Quetelet Journal
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An open-access journal dedicated to population research
The Quetelet Journal (RQJ) is a bilingual (English and French) thematic journal published by the Center for Demographic Research at the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in Belgium. The RQJ accepts original contributions that follow the standard format of empirical articles, as well as documents in non-traditional formats: theoretical literature reviews, methodological articles, advocacy for heterodox or controversial ideas, negative results, replication of previously published results, descriptive findings on new data, unusual data, mixed methods, etc.
Every article published in the Revue Quetelet is available online upon receipt of the final version accepted by the Editorial Board and the author. For articles published in 2013 and 2014, a biannual print edition also compiles the articles available online.
Articles undergo a peer-review process. All article submissions are sent anonymously (double-blind) to at least two reviewers, one of whom is a member of the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board’s decision and the reviewers’ comments are forwarded to the authors. The article is published only if the author incorporates the critical remarks made by the reviewers and the Editorial Board. Publication must be approved by all co-authors.
During the peer review process, all authors agree not to withdraw their manuscript or submit it to another publication. The journal will not publish an article that has already been published or submitted for publication in another journal or book.
The article submission process must be completed via the website dedicated to the Revue Quetelet. This platform will also be used to track the submission, review, revision, and communication processes with the authors.
Only issues published in 2013 and 2014 were released in both electronic and print formats. The print versions can still be ordered directly from the Presses Universitaires de Louvain website.
From now on, articles are published exclusively online and can be accessed on the website dedicated to the Revue Quetelet.
List of articles already published in the Revue Quetelet:
Vol. 11, No. 1, 2023
“COVID-19 Mortality Statistics. A Comparative Study of Epidemiological Surveillance Data and Death Certificates in 2020 in Belgium”, Catharina Vernemmen, Reindert Ekelson, Jure Jurčević, Serge Nganda, Aline Scohy, Sara Dequeker, Koen Blot, Dominique Dubourg, Marie-Isabelle Joris, Hanna Masson, Mathieu Roelants, Peter Verduyckt, Elias Neirynck, Natalia Bustos Sierra, pp.1-39.
“ “Identifying partnership biographies from residential information in Belgian administrative data,” Joan Damiens, Luisa Fadel, Benjamin Marteau, Alice Rees, Christine Schnor, Océane Van Cleemput, Zuzana Zilincikova, pp. 41–67.
“Birth and Death certificates from colonial Senegal. Coverage, validity, and potential for future research,” Dinos Sevdalakis, pp. 69–109.
“A Deep-Fried Delight. The Oliebollen Framework of Demographic Research”, Adrien Remund, Louise Meijering, Hinke Haisma, pp. 111–117.
“Complex data management of the national register: Methodological choices and their impacts on the intensity of re-emigration of African migrants living in Belgium”, Josue Begu Mbolipay, Philippe Bocquier, Bruno Schoumaker, pp. 119–141.
Vol. 10, No. 1, 2022
Constance Beaufils “Women’s withdrawal from the labor market: a social phenomenon obscured by the statistical category of economic inactivity,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 1–25.
Guillaume Le Roux, Florent Amat, Christophe Imbert (2022), “Parisian Metropolization and the Crisis of Marginalized Territories? Social Transformation within the Paris Basin since 1968 through the Lens of Mobility,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 27–44.
Yacouba Compaoré, Marie-Laurence Flahaux, Nathalie Sawadogo (2022), “Vulnerability and aging in Ouagadougou. The crucial role of gender and migration status in older people’s support,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 45–62.
Catherine Bonvalet, Arnaud Bringé, Guillaume Le Roux (2022), “The Quest for Comfort – The History of Parisians Born Between 1920 and 1950,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 63–84.
Vol. 9, No. 1, 2021
Hideko Matsuo, Koen Matthijs, “Brakes and drivers of differences and marriages during Advent and Lent from the early 19th to the early 20th centuries in western and central Belgium,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1–21.
Christophe Vandeschrick, “Average annual growth rate via a geometric formula. Always, sometimes, never?”, Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 23–45.
Linh Hoang Khanh Dang, Nadine Ouellette, France Meslé, Michel Poulain, “Trajectories of mortality rates at the extreme ages of life. A parametric representation of recent data from France, Belgium, and Quebec,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 47–64.
Ester Rizzi, Alice Rees, “Belgian family policy from a comparative perspective: does it support fertility and gender equity?”, Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 65–99.
