Scope of the Journal

Articles published in the Journal of Institutional Economics (JOIE) are explicitly about institutions. The journal is devoted to the study of the nature, role and evolution of institutions in the economy, including firms, states, markets, money, households and other vital institutions and organizations. It welcomes scholarly contributions by all schools of thought and relevant disciplines that can contribute to our understanding of the features, development and functions of real world economic institutions and organizations.

In addition, preference is given to essays that engage in empirically-informed, existing debates about the nature, role or evolution of institutions. This includes analytical case studies of real institutions, which can inform our theoretical understanding as well as provide important empirical evidence. We shall also consider articles that open up new vistas concerning our understanding of institutions, as long as they seem likely to be the subject of future discussion in JOIE. For these reasons, authors should have some familiarity with the past contents of JOIE.

JOIE publishes book review articles, but not shorter reviews. If you wish to publish a book review article, focusing on 1-3 recently published books of relevance to the journal, then please contact the Editor-in-Chief. Review copies will be requested from the publisher(s). Book review articles will be refereed like normal article submissions to JOIE.

Accepted article types

• Research Article*
• Brief Research Report*
• Review Article*
• Comment
• Introduction
• Fragment