Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the British Journal of Political Science (BJPS) — format selection, double-blind anonymization, word/abstract caps, Cambridge (Harvard author-date) house style, ORCID, and declarations. 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 14 of 22 without it.
Without skill64%
With skill95%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Requires a minimum font size of 12-point
States that the abstract limit for BJPS is 150 words or fewer
Directs reducing the abstract word count to 150 words maximum
and 8 more in the full report
7 fixed14 passed either way1 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+32 pp
Tokens
+42%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-22%
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 verifying submission details for BJPS. Is the British Journal of Political Science published by Elsevier, and do submissions go through Elsevier's Editorial Manager system?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Identifies Cambridge University Press as the publisher of BJPS
Passed
Passed
Refers to Editorial Manager as the journal online submission system
Missed
Passed
case-18 · 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.md79 lines2 files
Submission Preflight (bjps-submission)
The last check before pressing submit. BJPS is double-blind, so the single most common avoidable
failure is an under-anonymized manuscript. Verify volatile specifics on the official Cambridge/BJPS
page before relying on them.
When to trigger
"Submitting tomorrow" — last pass before upload
Unsure which files/metadata the portal expects
Confirming the chosen format's caps are met and the manuscript is properly anonymized
Process facts (verify volatile items on the official page)
Owner / publisher:Cambridge University Press (BJPS / BJPolS). Associated with the British
Academy; awards the Brian Barry Prize.
Portal: the journal's online submission system (Editorial Manager, editorialmanager.com/bjpols;
the seed flagged ScholarOne vs Editorial Manager — 检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
Review model:double-blind — anonymize the manuscript; provide a separate title page.
Formats:Research Articles (~10,000 words), Letters (short articles, ~4,000 words),
Comments. (Word caps 待核实 — confirm current figures and what they include.)
Abstract:≤ 150 words (required for all article types).
Style:Cambridge house style — Harvard author-date citations and reference list.
Manuscript prep: double spacing, ≥ 12-point type, margins per the style guide; accepted in
MS Word or LaTeX.
ORCID: encouraged/required per Cambridge policy (待核实 current requirement).
Fee: no submission fee. BJPS is now wholly Gold Open Access (verified 2026-06-22): accepted
Articles and Letters are published Gold OA with Cambridge's standard 2026 APC of £2,610 / US $3,655
(plus tax), commonly covered by institutional read-and-publish agreements, the Cambridge Open Equity
Initiative, or a waiver. Re-verify the current APC and waiver routes before submission.
Preflight checklist
Format & length
Format chosen and its word cap met (Article ~10,000 / Letter ~4,000; 待核实)
Abstract ≤ 150 words, states question + approach + finding
Anonymity (double-blind)
No author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or funding notes in the manuscript
No links to personal/university websites; no obvious self-references ("as we showed in…")
Use when drafting or polishing a British Journal of Political Science (BJPS) manuscript so it reads for a broad, international political-science audience, follows Cambridge's house (Harvard author-date) style, and fits the word caps (Research Articles ~10,000 words; Letters ~4,000; abstract <= 150 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.