All full-length articles published in JOIE compete for the newly-established Elinor Ostrom Prize.

A prize of £1000, funded by the Foundation for European Economic Development, is awarded each year for the best full-length article published in JOIE in the preceding calendar year. The first Elinor Ostrom Prize will be awarded in 2014 for the best full-length article published in the JOIE in 2013.