| name | jpsp-submission |
| description | Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JPSP) — section choice and correct Editorial Manager portal, masked-manuscript preparation, word/study caps, abstract, JARS, and TOP-Level-2 disclosures. Final checks; it does not draft content. |
Submission Preflight (jpsp-submission)
The last check before uploading to the correct section's Editorial Manager portal. The two most
common avoidable failures at JPSP are (1) submitting to the wrong section and (2) an
under-masked manuscript. Verify volatile per-section specifics on the live APA page first.
When to trigger
- "Submitting tomorrow" — last pass before upload
- Confirming the section, its portal, and its caps
- Confirming the manuscript is properly masked and JARS/TOP disclosures are present
Process facts (verify volatile items on the official page — 待核实)
- Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA).
- Section + portal (pick one): ASC →
editorialmanager.com/asc · IRGP → editorialmanager.com/irg
· PPID → editorialmanager.com/pid. Each section is edited independently.
- Review model: masked review for all submissions — mask the manuscript; provide a separate
title page.
- Abstract: ≤ 250 words. A limitations statement (≤ 200 words) may be required after the
abstract (待核实).
- Length / studies: ASC intro + discussion ≤ 3,500 words; IRGP intro + discussion ≤ 5,000
words and ≤ 5 studies in the main text (extras → supplement); PPID "as succinctly as possible"
(待核实). Tables/figures embedded; table content not counted toward the word limit.
- Style: APA Publication Manual (7th edition); JARS required.
- Transparency: TOP Level 2 — state data/code/materials repository + preregistration status.
- Fee: no submission fee stated (待核实; confirm any post-acceptance open-access APC).
Preflight checklist
Section & length
Masking (masked review)
Format, reporting & transparency
Compliance & files
Anti-patterns
- Uploading to the wrong section's portal
- Author identifiers left in text, acknowledgments, file metadata, or a repository URL
- Abstract over 250 words; intro+discussion over the section cap
- More than the section's study cap in the main text
- Missing JARS or TOP Level 2 disclosures
- Budgeting for a submission fee that is not charged (verify)
Avoidable desk-return triggers, ranked by frequency
The screen at JPSP catches the same failures repeatedly. This is illustrative ordering of risk, not an official list — confirm the current per-section requirements against the journal's submission guidelines (待核实).
| Trigger | Section editor's read | One-line fix |
|---|
| Wrong section's portal | Mis-fit before review begins | Route ASC→asc / IRGP→irg / PPID→pid deliberately |
| Author identity leaks | Masked review broken | Clean text, self-refs, file metadata, and repo URLs |
| Over the word cap | Long-format misread as no limit | Trim intro+discussion to the section cap; push detail to exhibits |
| Too many studies in main text | Study budget exceeded | Move extras to the supplement (IRGP ≤ 5 in main text) |
| Missing JARS / TOP L2 | Transparency floor unmet | Add the JARS table and data/code/materials + prereg statements |
| Single study | Not the multi-study standard | Reconsider fit before uploading (jpsp-topic-selection) |
A clean submission clears all six in one pass; any single miss can cost a review cycle.
Output format
【Section + portal】ASC/IRGP/PPID → correct Editorial Manager URL? [Y/N]
【Caps met】intro+discussion words + study count within section limits? [Y/N]
【Abstract】word count (≤250) + limitations statement if required
【Masked】text + self-refs + metadata + repo links clean? [Y/N]
【APA 7th + JARS + TOP L2】all present? [Y/N]
【Files】per-section format + title page + supplement ToC? [Y/N]
【Next】await decision → jpsp-rebuttal on R&R / accept-with-revision
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