jme-writing-style - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: jme-writing-style description: Use when applying Journal of Monetary Economics (JME) house style — the 100-word abstract that may not begin with "This paper" or "We", author-date references with journal titles spelled out, double-spaced 12-point formatting with line numbers, footnotes not endnotes, up to five keywords, and at least one JEL code.

JME House Style (jme-writing-style)

When to trigger

The abstract is over 100 words or begins with "This paper" / "We"
References are numbered or use abbreviated journal titles
You are unsure of the manuscript formatting JME requires at submission
Final polish before the Editorial Manager preflight

Implementing JME style (verified specifics)

Abstract: no more than 100 words, and it must not start with "This paper" or "We." Open with the finding or the question instead.
References: author-date style ("Smith (1992) reported that..."; "(e.g., Smith et al., 1969)"). Journal titles are spelled out in full — never abbreviated. The reference list appears after appendices but before tables and figures.
Formatting: manuscripts double-spaced, 12-point type, 1-inch margins, with line numbers on both submissions and final manuscripts.
Notes: use footnotes, numbered consecutively with superscript Arabic numerals — not endnotes.
Keywords / classification: up to five keywords and at least one JEL (Journal of Economic Literature) classification code are required.
Tables and figures: numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals.
Length: accepted papers must not exceed 40 pages of text/references/footnotes, with no more than 10 tables and figures combined (online supplements exempt) — write to that target.
AI declaration: include a declaration of any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation, per Elsevier policy.

Writing for a macro audience

JME readers are macroeconomists and central bankers. The intro should state the question, the identified shock or mechanism, the headline result, and the policy lesson quickly. Define the shock units (e.g., a 100-bp policy surprise) early. Keep the prose disciplined: the 40-page cap rewards a tight argument, with derivations and extra robustness in the online supplement.

Checklist

Abstract ≤ 100 words and does not begin with "This paper" or "We"
References author-date; journal titles spelled out in full
Reference list after appendices, before tables/figures
Double-spaced, 12-point, 1-inch margins, line numbers on
Footnotes (superscript Arabic), not endnotes
Up to five keywords and ≥ one JEL code
Generative-AI use declared if applicable

Style execution pass for Journal of Monetary Economics

Treat this skill as an executable review pass, not a prose hint. First lock the main macro object, the identifying variation, and the policy-relevant counterfactual; then judge whether the current manuscript answers the venue's real reader: macro and monetary economists who expect the shock, mechanism, and policy margin to be visible early.

Do the pass: Rewrite the first two pages so each paragraph starts from the venue-level claim, not from chronology or method inventory; preserve exact source-map limits and move technical overflow to appendix or supplement.
Return a ledger: give claim / evidence / risk / manuscript location rows, so the next agent can edit rather than rediscover the issue.
Sibling guard: compare against JIE for open-economy trade/finance emphasis, RED for dynamic macro theory, AEJ Macro for broader field positioning; if a sibling owns the contribution, recommend re-routing before polishing format.
Stop condition: do not give submission-ready advice until the pack's resources/official-source-map.md has been checked for volatile rules and the manuscript has one concrete fix for the largest venue-specific risk.

Output format

【Abstract】word count + first word (≤100, not "This paper"/"We")? Y/N
【References】author-date, full journal titles? Y/N
【Formatting】double-spaced 12pt, line numbers, footnotes? Y/N
【Keywords/JEL】≤5 keywords + ≥1 JEL code? Y/N
【AI declaration】present if used? Y/N
【Next step】jme-replication-and-data-policy