Submission Preflight (jms-submission)

When to trigger

• "Submitting tomorrow" — last check before pressing submit on ScholarOne
• Unsure which files JMS expects (anonymised manuscript + separate title page)
• Confirming the manuscript meets double-blind anonymisation and house format
• Choosing the right article type (Original, Review, Point–CounterPoint, JMS Says)

Process facts (source map refreshed 2026-06; re-confirm on the official Wiley/SAMS pages)

• JMS is the Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) journal, published by Wiley; content is hosted on Wiley Online Library (the journal home is onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14676486). The editorial office is at Durham University. (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)
• Submission portal: Wiley ScholarOne / Manuscript Central at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jmstudies. (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)
• Review model: double-blind. The manuscript must be fully anonymised (no author names, no identifying self-citations in the first person, no acknowledgements that reveal identity); author details go on a separate title page uploaded as a distinct file.
• Length: typically 10,000–13,000 words inclusive of tables, figures, and references; manuscripts substantially over (e.g., >15,000) may be returned for reduction before review. (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)
• Abstract: ≤200 words; 4–6 keywords in alphabetical order. (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)
• Article types: Original Articles, Review Articles, Special Issues, Point–CounterPoints (Point ~9,000–12,000 words; CounterPoint ~7,000 words, editorially curated), and JMS Says essays. Confirm the current set and length rules. (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)
• No submission fee is charged at submission for standard articles; open-access APCs apply only if the author chooses OA at acceptance (Wiley hybrid). Do not treat any APC as a submission-time fee. (verified 2026-06-22; re-verify the exact OA APC figure before submission)
• General Editors (team-based; no single EiC): Johann Fortwengel, Corinne Post, and Kristina Potočnik (verified 2026-06-22 via Wiley/SAMS; re-verify before naming an editor in a cover letter).

Preflight checklist

Anonymisation (double-blind)

• Manuscript contains no author names, affiliations, or identifying acknowledgements
• Self-citations phrased in the third person ("Smith (2019) found…", not "in our prior work")
• File metadata/properties scrubbed of author identity
• Separate title page file with names, affiliations, ORCID, corresponding author, acknowledgements, and funding

Format & house style

• Double-spaced throughout, including notes and references
• Harvard author-date referencing; alphabetical reference list; page numbers for quotations
• Endnotes only (no footnotes), kept minimal
• Tables numbered with Roman numerals, figures with Arabic numerals; each exhibit self-sufficient
• UK or US English, consistent throughout
• Abstract ≤200 words; 4–6 alphabetical keywords
• Total length within the inclusive 10,000–13,000-word budget

Article type & declarations

• Correct article type selected on ScholarOne (Original / Review / Point–CounterPoint / JMS Says)
• AI use declared (including copy-editing) per current policy
• Data/transparency statement included if required for the design
• Confirmed the paper is not under review elsewhere; no AI listed as an author

Anti-patterns

• Submitting a manuscript that reveals authorship (first-person self-citations, acknowledgements, metadata)
• Wrong referencing style (numbered/APA instead of Harvard author-date)
• Forgetting that the word count is inclusive of tables/figures/references — then exceeding it
• Footnotes instead of endnotes; figures/tables mis-numbered against house style
• Treating a Point–CounterPoint or JMS Says as a normal Original Article
• Confusing an OA APC with a submission fee

Output format

【Anonymisation】no author identity in manuscript + separate title page? [Y/N]
【Referencing】Harvard author-date, alphabetical, double-spaced, endnotes only? [Y/N]
【Abstract】≤200 words + 4–6 alphabetical keywords? [Y/N]
【Length】within inclusive 10,000–13,000 words? [Y/N]
【Article type】Original / Review / Point–CounterPoint / JMS Says selected correctly? [Y/N]
【Declarations】AI use + data/transparency statement? [Y/N]
【Next step】submit via ScholarOne → jms-review-process for what to expect

Supplementary resources

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