Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for The American Historical Review (AHR) via ScholarOne — masked-author preparation, the roughly 8,000-word target, Chicago notes, manuscript formatting, image alt-text and permissions, and the exclusivity declaration. Final checks; it does not draft content.
SkillScore91Maintained
Automatic
◆Writing & Editing pack
Last verified 8/15/2026
What it changes
Passed 20 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 9 of 22 without it.
Without skill41%
With skill91%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Includes the bracketed summary section header for length.
States that acceptance rate is approximately 8 to 10 percent.
States that the decision timeline target is six to eight months.
and 14 more in the full report
11 fixed9 passed either way2 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+50 pp
Tokens
+23%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-36%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/15/2026v120 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 11 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 11
Prompt
Can I submit my manuscript to AHR via Oxford University Press's OUP Scholar portal or by emailing Word files directly to the managing editor?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Identifies ScholarOne / Manuscript Central at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ahrev as the submission portal.
Missed
Passed
Rejects emailing manuscripts directly to editors.
Passed
Passed
case-21 · 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.md80 linessingle file
Submission Preflight (ahr-submission)
The last check before uploading to ScholarOne / Manuscript Central (mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ahrev).
The AHR is anonymous (double-blind), so the most common avoidable failure is an under-masked
manuscript. 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, notes, masking, and image requirements are met
Process facts (verify volatile items on the official page)
Owner / publisher: American Historical Association (AHA) / Oxford University Press.
Portal:ScholarOne / Manuscript Central (mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ahrev); submit a
Microsoft Word document — email submissions are not accepted.
Review model:double-blind / anonymous — mask the author's identity throughout. Roughly
a quarter of submissions are sent out for full review; every article published in the AHR has
been reviewed by at least six scholars.
Decision timeline: a decision is targeted within about six to eight months.
Acceptance: the AHR publishes roughly 8–10% of the ~360 manuscripts it receives per year —
a reach for any author; lead with a first-order question, not an incremental one.
Length: ideally ≤ 8,000 words of text, not counting notes, tables, and charts (treat as
a strong target; see 待核实).
Notes:Chicago Manual of Style footnotes/endnotes; guideline ~2:1 text-to-notes at
submission — a typical 8,000-word article carries ~4,500–5,500 words of notes, so budget notes
well above "half the text"; no bibliography, no in-text parenthetical (see
ahr-citation-and-style).
Formatting:8½ × 11, Times New Roman 12 pt, double-spaced, numbered pages.
Images:alt-text under each figure legend; author clears reproduction permissions/rights.
Abstract: whether a separate abstract is required is 待核实 — check the ScholarOne prompts.
Fees:no author processing fees; 50% discount on up to 10 print copies.
Exclusivity: not under consideration, published, in press, or under contract elsewhere.
Preflight checklist
Length & notes
Text ideally ≤ 8,000 words (notes/tables/charts excluded)
Chicago notes; no bibliography; no in-text parenthetical; ~2:1 text-to-notes
Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the American Political Science Review (APSR) via Editorial Manager — track selection, double-anonymous preparation, word/abstract caps, APSA-style formatting, ORCID, and declarations. Final checks; it does not draft content.