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Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for Games and Economic Behavior (GEB) via Elsevier Editorial Manager — Word/LaTeX (elsarticle) source, 250-word abstract, the mandatory conference-version disclosure in the cover letter, and the generative-AI declaration. Final checks; it does not draft content.

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Submission Preflight (geb-submission)

When to trigger

  • "Submitting tomorrow" — last check before pressing submit on Editorial Manager
  • Unsure what Editorial Manager expects, or how to handle a prior conference version
  • Confirming the 250-word abstract, elsarticle format, and AI declaration are GEB-compliant
  • Preparing the cover letter

Process facts (verify volatile items on the official Guide for Authors; some are 待核实)

  • GEB is published by Elsevier and is an official journal of the Game Theory Society; founded 1989 by Ehud Kalai; Editor-in-Chief Hervé Moulin (University of Glasgow) since 2021 — re-confirmed current 2026-06-22 via ScienceDirect, the Game Theory Society page, and the Elsevier editorial-board listing (re-verify the full masthead before submission, as the seven-Editor roster is volatile).
  • Submission is via Elsevier Editorial Manager (linked from ScienceDirect). Editable source files (Word or LaTeX) are required for final typesetting; LaTeX uses the elsarticle template; the published citation style is elsarticle-num. At initial submission, format is flexible (any consistent style; LaTeX or Word both accepted) — strict formatting is deferred until acceptance.
  • No upfront submission fee is identified (待核实 — inferred from standard Elsevier practice, not an official quote). Optional gold open access carries an Article Publishing Charge last verified at USD 2,860 excluding tax (ScienceDirect GEB listing, 2026-06-22; a 2026-06-23 independent re-audit could not re-confirm the exact figure from a second authoritative source because Elsevier now serves APCs through its personalized submission flow rather than a static public number), only for accepted papers whose authors choose OA — confirm the live amount in the submission system before relying on it, as APCs change.
  • Abstract must not exceed 250 words. No fixed manuscript length/word/page limit is specified (treat as "not specified," not "confirmed absent").
  • The cover letter must explain how the submission differs from any conference version — GEB receives substantial CS/EC-conference-adjacent work, so prior conference publication is common and must be disclosed and distinguished.
  • Any use of generative AI/AI-assisted tools must be declared in a section titled "Declaration of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies..." (待核实 — Elsevier uses both "...in the writing process" and "...in the manuscript preparation process"; copy the exact heading from the live Guide for Authors), placed before the reference list (basic grammar/spell tools exempt).
  • Review is the Editor-in-Charge model: the chief editor assigns your paper to one of seven Editors (publicly known, final authority) over anonymous Advisory Editors and referees; ~one-third desk-rejected, ~15% published (see geb-review-process).

Preflight checklist

Format & files

  • Manuscript in LaTeX (elsarticle) or Word, internally consistent
  • Abstract ≤ 250 words, stating the contribution and main result
  • References in a single consistent style (elsarticle-num is the published target)
  • Theorems/lemmas numbered; proofs complete; appendix for long derivations
  • Figures/tables (game trees, payoff matrices) self-contained and print-legible
  • Generative-AI declaration present before the reference list, if AI tools were used

Cover letter (GEB-specific)

  • States the contribution to game theory in one or two sentences
  • Explicitly explains how the paper differs from any conference version (or states there is none)
  • Notes the most relevant sub-field to aid routing to an Editor in Charge
  • Confirms the paper is not under review elsewhere

Declarations & data

  • Conflict-of-interest / funding disclosures prepared
  • Data/code sharing plan ready — encouraged, not required at GEB (see geb-replication-and-data-policy)
  • Suggested/excluded referees prepared if requested (expert, fair, conflict-free)

Final content sanity

  • Page-one contribution legible to a specialist Editor (see geb-contribution-framing)
  • Assumptions/results/proofs audited (see geb-identification-strategy)
  • No over-claiming beyond what the proofs/experiment support

Anti-patterns

  • Omitting the conference-version explanation in the cover letter (a GEB-specific must)
  • An abstract over 250 words
  • Mixed/inconsistent reference styles at submission
  • Forgetting the generative-AI declaration when AI tools were used
  • Budgeting for a mandatory data archive that GEB does not require, or for a submission fee not confirmed to exist

Output format

【Format】elsarticle/Word, consistent; abstract ≤250 words? [Y/N each]
【Cover letter】contribution + conference-version statement? [Y/N each]
【AI declaration】present before references (if used)? [Y/N / NA]
【Data plan】prepared (encouraged, not required)? [Y/N]
【Declarations】COI / funding / not-under-review? [Y/N each]
【Next step】submit on Editorial Manager → await Editor-in-Charge desk decision → geb-rebuttal on R&R

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