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This guide outlines the strict writing and formatting requirements for submitting scholarly manuscripts to a general social science audience. Key guidelines include adopting the Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed., author-date), maintaining an accessible, argument-first prose, and adhering to a stringent total word count cap that includes all references. It ensures academic submissions are professional, readable, and properly formatted for publication.

This specialized skill guides authors through the rigorous academic requirements for submitting manuscripts to the Shanghai Journal of Economics. It helps users assess whether their work aligns with the journal's focus areas—such as urban governance, industrial transformation, and the Yangtze River Delta economy—and provides heuristics for structuring, framing, and enhancing the manuscript's academic contribution.

This skill provides comprehensive guidance for authors submitting highly rigorous theoretical computer science manuscripts to top-tier venues like SIAM Journal on Computing (SICOMP). It covers required standards for algorithmic design, computational complexity, formal proofs, house style, and the high bar for theoretical contribution necessary for foundational academic publishing.

This comprehensive guide outlines the structured process for authors responding to peer review feedback for top-tier academic conferences (e.g., SIGCOMM). It critically distinguishes between drafting a concise, decision-focused rebuttal and executing a formal, contract-bound one-shot revision. It provides strict guidelines on building the required submission packet, including point-by-point responses, change-marked manuscripts, and evidence anchoring, ensuring submissions meet high academic standards.

This comprehensive checklist guides authors through the final pre-submission process for manuscripts targeting the Strategic Management Journal (SMJ). It covers critical steps such as implementing double-blind anonymization, structuring the mandatory dual abstracts (research and managerial), verifying APA formatting, and ensuring all required files (cover letter, supplements) are prepared before submission.

A comprehensive guide designed for the late-stage polishing of academic manuscripts, specifically targeting submissions to top-tier journals. It focuses on enhancing clarity, improving argument flow, adhering to strict academic house conventions (such as dual abstracts and APA style), and refining prose. This skill ensures the research contribution is clearly articulated and immediately visible to the reader, optimizing the structure and polish of the final paper.

A comprehensive guide for authors preparing methodological papers for submission to SMR. It outlines strict standards for creating a usable, reproducible package, including structured code, master scripts with fixed seeds, and formal data/code availability statements, ensuring the method can be run by others.

This comprehensive preflight checklist guides authors preparing manuscripts for submission to Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) via ScholarOne. It covers critical modern academic requirements, including double-anonymization techniques, specific formatting rules (ASA style, abstract limits), data and code availability statements, and generative AI disclosure, ensuring submissions meet the latest journal standards.

This skill is a comprehensive guide for authors targeting the journal *Social Security Studies*. It analyzes the journal's specific fit, required methodology, core themes (such as pension, medical insurance, and social assistance), and common rejection pitfalls. It helps authors refine general social science manuscripts to meet the rigorous academic standards of the journal.

This guide provides detailed standards for polishing sociological manuscripts, helping authors transition from policy-report tones and overly technical model descriptions to a balanced, scholarly register. It focuses on grounding theoretical arguments in concrete social mechanisms and processes, enhancing the academic depth of the work.

A comprehensive pre-submission checklist designed for academics submitting manuscripts to scholarly journals. It covers crucial formatting rules, such as specific citation styles (Author-Date), bibliography standards (GB/T 7714), appropriate use of footnotes, abstract/keyword length limits, and guidelines for maintaining anonymity during the review process. Essential for ensuring submissions meet strict academic publishing requirements.

This comprehensive workflow acts as a guide for structuring academic manuscripts, particularly for high-level sociology journals. It diagnoses common writing pitfalls—such as weak theoretical grounding, policy focus, or lack of conceptual depth—and routes the user to the next necessary specialized skill (e.g., problem definition, theory dialogue, mechanism building, or rebuttal drafting). It ensures the final work meets the academic rigor required for top-tier publications.