About the Journal

REL is a Diamond Open Access journal (without fees for authors and readers) in the service of authors and the academic community.

Mission Statement
REL seeks to free academic journals from commercial publishers and maintain integrity in scholarly research and its publication. Its mission is to appraise and disseminate research on developments in the economic literature, free to access for anyone, anywhere, now and in the future. Founded on the goodwill of the academic community and independence of peer reviewers and editors, REL opens access to rigorous scientific knowledge.

Aims and Scope
Reviews of Economic Literature (REL) publishes peer-reviewed articles that provide critical overviews and analyses of all aspects of the economic literature. It seeks to inform economists about developments in the literature beyond their own immediate specialization, while being accessible to specialist and non-specialist readers interested in economics. It welcomes submissions that represent cogent syntheses of recent research and undertake bibliometric reviews and meta-analysis of the economic literature. The editors also identify special topics for which they invite contributions. The subject areas of interest include, but are not limited to, economics, econometrics, economic history, financial economics, business economics, and accounting.

Governance
REL is owned by a not-for-profit company with charitable purposes. The company constitution stipulates that the company must be maintained exclusively for charitable purposes and this requirement cannot be changed. REL cannot be operated for private profit, and it cannot be sold or given to a for-profit commercial publisher or entity. The journal editors are the company’s shareholders and appoint the directors of the company. The directors are responsible for ensuring compliance with the charitable purposes of the company and must act in its best interest. They appoint Co-Editors-in-Chief and Managing Editors, who appoint Associate Editors, and Advisory Board members. All appointments are non-remunerable positions for 5-year renewable terms. The Co-Editors-in-Chief and Managing Editors also appoint the Journal Manager, who is paid an honorarium.

Keywords:   Economics, econometrics, economic history, financial economics, business economics and accounting, survey article, review article, meta-analysis, bibliometric, scientometric, informetric, systematic review.

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