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I would like to ask which are the (mathematical) economics journals that publish papers about economic theory and that focus mainly on the mathematical aspects of it. Let me be more precise. If I have a refinement of a representation theorem for preference relation axiomatization, which journals are most suitable to get the paper accepted?

Of course, I mean a significant generalization of the theorem and, of course, I am not thinking about Econometrica or Journal of Economic Theory since I understand my question is about a refinement of a theorem, and not a completely original economic issue. Nevertheless, I think my generalization fills an important gap in the subject and I would like to ask for a list of economics journals (maybe listed by ranking of importance) that may be the right target for my result. Thank you in advance!

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For theory you have in order of prestige... (I know subjective)

There are of course other journals that publish theory, like:

  • International journal of Game theory
  • Economic Inquiry
  • Economics Theory Bulletin

Feel free to add to the list.

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  • Thank you very much! In any case, which do you consider more suitable for "hardcore" decision theory? I mean theorems about axiomatization and representation of preference relations by a utility function? And if the theorem is only a refinement of an old one (Debreu 1964, say), how much prestige can one guess it to be? (I know it's not easy to tell, but just to have a rough intuition) – Porcupine May 17 '21 at 16:11
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    Journal of math econ or Mathematcal social sciences? Theory and decision (not mentioned in my answer) might also be a good fit. – tdm May 17 '21 at 16:14
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    Thanks again! Let me wait if other answers come, otherwise I'll accept yours! – Porcupine May 17 '21 at 16:26
  • These are the journals theorist strive to publish in (apart from the Top 5 obviously), but I might add Mathematics of Operations Research if it is particularly technical as well. – Walrasian Auctioneer May 17 '21 at 23:44
  • @Walrasian Auctioneer, I agree they are the best theory journals, but as tdm wrote above, I see quite a big difference in prestige between even Econ Theory and Mathematical Social Sciences... even if sometimes I saw papers in Econ Theory that deserved JET and others that deserved no more than Theory and Decisions... what do you think?...... btw let me add Theory and Decisions – Son Gohan May 18 '21 at 06:31
  • @tdm, in someone else shoes, would you suggest trying a higher rank journal first, getting a rejection (likely), and eventually try a second-tier, or would you aim to the second straightforward to save time? – Porcupine May 22 '21 at 10:34
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    @Porcupine It depends. 1. do you think your paper makes a chance and (more importantly) 2. How much time do you have. If you are willing to wait (and have the money... not all submissions are for free) it's not a bad idea to try something more highly ranked. Even if you get a rejection, the referee reports might be helpful to update your paper. Publishing is to a large extend a large number game: if you have enough papers under circulation you'll be able to publish regularly even if you have a rejection now and then. – tdm May 22 '21 at 12:13