| name | bjps-submission |
| description | Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the British Journal of Political Science (BJPS) — format selection, double-blind anonymization, word/abstract caps, Cambridge (Harvard author-date) house style, ORCID, and declarations. Final checks; it does not draft content. |
Submission Preflight (bjps-submission)
The last check before pressing submit. BJPS is double-blind, so the single most common avoidable
failure is an under-anonymized manuscript. Verify volatile specifics on the official Cambridge/BJPS
page before relying on them.
When to trigger
- "Submitting tomorrow" — last pass before upload
- Unsure which files/metadata the portal expects
- Confirming the chosen format's caps are met and the manuscript is properly anonymized
Process facts (verify volatile items on the official page)
- Owner / publisher: Cambridge University Press (BJPS / BJPolS). Associated with the British
Academy; awards the Brian Barry Prize.
- Portal: the journal's online submission system (Editorial Manager,
editorialmanager.com/bjpols;
the seed flagged ScholarOne vs Editorial Manager — 检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
- Review model: double-blind — anonymize the manuscript; provide a separate title page.
- Formats: Research Articles (~10,000 words), Letters (short articles, ~4,000 words),
Comments. (Word caps 待核实 — confirm current figures and what they include.)
- Abstract: ≤ 150 words (required for all article types).
- Style: Cambridge house style — Harvard author-date citations and reference list.
- Manuscript prep: double spacing, ≥ 12-point type, margins per the style guide; accepted in
MS Word or LaTeX.
- ORCID: encouraged/required per Cambridge policy (待核实 current requirement).
- Fee: no submission fee. BJPS is now wholly Gold Open Access (verified 2026-06-22): accepted
Articles and Letters are published Gold OA with Cambridge's standard 2026 APC of £2,610 / US $3,655
(plus tax), commonly covered by institutional read-and-publish agreements, the Cambridge Open Equity
Initiative, or a waiver. Re-verify the current APC and waiver routes before submission.
Preflight checklist
Format & length
Anonymity (double-blind)
Format & metadata
Compliance & files
Anti-patterns
- Leaving author identifiers, funding notes, or website links that break anonymity
- Abstract over 150 words
- Sending a long paper to the Letter format (or vice versa)
- Using a non-Harvard citation style or mixing styles
- Budgeting for a submission fee that is not charged (none as of 2026-06-22); note BJPS is now wholly Gold OA, so accepted Articles/Letters carry an APC unless covered by an agreement or waiver
Output format
【Format】Research Article / Letter / Comment (caps met? Y/N)
【Anonymized】text + self-refs + funding + file metadata clean? [Y/N]
【Abstract】word count (≤150)
【Harvard author-date + MS Word/LaTeX + ORCID】[Y/N]
【Repro package】staged for BJPolS Dataverse? [Y/N]
【Next】await decision → bjps-rebuttal on R&R
Supplementary resources
