Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for American Anthropologist (AA) via the Research Exchange platform — section selection, anonymization, word/abstract caps, Chicago author-date (free-format accepted), DOIs, ORCID, ethics statement, and figure permissions/alt text. Final checks; it does not draft content.
SkillScore100Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/15/2026
What it changes
Passed 22 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 12 of 22 without it.
Without skill55%
With skill100%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
States the abstract cap as 200 words
States that the abstract limit is 200 words
Uses the bracketed output header format 【Section】
and 12 more in the full report
10 fixed12 passed either way0 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+45 pp
Tokens
+35%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-40%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/15/2026v122 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 10 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 10
Prompt
I am submitting a piece under the Essay section to American Anthropologist. What is the allowable word length range for an Essay?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
States the Essay length range as 2,000 to 3,000 words
Missed
Passed
case-11 · 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.md90 lines2 files
Submission Preflight (amanthro-submission)
The last check before submitting on Research Exchange (AA's platform since 15 April 2025). AA review
is anonymous, so the most common avoidable failure is an under-anonymized file. AA accepts
free-format submissions (you need not perfectly style-conform up front), but ethics, anonymization,
permissions, and section fit must be right. Verify volatile specifics on the official page before
relying on them.
When to trigger
"Submitting tomorrow" — last pass before upload
Unsure which files/metadata Research Exchange expects
Confirming the chosen section's caps are met and the manuscript is anonymized
Finalizing the ethics statement and figure permissions
Process facts (checked 2026-06-20; verify live portal prompts)
Owner / publisher: American Anthropological Association (AAA) / Wiley.
Portal:Research Exchange for new manuscripts since 15 April 2025.
Review model:anonymous / double anonymized — anonymize the manuscript and file name; supply a separate title
page with author details.
Sections & caps: Research Article ≤ 8,000 words (incl. figures, tables, references, notes;
excl. transcriptions + abstract; extendable to ~10,500 on acceptance); Essay 2,000–3,000; Commentary
≤ 1,500; Interview ~2,000; Review Essay ≤ 5,000 (2–5 books); Book Review ≤ 1,000.
Abstract:200 words.
Style:Chicago Manual of Style author-date (final accepted files); free-format accepted at
submission; references alphabetical (not embedded in endnotes); include DOIs where available.
Manuscript prep: Word document; 12-pt Times New Roman; double-spaced; left-justified;
endnotes (not footnotes); no tracked changes/macros/fields in the final file. Figures as TIF at
≥ 300 dpi; tables as Word with title, description, and alt text.
Special sections: AA is currently NOT accepting proposals for special sections or Vital Topics
Forums (verify live — section availability changes).
Preprints / sharing: the Wiley record for AA reads "Does Not Accept Preprints"; however AA lets
authors deposit the submitted version in AAA's Open Anthropology Research Repository before peer
review. Do not assume a generic preprint server is allowed — use the AA repository route.
ORCID:required for AAA journals (corresponding author).
Fee:no submission or publication fee (verified 2026-06-22); OnlineOpen (open access) is
optional and only after acceptance. APC ~USD 3,570 (per source map; verify the current Wiley
OnlineOpen amount before paying); license choice is CC BY, CC BY-NC, or CC BY-NC-ND.
Use when drafting or polishing an American Anthropologist (AA) manuscript so it reads across all four fields, follows AA house style (Chicago author-date; free-format submission accepted), fits the section word caps (Research Articles ≤ 8,000 words; abstract 200 words), and uses inclusive, care-ful language. Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.