| name | joap-submission |
| description | Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP) via Editorial Manager — APA 7th-edition style, the APA submission/masking checklist, anonymization for masked review, the structured abstract, the data-availability/TOP statement, and persistent identifiers for data/materials/code. Final checks; it does not draft content. |
Submission Preflight (joap-submission)
The last check before submitting through Editorial Manager (editorialmanager.com/apl). Three
things sink JAP submissions most often: a missing or weak theoretical contribution surfacing late,
broken masking, and incomplete open-science compliance. Verify volatile specifics (length caps,
abstract limit, checklist contents, current editor) on the official APA page first.
When to trigger
- "Submitting tomorrow" — last pass before upload
- Unsure what the masking and open-science requirements demand
- Confirming the abstract, anonymization, data-availability statement, and deposits are in order
Process facts (verify volatile items on the official page)
- Owner / publisher: American Psychological Association (APA). ISSN 0021-9010 / e-ISSN 1939-1854.
- Portal: Editorial Manager,
editorialmanager.com/apl.
- Review: masked (anonymized) — keep author identity out of the manuscript and repository links.
- Submission checklist: completing the APA-published submission/masking checklist is required at
upload and signifies you have read and will follow the guidelines.
- Style: APA 7th edition throughout.
- Article types: Feature Article (length commensurate with contribution); Research Report (tighter;
confirm current page cap, 待核实); theory-development / integrative review; qualitative; meta-analysis.
- Abstract: structured, content-bearing; confirm the current word limit (commonly ~250 words; 待核实).
- Open science (TOP): empirical work (including meta-analyses) held to the TOP framework —
data/materials/code availability with DOIs, a data-availability statement, and preregistration
weighed (effective for empirical submissions; confirm current TOP level, 待核实).
- Current Editor: Mo Wang (University of Florida), Editor-in-Chief from January 2026, succeeding Lillian T. Eby (web-verified 2026-06-22; re-verify the live masthead before submission).
Preflight checklist
Style & format
Masking (for anonymized review)
Open science (TOP)
Stats & rigor
Worked micro-example — preflight verdict (illustrative)
Running the servant-leadership package through the gate the night before upload:
Style: APA 7th throughout; structured abstract drafted (confirm limit) → PASS*
Contribution: cross-level mechanism + boundary stated by p.3 → PASS
Masking: no names; self-cites neutralized; OSF anonymized-view links;
PDF metadata stripped; separate title page → PASS
Open sci: data + materials + code each have a DOI; data-availability
statement + prior-use note; experiment preregistration linked → PASS
Stats: CFA fit + reliabilities reported; indirect = .13, 95% CI [.05, .23];
multilevel model + ICC/r_wg; CMV remedies declared → PASS
Verdict: ready to upload to Editorial Manager.
*Re-confirm the current abstract limit and Research Report cap on the APA page.
Last-mile failure modes that trigger a return
| Failure | Caught by | Quick fix |
|---|
| Author name in self-citation or OSF link | masking check | neutralize self-cites; switch to anonymized view |
| Abstract over the current limit | abstract check | cut to the limit; keep contribution + design + result |
| "Data on request" instead of a DOI | open-science check | deposit and mint a persistent identifier |
| No data-availability statement | TOP check | draft it from the live DOIs |
| Table 1 missing reliabilities; paths lack CIs | exhibit check | add ω to the diagonal; add CIs + fit indices |
Volatile specifics (length caps, abstract limit, TOP level, checklist contents, current editor) change.
Re-confirm every item above against the journal's current submission guidelines before relying on it.
See templates/checklist.md for a copy-paste preflight list.
Anti-patterns
- Submitting with the theoretical contribution buried or absent
- Broken masking (names, self-references, or identifying repository links)
- "Available on request" instead of persistent DOIs; missing data-availability statement
- Abstract over the current limit or missing the contribution/design/result
- Tables/figures without reliabilities, CIs, or fit indices
Output format
【Style】APA 7th + article type + abstract within limit (待核实)? [Y/N]
【Contribution legible early?】[Y/N]
【Masking】manuscript + self-cites + repo links + metadata + title page? [Y/N]
【Open science】data + materials + code + DOIs + availability statement? [Y/N]
【Stats】measurement model + ES/CIs + indirect CIs + nesting + disclosure? [Y/N]
【Next】await decision → joap-rebuttal on R&R
Supplementary resources
