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Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (JEBO) via Elsevier Editorial Manager — abstract/keyword/JEL limits, author-date references, single-anonymized formatting, declarations, and the experimental-materials attachments. Final checks; it does not draft content.

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Submission Preflight (jebo-submission)

When to trigger

  • "Submitting tomorrow" — last check before uploading to Editorial Manager
  • Unsure which files, declarations, and limits JEBO/Elsevier expects
  • Confirming the abstract, keywords, JEL, and reference style are compliant
  • Packaging experiment instructions/code as supplementary material

Process facts (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)

  • JEBO is published by Elsevier on ScienceDirect (ISSN 0167-2681); submission is through Elsevier Editorial Manager.
  • Review is single-anonymized (referees anonymous, authors named) — so there is no need to anonymize the manuscript; include author names and affiliations.
  • Abstract ≤250 words; 1–7 keywords; JEL classification codes required.
  • References: author-date (Elsevier Harvard) — in-text "(Author, year)"; reference list "Author, Year. Title. Journal vol, pages."
  • Declaration of competing interest and declaration of generative-AI use required (Elsevier policy); AI may not be listed as an author.
  • Data/code: Elsevier Research Data policy — sharing encouraged via Mendeley Data or a linked repository; a data-availability statement is expected (not a hard pre-acceptance gate — 待核实).
  • No submission fee for standard submission; open-access (gold) APC applies only if the OA option is chosen (exact amount 待核实 — confirm on the journal page).
  • Article types: research articles; check current calls for special issues (待核实).

Preflight checklist

Format & front matter

  • Manuscript is not anonymized (single-anonymized review): author names + affiliations present
  • Abstract ≤250 words, no undefined abbreviations, no references in the abstract
  • 1–7 keywords + JEL codes included
  • References in author-date Elsevier Harvard; every in-text cite has a list entry and vice versa
  • Tables/figures numbered, near first mention, legible in grayscale, self-contained captions
  • Confidence intervals shown (asterisks not the sole evidence)

Files for Editorial Manager

  • Main manuscript (with embedded or separately-uploaded exhibits per the Elsevier flow)
  • Cover letter stating the behavioral contribution and why JEBO (not a sibling)
  • Supplementary: experiment instructions + z-Tree/oTree code + protocol (the JEBO-distinctive attachment)
  • Data-availability statement / Mendeley Data link prepared
  • Suggested/opposed reviewers entered (conflicts considered)

Declarations

  • Declaration of competing interest
  • Declaration of generative-AI use (if any); AI not an author
  • Funding sources stated
  • Ethics/IRB approval and consent referenced for human-subjects work
  • Pre-registration link + deviations (if applicable)
  • Confirmed not under review elsewhere

Anti-patterns

  • Anonymizing the manuscript (unnecessary — review is single-anonymized) or, conversely, forgetting names
  • Abstract over 250 words or stuffed with abbreviations/references
  • Missing JEL codes or fewer/more than 1–7 keywords
  • Numbered/Vancouver references instead of author-date Elsevier Harvard
  • Submitting an experiment paper without instructions and experiment code attached
  • Treating the gold-OA APC as a mandatory submission fee
  • Omitting the competing-interest or generative-AI declaration

Output format

【Portal】Elsevier Editorial Manager; single-anonymized (names included)
【Front matter】abstract ≤250w / 1–7 keywords / JEL / author-date refs? [Y/N]
【Exhibits】numbered, grayscale-safe, CIs shown? [Y/N]
【Experiment materials】instructions + z-Tree/oTree code + protocol attached? [Y/N]
【Declarations】COI + generative-AI + funding + ethics? [Y/N]
【Data statement】Mendeley/repository link or justified restriction? [Y/N]
【Cover letter】states behavioral contribution + why-JEBO? [Y/N]
【Next step】submit → jebo-rebuttal when the decision arrives