Thierry Eggerickx, Jean-Paul Sanderson, Christophe Vandeschrick, Cécile Donadille, “Social inequalities in mortality among those over 65. The case of Belgium,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 101–125.
Vol. 8, No. 2, 2020, Special Issue on Belgium
Thierry Eggerickx, Jean-Paul Sanderson, Christophe Vandeschrick, “Mortality in Belgium from the nineteenth century to today. Variations according to age, sex, and social and spatial contexts,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 7–59.
Sophie Vause, “1997–2017: An assessment of two decades of immigration in Belgium,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 61–99.
Vol. 8, No. 1, 2020
Richard Kapend, Jakub Bijak, Andrew Hinde, “The Democratic Republic of the Congo armed conflict 1998-2004: Assessing excess mortality based on factual and counterfactual projection scenarios,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 7-35.
France Meslé, Jacques Valin, “Causes of death among the very elderly in France: recent trends,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 37–72.
Maude Crouzet, Amélie Carrère, Caroline Laborde, Didier Breton, Emmanuelle Cambois, “Differences in disability-free life expectancy across French departments: initial results from the Daily Life and Health Survey,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 73–101.
Sandra Brée, “Divorce trends and variations along the rural-urban gradient in France, 1884–1913,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 103–138.
José Henrique Costa Monteiro-da-Silva, Bernardo Lanza Queiroz, Diana Sawyer, Fabiano Neves Alves Pereira, “Rural-Urban Health and Mortality Differentials in Brazil, 2010–2013,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 139–163.
Vol. 7, No. 1, 2019
Anne E. Calvès, “‘No money, no honey’? Poverty and young men’s unmarried relationships in urban Burkina Faso,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 7–26.
Audrey F. Lai, Andrew Noymer, Tsuio Tai, “The geometry of mortality change: Convex hulls for demographic analysis,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 27–70.
Anne-Laure Bertrand, “Refugees’ trajectories in Switzerland: Impact of residence permits on labor market integration,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 71–99.
Mathieu Buelens, “Transnational analysis of local fertility: A spatial organization depending on metropolitan contexts and national borders,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 101–133.
Geneviève Cézard, “Evidencing the gap between health expectancy and life expectancy for ethnic groups in Scotland,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 135–162.
Vol. 6, No. 1, 2018
Jean-François Léger, “Housing: A Key Variable in Local-Level Demographic Projections,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 7–33.
Charlotte Leroy, Dominique Dubourg, Anouck Billiet, Christelle Senterre, Virginie Van Leeuw, Wei-Hong Zhang, Yvon Englert, “Effects of the living environment on the associations between individual determinants and perinatal health in Wallonia (Belgium),” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 35–53.
Ingrid Schockaert, Edwin Pelfrene, Edith Lodewijckx, “Local ageing patterns in Flanders,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 55–72.
Jon Anson, “Estimating local mortality tables for small areas: An application using Belgian sub-arrondissements,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 73–97.
Juan Galeano, Jordi Bayona-i-Carrasco, “Residential segregation and clustering dynamics of migrants in the metropolitan area of Barcelona: A demo-spatial analysis at the census tract level,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 99–127.
Vol. 5, No. 2, 2017, Special Issue on Belgium
Marie Vandresse, “The critical role of assumptions in population projections: The case of Belgium,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 7–35.
Eli Nomes, Jan Van Bavel, “Education and marriage: The shift from hypergamy to hypogamy in Belgium, a 20th century cohort analysis,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 37–67.
Mélanie Bourguignon, Jean-Paul Sanderson, Catherine Gourbin, “The ageing of populations in Belgium: Current situation and perspectives,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 69–114.
Vol. 5, No. 1, 2017
Sandra Brée, Thierry Eggerickx, Jean-Paul Sanderson, “Low fertility, childlessness, and family changes in the first half of the 20th century in France and Belgium,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 7–31.
Catherine Gourbin, Guillaume Wunsch, Lorise Moreau, Agnès Guillaume, and the ECAF team, “Direct and indirect paths leading to contraceptive use in urban Africa. An application to Burkina Faso, Ghana, Morocco, and Senegal,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 33–71.
John Tomkinson, Didier Breton, Magali Mazuy, “Entry into motherhood during adolescence in France. A sociodemographic and spatial analysis of the determinants and profiles,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 73–98.
Armelle Klein, Frédéric Sandron, “Population Aging and Public Policies in Réunion at the Sub-Territorial Level,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 99–125.
