Use to understand how the British Journal of Political Science (BJPS) evaluates a manuscript — double-blind review with at least two referees, the desk screen, decision categories, and what reviewers are asked to weigh. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.
SkillScore91Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/15/2026
What it changes
Passed 20 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 10 of 22 without it.
Without skill45%
With skill91%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Uses the exact tag 【Next】
Uses the exact tag 【Format】
Uses the exact tag 【Interest】
and 20 more in the full report
11 fixed9 passed either way1 still failing1 broke
Pass-rate lift
+45 pp
Tokens
+27%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-32%
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
We just received an R&R decision letter from BJPS for our manuscript on legislative committees. In our structured evaluation, what specific skill reference should be listed in the Next field?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Recommends bjps-rebuttal in the 【Next】 section following a 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.md82 linessingle file
Review Process (bjps-review-process)
Knowing how BJPS screens and decides lets you pre-empt the failure modes before submitting. BJPS uses
double-blind review usually involving at least two referees, and an editorial team drawn from
across the discipline screens for fit before sending a paper out.
When to trigger
Before submitting, to stress-test against desk-screen grounds
Interpreting a decision letter and setting expectations
Understanding what reviewers are instructed to weigh
Deciding whether the paper's general interest is strong enough to send out for review
How BJPS review works
Double-blind. Reviewers do not know the authors and authors do not know reviewers. Anonymize the
manuscript accordingly: remove author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, funding notes, and links
to personal/university websites (see bjps-submission).
Desk screen first. The editorial team assesses fit — wide political-science interest, scope,
adequate English, and basic competence — before external review. A competent but parochial
(single-subfield or single-country-framed) paper is a common desk-screen casualty.
External review. Papers passing the desk are sent to at least two expert referees, who weigh
the contribution's significance, the soundness of theory and design, and the credibility of the
evidence on the method's own terms.
Decision categories: reject / revise-and-resubmit / (rarely on first round) accept. An R&R is a
genuine signal; conditional acceptance follows a convergent revision (待核实 exact category labels on
the live page).
Format-aware screening. Letters are held to "complete short contribution" standards; Comments
are judged on whether they engage the target article accurately and add to the record.
Shape the paper to pass
Make wide interest explicit (avoids the parochialism desk-screen failure).
Engage the relevant literatures, including across subfields and countries.
Clear ethics/consent and human-subjects compliance up front.
Anonymize thoroughly — broken anonymity can compromise double-blind review.
Write to expert reviewers: anticipate the strongest objection and answer it in the design.