《經濟理論雜志》發表有關經濟理論的原創研究。它是經濟理論領域中最具綜合性的期刊。它也是所有經濟學的九種核心期刊之一。《華爾街日報》力爭在收到稿件后四個月內做出回應。它致力于在經濟理論的不同領域保持公平和平衡的觀點，強調創新工作。提交具有重要的經驗、實驗、定量和計算貢獻的文件是受歡迎的，只要它們有堅實的理論基礎。主題包括但不限于:機制設計、信息、金融、匹配、決策理論、博弈論、政治經濟學、市場設計、宏觀經濟學和貨幣經濟學。

The Journal of Economic Theory publishes original research on economic theory. It is the most general-interest journal among those specializing in economic theory. It is also one of nine core journals in all of economics. The Journal strives to respond in four months from receipt of the manuscript. It is committed to maintaining a fair and balanced view of different fields in economic theory, with an emphasis on innovative work. Submissions with significant empirical, experimental, quantitative, and computational contributions are welcome, provided they are firmly grounded in theory.Themes include, but are not limited to, mechanism design, information, finance, matching, decision theory, game theory, political economy, market design, macroeconomics and monetary economics.