type="main" xml:id="jage12070-abs-0001" <title type="main">Abstract</title> <p>Submissions to the Journal continue to increase strongly (up 35% since last year), with a strong international pattern, while our response times are also improving. The JAE's citation impact factor declined slightly in 2012 from the record high in...</p>

2006 has been a year of consolidation for the Journal, as the first full year under editorial management at Newcastle using Manuscript Central by (c)ScholarOne, and of the availability of our on-line archive through Blackwell Synergy. We have made very substantial progress in reducing our...