Submission Preflight (jleo-submission)

When to trigger

• "Submitting tomorrow" — last check before uploading to the Editorial Express portal
• Unsure which files and declarations JLEO's submission system expects
• Confirming format, anonymization, and house style are JLEO-compliant
• Confirming the paper is data-policy- and COPE-ready should it advance

Process facts (检索于 2026-06-22；以官网为准 — re-confirm on academic.oup.com/jleo)

• JLEO is published by Oxford University Press; founded 1985 by Oliver E. Williamson and Jerry L. Mashaw; triannual; Print ISSN 8756-6222, Online ISSN 1465-7341. Editor-in-Chief: Andrea Prat (Columbia), confirmed current as of 2026-06-22 (re-verify before submission).
• Submission portal: manuscripts are submitted through Editorial Express (editorialexpress.com/jleo), not ScholarOne or Editorial Manager. Verify the current upload form and accepted file types live.
• Publication ethics: JLEO is a COPE member and follows OUP's conflict-of-interest policy; editors recuse on conflicts. One paper under review at a time; no simultaneous submission elsewhere; AI cannot be listed as an author (per OUP policy).
• Review model (single- vs. double-blind): 待核实 — confirm on the JLEO submission-online page and anonymize accordingly before uploading.
• Length / abstract limits, citation style, exact data-and-code policy, and any submission/page fees or open-access (licensing) charges: 待核实 — JLEO's General Instructions point to a detailed submission page; read it and conform before submitting. OUP "encourages online licensing"; treat any open-access/licensing charge as separate from submission.

Preflight checklist

Format & front matter

• Manuscript in the format the Editorial Express form requires (PDF or as specified); pages numbered
• Title, abstract, keywords, and JEL codes present (confirm JEL requirement on the submission page — 待核实)
• If review is anonymous (待核实): author identifiers, acknowledgments, and identifying self-citations removed; a separate title page prepared
• References complete and in the JLEO/OUP house style (待核实 — match the journal's current style)

Exhibits & content

• Tables/figures legible; the institutional comparison readable from each exhibit; notes self-contained
• Standard errors / confidence intervals reported on every estimate; clustering stated
• Online appendix prepared for supplementary material, kept separate from the main paper

Files, policy & declarations

• All required files staged for the Editorial Express upload (manuscript, title page, appendix, any cover letter)
• Replication package buildable (jleo-replication-package); Data Availability Statement drafted; confirm the live data-and-code policy
• Disclosure / conflict-of-interest statement per OUP/COPE policy; funding sources listed
• Confirmed not under review elsewhere; AI not listed as an author
• A short cover letter stating the institutional/organizational contribution and why JLEO

Anti-patterns

• Assuming ScholarOne/Editorial Manager — JLEO uses Editorial Express; uploading to the wrong system stalls the paper
• Guessing the blinding rule instead of confirming it and anonymizing correctly (待核实)
• Quoting a fee, word limit, or citation style from memory rather than the live JLEO pages
• Treating the replication package as an afterthought, then scrambling at revision
• A cover letter that does not state the organization/PPE payoff distinguishing JLEO from JLE

Output format

【Portal】Editorial Express upload ready (correct files/types)? [Y/N]
【Format & front matter】title/abstract/keywords/JEL + house style? [Y/N]
【Blinding】review model confirmed and MS anonymized accordingly? [Y/N / 待核实]
【Exhibits】SEs/CIs reported, notes self-contained, appendix separate? [Y/N]
【Data policy】replication package buildable + DAS drafted? [Y/N]
【Declarations】disclosure/COI done; not under review elsewhere; no AI author? [Y/N]
【Next step】submit via Editorial Express → jleo-rebuttal after the decision

Supplementary resources

• templates/checklist.md — submission self-check
• templates/manuscript_template.md — lightweight manuscript scaffold
• ../../resources/official-source-map.md — official OUP/JLEO URLs and volatile facts