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name: ecopol-submission
description: Use when running the final preflight for an Economic Policy (EP) manuscript — the commissioning route, the conference-ready draft, and the camera-ready version (not an open submission portal). Final checks; it does not draft content.
---

# Submission / Commissioning Preflight (ecopol-submission)

## When to trigger

- You have a commissioning invitation and need a conference-ready draft checked
- You are pitching the Managing Editor to be commissioned and want the proposal tight
- The paper has been through the panel and you are preparing the camera-ready version
- A coauthor assumes there is an open submission portal and you need to correct the route
- Final format/style check before the file goes to the journal

## EP has no open portal — it is commissioned

The single most important preflight fact: since the 2025 relaunch as *Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues*, EP is **online-only and commissioned** — "all articles are invited by the Managing Editor"; **EP does not accept unsolicited submissions** (verified 2026-06-22；以官网为准). The current **Managing Editor is Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan (Brown University)** (verified 2026-06-22 — re-confirm on the live editorial-board page before pitching). There is no Manuscript-Central-style portal where you upload a cold submission. The realistic "submission" paths are:

1. **Get commissioned.** Circulate a strong working draft, pitch the Managing Editor on a timely policy question, and be visible in the CEPR / CESifo / Sciences Po policy networks. The proposal must read as a Panel-worthy, timely policy question (see `ecopol-topic-selection`).
2. **Deliver a conference-ready draft.** Once invited, the paper is presented at a biannual conference and discussed by two invited discussants.
3. **Produce the camera-ready.** After the panel, the final version is published with the discussants' comments within ~6 months of presentation (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).

Authors receive a **journal template and style guidance at the time of commissioning**; files are submitted in **editable format (Microsoft Word or LaTeX)** (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准). Exact word/abstract limits are **待核实** — not quantified in the public guidelines; confirm against the template you are given.

## Preflight by stage

### Stage 1 — Commissioning pitch
- [ ] Headline policy sentence is timely, important, and Panel-worthy (`ecopol-topic-selection` passed)
- [ ] Working draft circulated / visible; a clear hook for the Managing Editor's thematic priorities
- [ ] European or global policy relevance is explicit

### Stage 2 — Conference-ready draft
- [ ] Main text accessible to a policy reader; technical machinery in the appendix (`ecopol-writing-style`)
- [ ] Identification and robustness done; top discussant objections pre-empted (`ecopol-referee-strategy`)
- [ ] Headline exhibits in policy units, CIs shown, no asterisk-driven headline (`ecopol-tables-figures`)
- [ ] Data + code package ready for a provenance challenge (`ecopol-replication-package`)
- [ ] File in editable format (Word/LaTeX); affiliations as they should appear

### Stage 3 — Camera-ready (post-panel)
- [ ] All discussant points addressed (fixed or rebutted in text) — they publish alongside you
- [ ] Journal template applied; style guidance followed
- [ ] Figures carry alt text per accessibility policy (待核实 exact spec)
- [ ] Data/code submitted for journal verification and publication alongside the article
- [ ] Disclosure / funding / authorship per OUP research-ethics policy

## Anti-patterns

- Looking for an open submission portal and concluding the journal is closed — the route is commissioning (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)
- Pitching a topic that is academically novel but not timely or policy-decision-relevant
- Submitting a PDF-only manuscript when editable Word/LaTeX is required
- Treating discussant comments as optional — they are published next to your paper
- Inventing word limits or fees instead of confirming against the commissioning template (待核实)

## Output format

```text
【Journal】Economic Policy (EP)
【Skill】ecopol-submission
【Route】commissioned — no open portal (检索于 2026-06)
【Stage】pitch / conference-ready / camera-ready
【Format】editable Word or LaTeX; affiliations set? [Y/N]
【Accessible main text + technical appendix】[Y/N]
【Discussant points addressed (if post-panel)】[Y/N]
【Data/code for verification ready】[Y/N]
【Limits】word/abstract limits 待核实 — check template
【Next step】deliver to Managing Editor → ecopol-rebuttal after the panel
```

## Supplementary resources

- [`templates/checklist.md`](templates/checklist.md) — submission self-check
- [`templates/manuscript_template.md`](templates/manuscript_template.md) — lightweight manuscript scaffold
- [`../../resources/official-source-map.md`](../../resources/official-source-map.md) — official URLs and volatile facts