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name: ppsych-submission
description: Use when running the final submission preflight for a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS) manuscript via the ScholarOne/Manuscript Central portal — contribution-type/proposal route, abstract limit, APA formatting, open-science deposits, cover-letter declarations, and suggested reviewers. Final checks; it does not draft content.
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# Submission Preflight (ppsych-submission)

## When to trigger

- "Submitting soon" — last check before uploading to the PoPS portal
- Unsure which files, declarations, and deposits the portal expects
- Confirming abstract limit, APA format, and the proposal/contribution-type route
- Verifying open-science obligations and the suggested-reviewer requirement

## Process facts (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准 — re-confirm on the SAGE/APS author pages)

- **Publisher / venue.** PoPS is published by **SAGE** in partnership with **APS**; it is **bimonthly** and broad/integrative — distinct from *Psychological Science* (single studies), *Psychological Bulletin* (formal meta-analyses), *Annual Review of Psychology* (invited surveys), and *Current Directions* (short, non-technical) (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
- **Portal.** Submit via **Manuscript Central / ScholarOne** at **http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pps** (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
- **Contribution type & proposal.** Identify the category — stand-alone (proposal optional), cooperative, or miscellaneous (proposal required). A positive proposal reply is **not** an acceptance; identical review applies (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
- **Abstract.** **No more than 200 words** (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
- **Length.** No strict page limit for stand-alone articles (concise preferred); brief reports run **1,000–1,500 words** (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
- **Style.** **APA style** for references, statistics, and exhibits — confirm the current APA edition and any SAGE house deviations (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
- **Open science.** When original data are included they must be in a **repository**; the cover letter confirms ethical data collection; map deposits to TOP/Open-Practice expectations (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
- **Suggested reviewers.** Provide **≥5 objective reviewers**, excluding mentors, colleagues, and collaborators (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).

## Preflight checklist

### Article & files
- [ ] Contribution category correct; proposal sent where required (cooperative/miscellaneous)
- [ ] Manuscript complete; references complete, accurate, and APA-formatted
- [ ] Title page: title, authors, affiliations, keywords; **abstract ≤ 200 words**, perspective-style
- [ ] Length appropriate (concise for stand-alone; 1,000–1,500 words for a brief report)
- [ ] Figures/tables APA-styled; reproduced exhibits have permission and attribution

### Open science & transparency
- [ ] Any original data deposited in a repository and cited
- [ ] Meta-science: protocol/coding deposited and (ideally) preregistered; figures reproducible
- [ ] Deposits mapped to TOP / Open-Practice badge expectations (待核实 current set)

### Declarations (cover letter / portal)
- [ ] Cover letter confirms ethical data collection (检索于 2026-06)
- [ ] Conflict-of-interest / funding disclosure prepared
- [ ] AI not listed as an author; AI use disclosed per current policy
- [ ] ≥5 objective suggested reviewers (no mentors/colleagues/collaborators)

### Volatile re-confirms
- [ ] Abstract limit, APA edition, portal URL, data policy, badge set, reviewer count — re-checked on SAGE/APS pages (检索于 2026-06)

## Anti-patterns

- Submitting a single empirical study or a routine meta-analysis (out of scope — wrong venue)
- Skipping the required proposal for a cooperative/miscellaneous piece
- An abstract over 200 words, or an empirical-paper abstract on a perspective
- "Data available on request" instead of a repository deposit when original data are included
- Suggesting mentors/collaborators as "objective" reviewers, or naming fewer than five
- Asserting the abstract limit, portal, or data policy from memory rather than the live author pages

## Output format

```text
【Contribution type】stand-alone / cooperative / miscellaneous; proposal sent where required? Y/N
【References】complete, accurate, APA? Y/N
【Abstract】≤ 200 words, perspective-style? Y/N
【Length】concise (or brief-report 1,000–1,500w)? Y/N
【Open science】data/protocol deposited + cited; figures reproducible? Y/N · N/A
【Declarations】ethical-collection in cover letter; COI/funding; AI disclosed? Y/N
【Reviewers】≥5 objective, no collaborators? Y/N
【Volatile re-confirms】abstract limit / APA / portal / data policy checked on SAGE-APS pages? Y/N
【Next step】submit at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/pps → ppsych-revision on the decision
```

## Supplementary resources

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