Aims & Scope

Econometric Theory is dedicated to advancing the theoretical foundations of econometrics through the publication of original, rigorous, and innovative research. The journal serves as a central outlet for theoretical contributions across all major areas of econometrics and encompasses the full breadth of econometric theory.

The core mission of Econometric Theory is to publish research of the highest scholarly quality that strengthens the probabilistic and statistical underpinnings of econometric methodology and provides a solid foundation for modeling, estimation, prediction, and inference. The journal recognizes the central role of theoretical econometrics not only in economics but also across the business and social sciences, and increasingly in multidisciplinary contexts involving statistics, data science, machine learning, and selected areas of the natural sciences.

Econometric Theory welcomes theoretical contributions that address modern challenges arising from large-scale data, high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and expanding empirical possibilities. The journal encourages research that deepens connections between econometrics and related disciplines, including probability theory, stochastic processes, statistics, mathematical finance, and computationally intensive areas of economics. Contributions that unify, extend, or reinterpret econometric theory through new perspectives, generalizations, or more elegant methods fall squarely within the journal’s scope.

In recognition of the close interaction between theory and practice, Econometric Theory also encourages submissions that demonstrate the practical implementation of new theoretical developments and promote best practices in econometric analysis. In addition to original research articles, the journal publishes historical studies on the development of econometric thought and interviews with leading scholars in the field.

Accepted article types

• Articles
• Miscellanea 
• ET Interviews

The Articles section consists of Regular Articles, Invited and Themed Articles, and Articles from ET lectures. It publishes papers with multiple major contributions, new methods, extensive proofs, and supporting simulations or applications.

The Miscellanea section is intended for short papers presenting one or two key innovations, with results stated and proved concisely—typically in fewer than 20 pages and often around 15 pages.  Authors can submit papers directly to the Miscellanea section, although such cases are infrequent. The section is used mainly for papers initially submitted as Regular Articles that are substantially shortened during revision. Publication standards are the same as those for Regular Articles, requiring originality and technical rigor.

For the purposes of Gold Open Access funding, this journal considers all article types, except ET interviews, to be research articles. If publishing Gold OA, all or part of the publication costs for these article types may be covered by one of the agreements Cambridge University Press has made to support open access.

Peer Review Process

This journal uses a single-anonymous peer review model. The author does not know the identity of the reviewers, but the reviewers know the identity of the author.