The Pasadena Economics Journal is Pasadena City College’s premiere student-run economics journal. We publish original research by fellow students once a semester.

Papers are subject to a peer review process by our team of peer reviewers, comprising diverse interests in Economics, Public Policy, Business, Environmental Studies, and Data Science.

For each semester, our review process is as follows:

1. Round 1: Throughout the semester, applications are screened as they are received. A reviewer is assigned a full review of the paper, after which all peer reviewers discuss it. If your paper was selected for this round but is later rejected, you may request brief feedback on your paper.

2. Round 2: Top papers are selected and may receive a list of revisions to implement before publishing. 

Although we have a fixed submission deadline, we encourage you to submit as early as possible—submissions are evaluated in the order they are received.

We review and publish submissions in two cycles—the Spring and Fall semesters of a calendar year. Once submissions are reviewed and edited for publication, we release our journal. The Spring edition is published on June 1st, and the Fall edition is published on December 1st.

Copyright Policy:

All authors retain copyright over their original work. For permission to reproduce, modify, or copy materials printed in this journal for anything other than personal use, kindly contact the respective authors.