Submission Preflight (jebo-submission)

When to trigger

• "Submitting tomorrow" — last check before uploading to Editorial Manager
• Unsure which files, declarations, and limits JEBO/Elsevier expects
• Confirming the abstract, keywords, JEL, and reference style are compliant
• Packaging experiment instructions/code as supplementary material

Process facts (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)

• JEBO is published by Elsevier on ScienceDirect (ISSN 0167-2681); submission is through Elsevier Editorial Manager.
• Review is single-anonymized (referees anonymous, authors named) — so there is no need to anonymize the manuscript; include author names and affiliations.
• Abstract ≤250 words; 1–7 keywords; JEL classification codes required.
• References: author-date (Elsevier Harvard) — in-text "(Author, year)"; reference list "Author, Year. Title. Journal vol, pages."
• Declaration of competing interest and declaration of generative-AI use required (Elsevier policy); AI may not be listed as an author.
• Data/code: Elsevier Research Data policy — sharing encouraged via Mendeley Data or a linked repository; a data-availability statement is expected (not a hard pre-acceptance gate — 待核实).
• No submission fee for standard submission; open-access (gold) APC applies only if the OA option is chosen (exact amount 待核实 — confirm on the journal page).
• Article types: research articles; check current calls for special issues (待核实).

Preflight checklist

Format & front matter

• Manuscript is not anonymized (single-anonymized review): author names + affiliations present
• Abstract ≤250 words, no undefined abbreviations, no references in the abstract
• 1–7 keywords + JEL codes included
• References in author-date Elsevier Harvard; every in-text cite has a list entry and vice versa
• Tables/figures numbered, near first mention, legible in grayscale, self-contained captions
• Confidence intervals shown (asterisks not the sole evidence)

Files for Editorial Manager

• Main manuscript (with embedded or separately-uploaded exhibits per the Elsevier flow)
• Cover letter stating the behavioral contribution and why JEBO (not a sibling)
• Supplementary: experiment instructions + z-Tree/oTree code + protocol (the JEBO-distinctive attachment)
• Data-availability statement / Mendeley Data link prepared
• Suggested/opposed reviewers entered (conflicts considered)

Declarations

• Declaration of competing interest
• Declaration of generative-AI use (if any); AI not an author
• Funding sources stated
• Ethics/IRB approval and consent referenced for human-subjects work
• Pre-registration link + deviations (if applicable)
• Confirmed not under review elsewhere

Anti-patterns

• Anonymizing the manuscript (unnecessary — review is single-anonymized) or, conversely, forgetting names
• Abstract over 250 words or stuffed with abbreviations/references
• Missing JEL codes or fewer/more than 1–7 keywords
• Numbered/Vancouver references instead of author-date Elsevier Harvard
• Submitting an experiment paper without instructions and experiment code attached
• Treating the gold-OA APC as a mandatory submission fee
• Omitting the competing-interest or generative-AI declaration

Output format

【Portal】Elsevier Editorial Manager; single-anonymized (names included)
【Front matter】abstract ≤250w / 1–7 keywords / JEL / author-date refs? [Y/N]
【Exhibits】numbered, grayscale-safe, CIs shown? [Y/N]
【Experiment materials】instructions + z-Tree/oTree code + protocol attached? [Y/N]
【Declarations】COI + generative-AI + funding + ethics? [Y/N]
【Data statement】Mendeley/repository link or justified restriction? [Y/N]
【Cover letter】states behavioral contribution + why-JEBO? [Y/N]
【Next step】submit → jebo-rebuttal when the decision arrives