Journal Submission Source MapStudy v1.8 · history

Find the official page behind a journal rule.

Across 30 journals, six submission decisions led to 90 mapped source references. All 30 needed at least two official pages; 27 needed three.

Dataset 1.8 · reviewed 28 Aug 2026. Purposive, not comprehensive. Check live publisher rules before submitting; this map cannot predict acceptance.

A source path in practicePLOS ONE · checked 27 Aug 2026

One journal. Three different source jobs.

1
Journal overviewJournal informationResolves: Scope & fit
2
Author workflowSubmission guidelinesResolves: Package requirements · Disclosure & data
3
Policy or editorialCriteria for publicationResolves: Contribution framing

These official pages answer different questions. None, by itself, establishes that a manuscript is ready.

Find a journal and its sources

30 source paths

Trace each decision to the page that actually resolves it

Download study CSV

Compare the mapped decisions across journals, then filter to inspect one evidence path in detail. Each source role and decision label is a Manusights classification; the linked pages are the official evidence surfaces.

Prepare one journalOpen the optional, browser-local evidence checklist.

Submission evidence pack

Turn scattered instructions into one preparation path

Choose a mapped journal, open each controlling source, and mark what you have reviewed. Your progress stays in this browser; Manusights does not receive your checklist selections.

Target journal

3required official surfaces

3mapped author decisions

Aug 18, 2026evidence review date

Private by designYour checked steps are saved only on this device.

Information systems · Taylor & Francis

Journal of Management Information Systems

0/3required sources checked

Scope, peer-review model, and package checks span three official surfaces.

Mark as reviewed: Journal home and scope
Journal overviewRequired
Journal home and scope
Use this source to resolve scope & fit.
Scope & fit Official URL; automated access limited
Mark as reviewed: About this journal
Author workflowRequired
About this journal
Use this source to resolve package requirements.
Package requirements Official URL; automated access limited
Mark as reviewed: Anonymous peer-review guidance
Policy or editorialRequired
Anonymous peer-review guidance
Use this source to resolve review model & anonymity.
Review model & anonymity Publicly retrievable

Evidence boundary

Checking a source records your progress. It does not verify compliance. Reopen live instructions before submission.

Cross-journal comparison

See where each submission decision is resolved

Required for the core submission job Supporting editorial context

Read across a journal to assemble its evidence path, or scan down a decision to compare where publishers place the answer. A blank cell means that decision was not part of the mapped path for this study. It does not mean the journal has no rule.

Find a journalDecision to resolvePublisher or society

30source paths found

Showing 3 of 30 matching paths for a faster first read.

Official sources resolving six submission decisions across 3 of 30 matching journals
Journal	Article type & genre	Contribution framing	Disclosure & data	Package requirements	Review model & anonymity	Scope & fit
JMISJournal of Management Information SystemsTaylor & Francis	Not mapped	Not mapped	Not mapped	Author workflowAbout this journal Required	Policy or editorialAnonymous peer-review guidance Required	Journal overviewJournal home and scope Required
EJISEuropean Journal of Information SystemsTaylor & Francis	Policy or editorialGenre editorial Required	Not mapped	Not mapped	Author workflowAbout this journal Required	Not mapped	Journal overviewJournal home and scope Required
JAISJournal of the Association for Information SystemsAssociation for Information Systems	Journal overviewAbout JAIS Required	Not mapped	Policy or editorialFormat requirements Required	Not mapped	Author workflowAuthor information Required	Not mapped

Information systems · Taylor & Francis

Journal of Management Information Systems

3required surfaces

Scope, peer-review model, and package checks span three official surfaces.

1
Journal overview
Journal home and scope
Scope & fit
Official URL; automated access limited
2
Author workflow
About this journal
Package requirements
Official URL; automated access limited
3
Policy or editorial
Anonymous peer-review guidance
Review model & anonymity
Publicly retrievable

Information systems · Taylor & Francis

European Journal of Information Systems

3required surfaces

Genre choice and the initial-submission length boundary require separate official sources.

1
Journal overview
Journal home and scope
Scope & fit
Official URL; automated access limited
2
Author workflow
About this journal
Package requirements
Official URL; automated access limited
3
Policy or editorial
Genre editorial
Article type & genre
Official URL; automated access limited

Information systems · Association for Information Systems

Journal of the Association for Information Systems

3required surfaces

Article category, anonymization, and method-specific disclosure are split across three pages.

1
Journal overview
About JAIS
Article type & genre
Publicly retrievable
2
Author workflow
Author information
Review model & anonymity
Publicly retrievable
3
Policy or editorial
Format requirements
Disclosure & data
Publicly retrievable

27 additional evidence paths match this view.

Designed research brief

Read the study before using the data.

A concise, four-page PDF covers the research question, sample, method, findings, limits, citation, and reuse terms.

Download PDF Methodology

What the pattern means

The useful work is reconciliation, not transcription

Fit and files have different owners

The journal overview can establish subject fit while a publisher-wide author center controls files, declarations, and upload mechanics.

Policy can sit above the journal

Anonymization, peer-review models, and disclosure rules may live on society or publisher pages rather than the journal home.

Editorials can change the real genre test

A technically eligible article type may still depend on an editorial definition of contribution, synthesis, or department fit.

Teaching materials

Bring source tracing into a seminar or workshop.

Download a designed facilitator guide and learner worksheet. Both are free to adapt under CC BY 4.0.

Open the teaching kit

Study documentationReview the findings, methodology, version history, and maintained requirements data.

Findings Methodology Version history Requirements Observatory

Find the official page behind a journal rule.

One journal. Three different source jobs.

Trace each decision to the page that actually resolves it

Turn scattered instructions into one preparation path

Read the study before using the data.

The useful work is reconciliation, not transcription

Fit and files have different owners

Policy can sit above the journal

Editorials can change the real genre test

Bring source tracing into a seminar or workshop.

Use the official rule alongside the practical checklist it controls.