Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) via ScholarOne Manuscripts — masked preparation, length and abstract limits, APA 7th-edition formatting, ORCID, and a separate title page. Final checks; it does not draft content.
SkillScore86Maintained
Automatic
◆Writing & Editing pack
Last verified 8/15/2026
What it changes
Passed 19 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 15 of 22 without it.
Without skill68%
With skill86%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Instructs authors not to select a section.
States that AERJ is a single integrated journal.
Specifies an abstract target range of 100–120 words.
and 8 more in the full report
7 fixed12 passed either way0 still failing3 broke
Pass-rate lift
+18 pp
Tokens
+78%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-16%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/15/2026v119 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
Once a manuscript passes all preflight checks and is uploaded to AERJ on ScholarOne, what is the expected next workflow phase indicated in submission preflight guidance?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Identifies awaiting a decision as the immediate next phase after upload.
Missed
Passed
Mentions aerj-rebuttal for handling an R&R decision.
Missed
Passed
case-20 · 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.md111 linessingle file
Submission Preflight (aerj-submission)
The last check before pressing submit on ScholarOne Manuscript Central. AERJ is masked, so the
single most common avoidable failure is an under-anonymized manuscript or identifying metadata. Verify
volatile specifics on the official page before relying on them.
When to trigger
"Submitting tomorrow" — last pass before upload
Unsure which files/metadata ScholarOne expects
Confirming length/abstract limits, masking, and APA compliance
Process facts (verified 2026-06-20; re-check live page before upload)
Owner / publisher: American Educational Research Association (AERA) / SAGE. AERJ is the
flagship journal of AERA.
One integrated journal — do NOT choose a section. AERJ was formerly divided into Social and
Institutional Analysis and Teaching, Learning, and Human Development sections, but the
integrated AERJ began receiving new manuscripts on July 1, 2015 and publishing on
January 1, 2016. Submit to the single integrated journal; do not pick between the former sections.
Review model:double-anonymous / masked — names only on the separate title page file.
Length: manuscript maximum 50 pages, double-spaced, 12-pt, 1" margins, inclusive of tables,
figures, notes, and references; 8.5" x 11" paper.
Abstract:100–120 words.
Style: manuscripts follow APA 7th edition; AERJ uses the SAGE Harvard reference style on
its submission-guidelines page for the reference list (verify against the live guidelines).
ORCID: required for the corresponding author.
Fee: the SAGE guidelines state there is no fee to publish or submit; gold OA via SAGE Choice is available for a fee.
Decision timeline / acceptance rate / AERA-membership-to-submit: not stated in the pack source map
— treat as 待核实/需复核 and confirm on the live SAGE author-instructions and AERA journal pages.
Preflight checklist
Fit & length
Dominant education-research lens named for integrated AERJ fit (one journal; do not pick a former section)
Manuscript within the 50-page maximum, including tables/figures/notes/references
Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the American Sociological Review (ASR) via Sage Track — masked-manuscript preparation, the separate title page, word/abstract caps, ASA Style Guide formatting, the $25 processing fee, and ethics declarations. Final checks; it does not draft content.