,
Department of Economics
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3306
University of North Carolina, USA
Tel: 919-966-5392
E-mail:darity.cpc@mhs.unc.edu

Ira Gang
Department of Economics
Rutgers University
75 Hamilton Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Fax: 908-932-7416
Tel: 908-932-7405
E-mail:gang@rci.rutgers.edu

Sajal Lahiri
Department of Economics
University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park
C04 3SQ Colchester, U.K.
Fax: 44-1206-872724
Tel: 44-1206-872733
E-mail:lahiri@essex.ac.uk

Sugata Marjit
Centre For Studies in Social Sciences,Calcutta
10 Lake Terrace
Calcutta 700029
INDIA
Fax: 91-33-466-6958
E-mail: marjit@isical.ernet.in

Xiaokai Yang
HIID
Harvard University
One Eliot St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
E-mail:xyang@hiid.harvard.edu

and

Monash University
Department of Economics
Monash University
Clayton, VIC 3168, AUSTRALIA
E-mail: xkyang@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au

How to E-mail Your Referee Reports

1. E-mail referee reports are acceptable. Actually, they are preferred to reports by fax or mail, because snail mail retards the editorial process and fax reports are often difficult to read because of low resolution and small letters. If it is successfully transmitted, you will get a confirmation from the editorial office. If not, do not assume that the report was transmitted.

2. Microsoft Word or WordPerfect or Adobe pdf files are acceptable. Please separate the cover letter and the report. If your report is e-mailed as a separate attachment, it can be e-mailed directly to the authors. The cover letter can be written as text in the e-mails. Please do not list your name as author of documents in file properties as RDE relies on the double-blind refereeing process.

3. Please send a copy of the report by snail mail, too, because e-mail is not always reliable, and you can't verify whether your report by e-mail has been received by the editorial office. Fax reports are likewise acceptable.

Fax Reports

Reports by Snail Mail ONLY

Cover Letter

• manuscript number (it takes time to locate the manuscript without it).
• the title (in case there is an error in the manuscript number, this insures that the editorial office locate the manuscript).
• your postal address
• your e-mail address (please include it in the text). In case the authors have brief questions by e-mail concerning how to revise the manuscript, the office will try to convey the message to the referees.
• your summary opinion
  • A. Accept in present form or with slight changes.
  • B. Accept for publication after minor revision, with a suggestion about the length.
  • C. Reconsider for publication after extensive revision.
  • D. Reject, with suggestions for possible submission elsewhere.
  • E. Shrink to a note (of no more than 10 pages) with suggestions

Report

Prepare your comments that include your reasons, suggestions, and concerns. Comment on the manuscript's originality, clarity, contribution to literature, and relevance to real world problems. Make suggestions about its length, organization, tables, and figures. The bottom line is this: If there is an important idea in the paper, make constructive comments (e.g., how to streamline the arguments, what parts should be cut) and help authors publish the paper. If not, say so frankly. There is no point in beating about the bush. If the paper is clearly below RDE standards, detailed comments are unnecessary.

If you lose the manuscript