Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (AEJ: Macro) via the AEA submission system — membership-scaled fee, JEL codes, PDF and length rules, ≤100-word abstract, disclosure statements, and data/code readiness. Final checks; it does not draft content.
SkillScore100Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/15/2026
What it changes
Passed 23 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 16 of 23 without it.
Without skill70%
With skill100%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
The response states that Ayşegül Şahin is affiliated with Princeton.
The response states that replication packages must be staged on openICPSR.
The response states that submission fee amounts vary by country income tier.
and 6 more in the full report
7 fixed16 passed either way0 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+30 pp
Tokens
+32%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-39%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/15/2026v123 of 23 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 7 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 7
Prompt
Who is the current Editor of AEJ: Macro as of recent guidelines, and at which institution is she based?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
The response identifies Ayşegül Şahin as the Editor.
Passed
Passed
The response states that Ayşegül Şahin is affiliated with Princeton.
Missed
Passed
case-18 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/15/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md63 lines2 files
Submission Preflight (aejmac-submission)
When to trigger
"Submitting tomorrow" — last check before pressing submit on the AEA system
Unsure which files, fees, and statements the AEA submission expects
Confirming the format rules (PDF, length, abstract, JEL) are AEJ: Macro-compliant
Confirming disclosure statements and data/code readiness are in order
Process facts (verified 2026-06; editor + fees re-verified 2026-06-22; re-confirm on the official AEA pages)
AEJ: Macro is one of the AEA's four American Economic Journals (founded 2009; quarterly). Print ISSN 1945-7707 / Online ISSN 1945-7715. Submission is through the AEA submission system as PDF. Editor (re-verified 2026-06-22): Ayşegül Şahin (Princeton); coeditors Bianchi (Johns Hopkins), Kalemli-Özcan (Brown), Quadrini (USC) — re-verify the masthead on the AEA editors page before submission.
Submission fee (membership- and income-scaled; 检索于 2026-06-22；以官网为准): AEA members US$200 (high-income country) / US$100 (middle-income) / US$0 (low-income); nonmembers US$300 / US$200 / US$0. Paid by credit card at submission. Papers rejected without review receive a 50% refund.
Publication fee: US$15 per typeset page, assessed at page proofs (applies to papers submitted after Feb 1, 2024; 检索于 2026-06-22；以官网为准).
Review:single-blind (author known to referee). JEL codes required. AI cannot be listed as an author.
Data & code: governed by the AEA Data and Code Availability Policy; the AEA Data Editor runs a pre-publication reproducibility check; deposit at the AEA Data and Code Repository on openICPSR (see aejmac-replication-package). Field experiments register in the AEA RCT Registry.
Preflight checklist
Format & length
One PDF; first page has title, byline, and complete affiliations
Abstract ≤100 words
JEL codes and keywords included
Within length guidance: ~40 pages (11pt, 1.5 spacing) / ~45 pages (12pt, 1.5 spacing), including figures, tables, references, and appendices (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)
Figures/tables legible after AEA two-column typesetting; IRFs have stated confidence bands
Online appendix prepared for material beyond the page limit
Files & fees for the AEA system
Main manuscript PDF; online appendix file if any
Fee tier determined (member/nonmember × income tier); card ready
Replication package staged for the post-acceptance Data Editor check (incl. simulation/calibration code)
Field-experiment registration link ready, if applicable
Declarations
Separate disclosure statement from each coauthor (AEA policy; US$10,000 interested-party threshold; all funding sources, in-kind support, positions)
Confirmed the paper is original and not under review elsewhere
Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for AEJ: Economic Policy via the AEA online submission system — single-blind review front matter, JEL codes, submission and publication fees, format, the Data and Code Availability Statement, and disclosure. Final checks; it does not draft content.