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.
SkillScore95Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/15/2026
What it changes
Passed 21 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 15 of 22 without it.
Without skill68%
With skill95%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
The response specifies that AEJ: Policy uses single-blind review.
The response uses thick lenticular bracket headers such as 【Front matter】.
The response states that high-income submitters pay USD 200 for AEA members.
and 8 more in the full report
7 fixed14 passed either way0 still failing1 broke
Pass-rate lift
+27 pp
Tokens
+39%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-36%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/15/2026v121 of 22 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
I am a non-member of the AEA living and working in a high-income country (United States). How much is the initial submission fee for AEJ: Policy, and is it $100 like low-income tiers?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
The response states the initial submission fee for high-income non-members is USD 300.
Missed
Passed
The response notes that unreviewed desk rejections receive a 50 percent fee refund.
Missed
Passed
case-07 · 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.md69 lines2 files
Submission Preflight (aejpol-submission)
When to trigger
"Submitting tomorrow" — last check before pressing submit on the AEA system
Unsure which files, declarations, and codes the AEA submission expects
Confirming title/byline/front matter, JEL codes, and disclosure statements are in order
Verifying the Data and Code Availability Statement and disclosures are in order
Process facts (official AEA pages checked 2026-06-20; editor C. Kirabo Jackson + fees re-verified 2026-06-22)
AEJ: Policy is one of the American Economic Association's four American Economic Journals; it is quarterly and submitted through the AEA online submission system. Re-confirm volatile specifics on the official AEA / AEJ: Policy pages.
Single-blind review: author identities are visible to referees; referee identities remain anonymous to authors. The submitted manuscript carries the title, byline, and author affiliations — do not anonymize it.
JEL codes and keywords are required; supply them on the submission form / title information.
Publication fee: accepted papers first submitted on or after 1 February 2024 are assessed USD 15 per typeset page at proofs.
Length: abstract of 100 or fewer words; recommended maximum equivalent to 40 pages at 11-point/1.5 spacing or 45 pages at 12-point/1.5 spacing.
Data & code: a Data and Code Availability Statement is expected; the full deposit to the AEA Data and Code Repository (openICPSR) and the AEA Data Editor reproducibility check happen before publication (see aejpol-replication-package).
Disclosure: the AEA Disclosure Policy applies — each author discloses interested-party funding and relevant financial relationships.
Style: AEA house style; report standard errors (no significance asterisks); main text self-contained with an online appendix for long material.
One paper under review at a time per AEA rules; AI cannot be listed as an author.
Preflight checklist
Front matter
Title, byline, and author affiliations appear on the first page
Acknowledgement footnote includes author emails, funding/grants, acknowledgments, IRB details, and pre-registration where applicable
JEL codes assigned; keywords listed; abstract is 100 words or fewer
Format & style
AEA-style manuscript; standard errors in parentheses, no significance asterisks/boldface
Figures/tables self-contained (sample, units, estimator, clustering, N); readable in greyscale
Online appendix carries proofs/extra results; the main text is self-contained
Length within the AEJ: Policy recommendation or consciously justified
References author–year, complete and consistent
Files & declarations for the AEA system
Main manuscript (PDF) with front matter + online appendix uploaded as required
Data and Code Availability Statement drafted (public vs. restricted; sources cited)
Disclosure statement per AEA policy for every author (funding / interested parties)
Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (AEJ: Micro) via the AEA submission system — single-blind review, the 100-word abstract, JEL classification, the submission fee, format, and the AEA Data and Code Availability Policy. Final checks; it does not draft content.