Julien Charlier, Marc Debuisson, Jean-Paul Duprez, Isabelle Reginster, “Methodological contribution to the analysis of inter-municipal residential movements in Wallonia through the construction of residential catchment areas (1994–2014),” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 127–149.
Vol. 4, No. 1, 2016
Bruno Masquelier, Alessandra Garbero, “Educational differentials in adult mortality in low- and middle-income countries,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 7-28.
Michel Poulain, Luc Dal, An Herm, “Mortality risk by living arrangements for the elderly Belgian population,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 29–56.
Anne-Emmanuèle Calvès, “Generational control over young urban couples in West Africa: Involvement of elders in union formation and infant care in Ouagadougou,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 57–72.
Dudley L. Poston, Cristina Elizabeth Cruz, “Voluntary, involuntary, and temporary childlessness in the United States,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 73–99.
Isabel Côté, Kévin Lavoie, “From ‘assisted’ reproduction by others to ‘negotiated’ reproduction with others: a dialogue on the role of the third-party donor in the parenting plans of lesbian mothers in Quebec,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 101–121.
Vol. 3, No. 1, 2015
Jacques Véron, “‘Illuminating action’? Demography according to Alfred Sauvy through the reissues of *La population*,” *Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal*, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 7–49.
Jean-Paul Sanderson, “Returnees to the City: Myth or Reality? A Study of Migration Among 50–69-Year-Olds in Brussels,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 51–74.
Patrick Deboosere, Hadewijch Vandenheede, “Reversing the Malthusian Paradigm on Retirement Age,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 75–95.
Andreu Domingo, “Migration as a Global Risk: The World Economic Forum and Neoliberal Discourse on Demography,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 97–117.
Myriam de Loenzien, Géraldine Duthé, Lama Kabbanji, Armelle Andro, Dominique Diguet, Catherine Sluse, Delphine Arnoux, “Current Challenges in Population Studies: An Analysis of Doctoral Theses Defended in France,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 119–144.
Vol. 2, No. 2, 2014
Faustina Frempong-Ainguah, Allan Hill, “Reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the Short Form-36 Health Survey: Findings from the Women’s Health Study of Accra, Ghana,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, PUL, pp. 7–29.
Daniel Courgeau, Jakub Bijak, Robert Franck, Eric Silverman, “Are the four Baconian idols still alive in demography?”, Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, PUL, pp. 31–59.
Clémentine Rossier, Abdramane Bassiahi Soura, Géraldine Duthé, Bruno Lankoande, Roch Millogo, “Are the urban poor really worse off? Socioeconomic differentials in adult cause-specific mortality at the periphery of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, PUL, pp. 61–80.
Hannelore De Grande, Hadewijch Vandenheede, Patrick Deboosere, “Data inventory of health inequalities among adolescents and young adults in the Brussels-Capital Region,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, PUL, pp. 81–119.
Ann Kiragu, “Maternal morbidity in Kenya: Measurement, contributions and limitations of DHS data,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, PUL, pp. 121–145.
Vol. 2, No. 1, 2014
Sandra Brée, “Urbanization, immigration, and fertility in the Paris region in the 19th century,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, PUL, pp. 7–37.
Thierry Eggerickx, Rafael Costa, Jean-Paul Sanderson, “Fertility among internal migrants in Belgium: A longitudinal and spatial approach using retrospective census data,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, PUL, pp. 39–65.
Antonio Lopez-Gay, “Population growth and re-urbanization in Spanish inner cities: The role of internal migration and residential mobility,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, PUL, pp. 67–92.
Jordi Bayona-I-Carrasco, Fernando Gil-Alonso, Isabel Pujadas-I-Rúbies, “Suburbanization versus recentralization. Changes in the effect of international migration inflows on the largest Spanish metropolitan areas (2000–2010),” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, PUL, pp. 93–118.
Aline Désesquelles, Elena Demuru, Viviana Egidi, Luisa Frova, France Meslé, Marilena Pappagallo, Michele Antonio Salvatore, “Cause-specific mortality analysis: Is the underlying cause of death sufficient?”, Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, PUL, pp. 119–135.
Vol. 1, No. 1, 2013
Michael J. White, “Moving Migration into the 21st Century,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, PUL, pp. 7–31.
Adrien Remund, “Urban Growth and the Duration of Migratory Episodes: The Case of 19th-Century Geneva,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, PUL, pp. 33–49.
