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2 modules of The Submission-Ready System cover this. Free to read, no account.

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The requirement that changes your submission package

The one requirement that differs per journal and quietly reshapes the package, each traced to the publisher page that states it, with evidence status and review dates.

Data Official sources Evidence-dated

The desk rejection report

The editorial patterns that end a submission in four days without a reviewer ever reading it, and what top-tier journals screen for first.

Data Original analysis Free

Word, figure and reference limits for 57 journals

Word counts, figure and table limits, reference caps and abstract requirements, gathered from current author guidelines in one table.

Data 57 journals Free

Writing the cover letter, with examples

What editors actually read, what belongs in it, the mistakes that trigger a desk rejection on their own, and worked examples for different situations.

Guide Free

The 42-point submission checklist

Journal fit, reporting standards, authorship, ethics, evidence and accessibility, worked as a checklist you fill in rather than an article you read.

Guide Free No login

Open access route decision record

Choose the required manuscript version, repository, timing, license and funding route before paying a publication charge.

Guide Guide + PDF Free

What rights you keep after publication

Copyright transfer against licensing, what you may still do with your own work, green open access, and where repositories fit.

Guide Free

Desk rejection

What the editor screen actually catches, journal by journal, and the manuscript patterns that end a submission before review.

Collection Guide collection

Open access and APCs

What publishing open access costs, how to read a fee structure, and how to assess journal quality when the incentives run the other way.

Collection Guide collection

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