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name: orgsci-submission
description: Use when preparing the final Organization Science submission package — the ScholarOne preflight covering the cover-letter contribution case, double-blind manuscript preparation, the all-inclusive ~50-page length norm, the separate standalone anonymized appendix, abstract/keyword and ORCID requirements, INFORMS formatting, transparency checklist, and the optional post-acceptance open-access option.
---

# Submission Preflight (orgsci-submission)

## When to trigger

- You are ready to submit and need a final checklist
- You are unsure what files Organization Science / ScholarOne expects
- You need to confirm anonymization and length before upload

## Where and how

- **Portal:** ScholarOne Manuscripts at **mc.manuscriptcentral.com/orsc**.
- **ORCID:** required for the **submitting author**.
- **Fees:** there is **no mandatory submission or publication fee**. Open access is **optional** via the INFORMS Open Option (IOO), a **post-acceptance APC of US$3,000** that has **no bearing on the peer-review decision** — never select it expecting to influence review.

## Submission-critical documents

1. **Cover-letter contribution case.** The cover letter is viewed by the **EIC and Senior Editor** but
   not by reviewers. Use it to articulate the contribution to organization research in a concise block
   that complements the abstract. Draft it with `orgsci-contribution-framing`.
2. **Fully anonymized main manuscript.** The submission guidelines require double-blind preparation:
   remove names, affiliations, and acknowledgements, and write self-citations in the third person or in
   another neutral form.

## Length and files

- **Length norm:** strive for **under 50 pages of double-spaced 12-pt text (or 40 pages 11-pt)**, **1-inch margins, all-inclusive**. No rigid universal hard cap, but editors may **desk-reject excessively long submissions** (with an option to resubmit shorter).
- **Separate appendix:** submitted as a **separate anonymized standalone document** "for review," meant for **online supplementary posting**, not main-text publication. Move heavy robustness material there.
- **Abstract:** **≤ 250 words**.
- **Format:** INFORMS author-date citations; double-spaced; 1-inch margins; Garamond/Times-New-Roman-like fonts (**no Helvetica Narrow**); PDF or MS Word.

## Transparency and integrity

- For submissions on or after **2025-08-01**, certify compliance with Organization Science's Data and
  Methods Transparency Policy and upload the transparency checklist where required.
- Provide enough setting, data, methods, and analytic detail to **permit replication**.
- Quantitative and theoretical-code papers should be ready to share code upon editor request during
  review; accepted quantitative papers must publicly share data/code unless a documented exception and
  alternative transparency plan applies.
- Disclose AI/AI-assisted technology use, overlapping data or papers, COI, ethics/IRB issues, and any
  conference co-review status.

## Preflight checklist

- [ ] Cover-letter contribution case prepared and aligned with the abstract
- [ ] Main manuscript fully anonymized (names, affiliations, acknowledgements, self-cites)
- [ ] Separate anonymized standalone appendix prepared
- [ ] Within the all-inclusive ~50-page norm (12-pt, double-spaced, 1-inch margins)
- [ ] Abstract ≤ 250 words; 3-10 keywords supplied
- [ ] INFORMS author-date style; no Helvetica Narrow; PDF/Word
- [ ] ORCID linked for the submitting author
- [ ] Transparency checklist complete; data/code sharing or exception plan ready
- [ ] Open-access (IOO) understood as optional and post-acceptance only


## Submission readiness pass for Organization Science

Use this as a second-pass capability check. First lock a level map, a mechanism paragraph, and the cover-letter contribution statement; then test whether the manuscript addresses interdisciplinary organization reviewers who ask whether the mechanism travels across levels of analysis.

- **Primary move:** Verify portal, article type, anonymity, declarations, files, data/code, and current source-map facts; return blockers before formatting advice.
- **Decision ledger:** return `claim / evidence / blocker / next edit` rows so the next pass can patch the manuscript directly.
- **Neighbor test:** compare against AMJ for empirical management framing, ASQ for organization-theory depth, Management Science for formal/quantitative operations; if the neighboring outlet has the stronger audience claim, recommend re-routing before polishing.
- **Submission-ready gate:** before final advice, re-open `resources/official-source-map.md` for
  upload-week rules and name the one live-check item that could change the recommendation.

## Output format

```
【Portal】ScholarOne mc.manuscriptcentral.com/orsc; ORCID set
【Gating docs】cover-letter contribution case ✓ ; main ms anonymized ✓
【Length】≤ ~50 pp all-inclusive; heavy material in standalone anonymized appendix
【Abstract/format】≤250 words; 3-10 keywords; author-date; no Helvetica Narrow
【Transparency】checklist complete; code/data sharing or exception plan ready
【Next step】orgsci-review-process
```