Reto Schumacher, Koen Matthijs, Sarah Moreels, “Migration and reproduction in an urbanizing context. Family life courses in 19th-century Antwerp and Geneva,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, PUL, pp. 51–72.
Mathias Lerch, “Urbanization and fertility transition in Albania,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 73–93.
Cédric Duchêne-Lacroix, Nicola Hilti, Helmut Schad, “Multilocal living: discussion of an emerging concept and overview of its empirical application in Switzerland,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, PUL, pp. 95–121.
Clémentine Rossier, Abdramane Soura, Bruno Lankoande, “Migration and Health on the Outskirts of Ouagadougou: An Initial Exploratory Analysis,” Revue Quetelet/Quetelet Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, PUL, pp. 123–150.
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Philippe Bocquier, Center for Demographic Research, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Mélanie Bourguignon, Center for Demographic Research, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Sandra Bree, National Center for Scientific Research, Rhône-Alpes Historical Research Laboratory (CNRS-LARHRA), France
Joan Damiens, Center for Demographic Research, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Yoann Doignon, UMR 7363 SAGE, University of Strasbourg, France / Center for Demographic Research, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Thierry Eggerickx, Center for Demographic Research, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Marie-Laurence Flahaux, Research Institute for Development, Population Environment Development Laboratory (LPED), France / Center for Demographic Research, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Michel Oris, Interfaculty Center for Gerontology and the Study of Vulnerabilities, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Christine Schnor, Center for Demographic Research, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Sylvie Gadeyne, Interface Demography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
Sabine Henry, Institute of Life-Earth-Environment (ILEE), University of Namur, Belgium
Mathias Lerch, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), Rostock, Germany
Marion Leturcq, INED, France.
Clémentine Rossier, Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics at the University of Geneva (IDESO), Switzerland
Nathalie Sawadogo, Higher Institute of Population Sciences, University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Bruno Schoumaker, Center for Demographic Research, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
Marie Vandresse, Federal Planning Bureau (BfP), Belgium
Article Format
The Revue Quetelet publishes both traditional scientific articles and original scientific contributions in non-traditional formats—provided they address demographic issues or population-related topics—such as:
theoretical articles focused on literature reviews,
methodological articles centered on the challenges and limitations of a data source, the development and discussion of a measure, etc.,
more descriptive articles utilizing original and/or new data,
discussions of heterodox or controversial ideas,
articles yielding negative results (failing to confirm the hypotheses posited),
articles aimed at replicating previous studies,
articles based on original methods (mixed methods, etc.).
Submission Procedure
The Revue Quetelet operates on the basis of a standard peer review process: every submitted article is sent anonymously to at least two reviewers, one of whom is a member of the Revue Quetelet editorial board. Article submissions are made via the OJS (Open Journal System) platform.
The evaluation of articles is conducted in two stages. The first involves a general review of the article by one or more members of the editorial board to assess the article’s admissibility. Since the editorial board meets monthly, authors will be promptly notified if the article is deemed inadmissible or rejected following this first stage. If the article is deemed admissible, it is then forwarded to one or more external reviewers, who assess the article’s quality. At the conclusion of this stage, the article is either accepted (with or without revisions, major or minor) or rejected, and the corresponding author is notified of this decision.
From the moment the author(s) submit an article to the Revue Quetelet, they agree not to submit the same article for publication in another journal until the editorial board has provided feedback to the authors. The Revue Quetelet will not publish an article that has already been published—in full or in substantial part—elsewhere or that is currently under review by another journal or publication. However, if research reports or working papers have been made available beforehand (preprints, Green Open Access via institutional repositories), this does not preclude publication in the Revue Quetelet.
Authors agree to obtain all necessary authorizations for the use of data, whether regarding privacy concerns or legal and ethical requirements.
Once the editorial board has received feedback from both reviewers, it will contact the authors and, if necessary, request revisions to their article via the OJS platform to improve its content. The authors will agree on a reasonable deadline with the editorial board to complete the requested revisions. The revised article will then be returned to the editorial board, which will assess whether the changes made meet the reviewers’ expectations. To this end, authors must provide a summary of their changes and explain their rationale in response to the reviewers’ comments. A final review under the supervision of the editor-in-chief will be conducted, with any necessary feedback provided to the lead author of the article.
Once approved by the editorial board, authors agree not to make any further changes to the content of their article, which will then be formatted: minor corrections (spelling errors, missing words, etc.) are still possible but should be avoided as much as possible. Authors must approve a “final proof” of their article before it is published online.
