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Journal of Political Economy

University of Chicago Press

Primary Field

Economics

ISSN Number

1537-534X

Publish Time

100 weeks

Impact Score

492 H-Index

Annual Volume

15.9k papers

Last Verified

Apr 5, 2026

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Median Review

38w

Submission to decision

Production

62w

Acceptance to final pub

Total Pipeline

100w

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Journal of Political Economy currently has an estimated total publication timeline of about 100 weeks, including roughly 38 weeks for peer review and 62 weeks for production. Use this as a planning estimate rather than a guarantee.

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