China Economic Journal (CEJ)

China Economic Journal (CEJ) invites submissions for a special issue following the 2025 Chinese Economists Society (CES) North American conference at the University of Michigan and the China Annual conference at Sun Yat-sen University. CEJ provides readers with insights into the latest developments in the Chinese economy and government economic policies. We seek papers that address cutting-edge issues in China's economic development, with a particular focus on long-term significance. Both conferences in the US and China brought many scholars who presented their recent theoretical and empirical research, particularly research with strong policy implications. We welcome submissions about all topics focusing on China in the areas of economics and finance. Submissions are open to papers outside the two conferences, although the papers that have been presented in the above two conferences will be given priority.  

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the guest editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. The submission deadline is December 31, 2025. Papers will be processed in the order they are received. All submissions to this special issue must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere and should follow the "Instructions for Authors". There is no submission fee.

To submit, please send your paper to ces2025cej@outlook.com and put "SI: CES-CEJ 2025" in your subject line. The original submission can be either English or Chinese, with final publication in English. For a conditionally accepted article in Chinese, the author(s) are responsible for translating the article into English before it is finally accepted by the editor for publication. For further inquiries, please contact the guest editor, Dr. Guangjun Shen, at shengj6@mail.sysu.edu.cn. Thank you!

Guest editors-in-chief:

Susan Feng Lu

Rotman School of Management

University of Toronto

susanfeng.lu@utoronto.ca

Guangjun Shen

Lingnan College

Sun Yat-sen University

shengj6@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Guest editors:

Yang Ji

School of Business

Sun Yat-sen University

jiyang3@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Dongzhou Mei

School of Internation Trade and Economics

Central University of Finance and Economics

meidongzhoupku@126.com

Weizeng Sun

Joint Research Institute

Nanjing Audit University

sunweizeng@gmail.com