Formatting
A few guidelines regarding the formatting of articles submitted to the Revue Quetelet:
Submission of the Article Proposal
Articles may be written in English or French, using language appropriate for a scientific publication.
The article must be submitted in an anonymized version so that authors cannot be identified by reviewers (the text submitted via the OJS platform must not mention any authors).
If the article is written in English, the spelling style—British or American—must be consistent throughout the text.
Font: Times New Roman, 12.
Double-spaced.
Word or PDF format.
Maximum 40,000 characters (including spaces, captions, bibliography, notes, and appendices).
Page numbering.
Maximum of three levels of subheadings (level 4 headings—e.g., 1.3.2.2.—and higher are not permitted).
Information Page
At the time of online submission, authors must complete the “Metadata” sections by providing the title of the submission, as well as the last names, first names, institutional affiliations, and email addresses of all authors/co-authors of the contribution. However, this information must not appear in the main text to ensure the authors’ anonymity to the reviewers. The lead author of the article will be clearly identified, will submit the article via OJS, and will serve as the point of contact with the editorial board.
Acknowledgments may be included in the main document once it has been accepted by the editorial board. If the article is part of a research project or funded by a specific grant, these must be clearly indicated, but only after the peer review process has been completed.
Abstract
An abstract is required for all article submissions.
Written in English and French.
Maximum 1,200 characters (including spaces).
Must include (briefly) the study context, objectives, methods, results, and conclusions.
Five keywords must be added to these abstracts, in French and English.
Figures and Tables
The title, numbering, and source must be indicated for each figure or table.
Tables and figures must be formatted and numbered separately.
Tables and figures should be submitted to the editorial board preferably in Excel or CSV format (with the source data to allow for formatting adjustments). Any other format must first be approved by the editorial board prior to publication.
Appendices
Appendices—including text, graphs, tables, formulas, etc.—may be added. They should be attached directly following the article, within the same document. Any figures, tables, or formulas must include a title, numbering (continuing the sequence of figures, tables, or formulas in the main text), and a source. Tables and figures included in the appendices should preferably be provided in Excel or CSV format.
Notes
Footnotes may be inserted into the text, but their number should be limited. They should not include graphics or formulas, but may refer to appendices. They should appear in the text in the following format: Times New Roman, 10.
Bibliographic References
Authors should take particular care to adhere to the bibliographic reference format used by the Revue Quetelet. The bibliography will be included at the end of the article and sorted in alphabetical order.
Journal article: Adveev A., Eremenko T., Festy P., Gaymu J., Le Bouteillec N., Springer S. (2011), “Populations and Demographic Trends in European Countries (1980–2010),” Population, 66 (1), pp. 9–133.
Monograph: Monnier A. (2006), Contemporary Demography of Europe: Evolution, Trends, Challenges, Paris, Armand Colin, 416 p.
Contribution to an edited volume: Vallin J. (2002), “Mortality, Sex, and Gender,” G. Caselli, J. Vallin, G. Wunsch (eds.), Demography: Analysis and Synthesis, Volume III: Determinants of Mortality, INED Press, pp. 319–350.
Working paper/research report: Federal Planning Bureau, Directorate-General for Statistics (2016), Demographic Outlook 2015–2060: Population, Households, and Projected Mortality Rates, March, Brussels, 70 pp.
In the text, authors should cite references as follows: (Eggerickx, 2010), (Bocquier et al., 2008; Rizzi and Gourbin, 2012).
Open data
In an effort to align with the “Open Science” movement, the Revue Quetelet emphasizes the importance of replicability and transparency in analyses. To this end, codes and syntaxes may be published in one or more supplementary files separate from the main article, so that they are readable by the scientific community and experts. The format of this document is at the authors’ discretion (*.txt, *.do, *.R, *.sps, etc.).
To ensure the codes and syntax are understandable, the provision of sample data or dummy data that allows the codes and analysis programs to be applied is strongly encouraged, via public repositories (https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/) or directly on the journal’s website. If applicable, authors are also asked to include, in a footnote or appendix, a link to the data file if it has been deposited in a repository independent of the RQJ.
Abstract on OJS:
The Revue Quetelet subjects its publications to a double-blind peer review process. By agreeing to review this submission, you play a pivotal role in our publication process, and we thank you for your contribution. Your review should both guide the editors’ decisions and help authors improve their manuscript. Your role is not to correct the article, but to offer constructive suggestions and comments with kindness and respect. To help you write your peer review, a guide is available (LINK) outlining the objectives and steps of a peer review, as well as an evaluation grid based on five criteria that you will use to fill out a form on OJS.
