| name | cc-submission |
| description | Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for Cancer Cell (Cell Press) — file completeness, STAR Methods / Key Resources Table, deposition accessions, statistics reporting, ethics statements, figure integrity, and portal logistics. It is the last gate before submitting. |
Pre-Submission Preflight (cc-submission)
When to trigger
- About to click submit
- Unsure which files / statements the portal needs
- Final consistency pass across manuscript, figures, KRT, and declarations
Pre-submission checklist
Files & format
STAR Methods & rigor
Statistics
Figures & integrity
Ethics & availability
Front matter & consistency
Portal logistics
- Submit through the Cell Press portal linked from the Cancer Cell author page (verify current URL).
- Have suggested/excluded reviewers ready; complete all required metadata fields.
- Confirm corresponding author and all co-author details/affiliations.
- Verify volatile items (word/figure limits, fees, required statements) on the live author page — they change.
Anti-patterns
- Submitting with sequencing/proteomics data "available on request"
- Key Resources Table missing or with reagents lacking RRIDs
- Cell lines unauthenticated / no mycoplasma statement
- Representative images with no quantification
- Mismatched accessions between KRT and availability statement
- Figures not cited in order; broken cross-references
Submission readiness pass for Cancer Cell
Use this as a second-pass capability check. First lock the cancer context, mechanism, model system, validation chain, and translational boundary; then test whether the manuscript addresses cancer-biology reviewers who expect mechanistic oncology, translational relevance, and strong multi-modal validation.
- Primary move: Verify portal, article type, anonymity, declarations, files, data/code, and current source-map facts; return blockers before formatting advice.
- Decision ledger: return
claim / evidence / blocker / next edit rows so the next pass can patch the manuscript directly.
- Neighbor test: compare against Cell for broader biology, Nature Cancer for oncology breadth, Clinical Cancer Research for clinical translation; if the neighboring outlet has the stronger audience claim, recommend re-routing before polishing.
- Verification floor: before submission-ready advice, re-open
resources/official-source-map.md for volatile rules and name the one unresolved fact that could change the recommendation.
Output format
【Files】manuscript / figures / supplement / graphical abstract / cover letter complete?
【STAR Methods + KRT】complete? RRIDs present?
【Rigor】authentication / mycoplasma / animal rigor OK?
【Statistics】n / tests / multiplicity / error bars OK?
【Integrity】quantification / raw blots / scale bars OK?
【Ethics & data】approvals + accessions + code DOI present?
【Front matter】Summary / Highlights / nomenclature consistent?
【Next step】Submit → await reviews → cc-peer-review-revision
Related resources
templates/manuscript_template.md — Cell Press manuscript skeleton (Summary, Highlights, STAR Methods, Key Resources Table, data availability)templates/checklist.md — Full pre-submission self-check across scope, rigor, statistics, figures, ethics, and deposition../../resources/external_tools.md — Repositories (GEO/SRA/PRIDE/PDB), reporting frameworks, and bioinformatics / imaging software
