| name | jibs-submission |
| description | Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for a Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) manuscript — the Springer Nature portal, double-blind anonymization, JIBS Style Guide formatting and the inclusive word limit, the DART Data Accessibility Statement and Code of Ethics, and required files. Checks readiness to submit; it does not handle the post-decision response (jibs-rebuttal). |
Pre-Submission Preflight (jibs-submission)
When to trigger
- "We're submitting this week" — the last check before submitting
- Unsure what the JIBS portal requires (anonymized manuscript, title page, DAS)
- Need to confirm double-blind anonymization is complete
- Verifying the manuscript matches the JIBS Style Guide and the inclusive word limit
Current limits, platform, fees, and policy wording below were refreshed from official JIBS/Springer/AIB pages on 2026-06-20. Re-verify the live submission-guidelines page and JIBS Style Guide before submitting.
Verified JIBS specs (confirm current values)
- Length: Articles ~10,000 words for strong/broad contributions or ~7,000 words for narrower contributions; word count includes abstract, text, endnotes, and references, while tables, figures, and online supplemental appendices can follow. Research Notes should be 4,000-6,000 words including everything.
- Abstract: up to 200 words (raised from the historical 100-word limit).
- Formatting: JIBS Style Guide — 11-point Times New Roman, double-spaced; author-date (name, year) in-text citation style.
- Submission portal: JIBS online submission tool at mc.manuscriptcentral.com, reached from the Springer/AIB JIBS pages.
- Review: double-blind (authors and reviewers mutually anonymous), preceded by an editorial desk-screen for fit and contribution.
- Integrity: manuscripts are screened with iThenticate/CrossCheck; format-compliance checks run on the platform.
- Data transparency (DART): the JIBS Data Access and Research Transparency (DART) policy applies; on acceptance, authors provide a Data Accessibility Statement (DAS); data made available should be deposited in a reputable repository with a DOI.
- Ethics: read the JIBS Code of Ethics before submitting.
- Fees: subscription-route publication has no APC charges; optional gold open access after acceptance currently lists GBP 3,090 / USD 4,990 / EUR 3,990.
Pre-submission checklist
Anonymization (double-blind)
Format (verify against the JIBS Style Guide)
Cross-country specifics
Files & declarations
Portal operation notes
- Submit via the Springer Nature system reached from the JIBS submission-guidelines page; keep your account and ORCID current.
- Select the IB subfield/area (e.g., economics-finance-accounting, strategy, organization & management, marketing & operations, entrepreneurship, political economy, culture-conflict-cognition, HR/IR) so routing reaches an appropriate area editor.
- Preview the built PDF before final submission.
Output format
【Anonymization】pass / fix: ...
【Format vs. JIBS Style Guide】11-pt TNR, double-spaced, author-date; abstract ≤200 ...
【Word budget (inclusive)】within ~10k/7k/<4k? ...
【Cross-country evidence】coverage / invariance / CMV / endogeneity present ...
【DART / DAS & Ethics】statement drafted; Code of Ethics read ...
【Files】manuscript / title page / cover letter / appendix: ready? ...
【Area routing】selected ...
【Next step】await decision → jibs-review-process; on R&R → jibs-rebuttal
Anti-patterns
- Self-identifying language ("in our 2019 study") left in the anonymized file.
- Acknowledgments/funding inside the anonymized manuscript.
- Forgetting that references, tables, figures, and appendices count toward the word limit.
- No Data Accessibility Statement, or not having read the JIBS Code of Ethics.
- A non-author-date reference style straight from the reference manager.
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