Reminder of the objectives of a peer review:
Select research of high scientific quality
Improve the quality of the research: strengthen key arguments and correct errors
Before beginning the peer review, verify that the answer to the following 3 questions is yes:
Do you have expertise in all or part of the subject?
Do you have a minimum amount of time to devote to this peer review?
Are you certain you have no potential conflicts of interest (personal or scientific) that could influence your evaluation?
The peer review
The peer review is intended for both the editor and the authors: it must be written accordingly, both to guide the editor’s decisions and to enable the authors to improve their manuscript, regardless of the final decision. The reviewer’s role is not to directly correct the article, but to offer suggestions to help the author improve clarity, effectiveness, and presentation quality. Courtesy and respect are, of course, essential. Positive comments, in addition to constructive criticism, are welcome.
If one or more of the arguments put forward by the author seem incorrect or incomplete to you, you are asked to provide references to support your point.
The structure of the review is up to the reviewer, but the editors strongly recommend following a five-step approach:
First, summarize the purpose of the article in one or two sentences: topic and objectives, research question, main hypothesis.
Next, review the main sections of the article (see the criteria in the evaluation grid below). If possible, please cite the page number, table, and/or figure number when specifically referring to particular elements in your comments.
Use the evaluation grid below to assess the manuscript and complete the form provided on the OJS platform.
Conclude the critical review with general comments that summarize the main arguments justifying the final decision to accept or reject the article.
Evaluation Grid:
Significance and Originality of the Research Question
Does the introduction provide sufficient information to understand the problem posed and identify the gap that the article will fill?
Does the text accurately describe what the author hopes to achieve (objectives), the problem to be addressed, and the hypotheses to be tested?
Knowledge of the literature on the subject
Are previous studies relevant to the research topic summarized? Do the authors explain, where applicable, whether previous results by other authors are challenged or further explored?
Is the originality of the research (particularly in terms of existing literature, the data used, or the approach taken) explicitly stated in the text?
Appropriateness of the data
Is it specified how the data presented in the manuscript are appropriate for addressing the research question?
Does the article clearly specify the data used (collection method, representativeness, etc.), as well as their potential biases or limitations?
Use of methods and quality of analyses
Is the analytical methodology used presented clearly and concisely, so that it can be replicated in other research contexts?
Is the analytical method appropriate for the text’s objectives? If not, what should the authors do to correct this?
Are the results properly analyzed? Do the authors’ conclusions align with what can be inferred from the analyses?
Do the interpretations correspond to the results presented? Have the authors provided sufficient evidence to support their claims? If not, should additional analyses or data be used?
Article Structure
Is the text as a whole presented in a clear, concise, and rigorous manner?
Is the organization of ideas optimal for addressing the research question posed?
Do all tables and figures help the reader better understand the text? If not, which ones could be removed or added?
Clarity of Writing
Is the writing clear and accessible? Is the spelling accurate?
Is the bibliography complete, well-presented, relevant to the topic, and not too outdated?
The Decision
The decision to accept or reject an article must be clearly justified, and the checklist above should help you objectively assess your position.
Five types of decisions can be made:
Accepted for publication: the article is accepted as is or with minor revisions that concern only the article’s format (spelling errors, missing bibliographic references, etc.)
Accepted for publication but with revisions: the article is accepted, provided that certain corrections are made by the authors. These corrections must concern relatively minor elements, such as, for example, interpretations and explanations to be clarified, references to be added, figures to be modified or completed, sections to be moved, etc.
Article to be resubmitted to the Quetelet journal: as it stands, the article is not publishable and significant substantive work is still required. The article’s structure is insufficient or unsuitable; the methods and/or results are underutilized or poorly utilized; errors in analysis or interpretation remain in the text, etc. The article is therefore not accepted as is, but if the authors are willing to invest further effort into the article, they may resubmit it at a later date. However, given the extent of the requested revisions, the review process will start from scratch upon resubmission. The rationale for this decision is that the article has potential but, in its current form, this potential is insufficiently or incorrectly utilized.
Article to be submitted to another journal: the article’s topic or content is unsuitable for the Revue Quetelet. Authors are therefore invited to submit their manuscript to another journal.
Rejected: due to the excessive number of corrections required or if the article’s content is incorrect and unacceptable, the article is rejected, and the journal will not accept future submissions.