Agsy Submission

Submission Preflight (agsy-submission)

The last check before pressing submit on Editorial Manager. AgSy is single anonymized, so there is no manuscript-anonymization step — but the front matter (abstract, Highlights, graphical abstract, declarations) and the data/code/model availability statement are where avoidable failures happen. Verify volatile specifics on the official page before relying on them.

When to trigger

• "Submitting tomorrow" — last pass before upload
• Unsure which files/metadata Editorial Manager expects
• Confirming the article type's guideline length is met and all front matter is prepared

Process facts (verify volatile items on the official page)

• Publisher: Elsevier (ISSN 0308-521X print / 1873-2267 online).
• Portal: Editorial Manager (legacy ees.elsevier.com/agsy redirects there — confirm current URL).
• Review model: single anonymized — no manuscript anonymization required (待核实).
• Article types: Research paper (~8,000 words), Short communication (~4,000), Perspective (~2,000, rapid review), Comment (~1,000), Review (verify) — no hard word cap, but stay near the guideline.
• Abstract: ≤ 250 words.
• Highlights + graphical abstract: prepared.
• Declarations: CRediT author-contribution statement; declaration of competing interest; ORCID for authors.
• Data/code/model: repository deposit + data-availability statement (Elsevier research-data policy).
• Fee: subscription journal with a hybrid Gold OA option; confirm any APC after acceptance (待核实).

Preflight checklist

Article type & length

• Article type chosen; length near its guideline (research ~8,000 / short comm ~4,000 / perspective ~2,000 / comment ~1,000)
• Abstract ≤ 250 words; states purpose, principal results, major conclusions
• Highlights drafted; graphical abstract prepared

Systems content (fit)

• The systems question (interactions / hierarchical levels / trade-offs) is explicit
• Model described, calibrated, and independently evaluated; sensitivity/uncertainty reported
• Decision / management / policy relevance stated (see agsy-impact-and-implications)

Format & declarations

• References in the journal's style; consistent throughout
• CRediT roles + declaration of competing interest completed
• ORCID for authors; corresponding author and contact details correct
• Figures/tables self-contained and accessible (see agsy-figures-and-tables)

Data, code & compliance

• Data + code + model deposited; data-availability statement in the manuscript (see agsy-reproducibility-and-data-policy)
• Ethics / funding / conflict declarations complete
• Original work; preprint status checked against Elsevier sharing policy

Anti-patterns

• Abstract over 250 words; missing Highlights or graphical abstract
• No CRediT / competing-interest statement; missing ORCID
• A single-factor field trial sent to a systems journal (fit failure — see agsy-review-process)
• A black-box model with no calibration/evaluation or no data/code/model deposit
• Sending a full study to the Perspective track (wrong type and length)

Output format

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【Article type】Research / Short comm / Perspective / Comment / Review (length near guideline? Y/N)
【Abstract】word count (≤250); Highlights + graphical abstract? [Y/N]
【Systems content】question + model + evaluation + decision relevance? [Y/N]
【Declarations】CRediT + COI + ORCID? [Y/N]
【Data/code/model】deposited + availability statement? [Y/N]
【References】journal style consistent? [Y/N]
【Next】await decision → agsy-revision-and-rebuttal on revision

Supplementary resources

• ../../resources/external_tools.md — reference managers, typesetting, repositories
• ../../resources/official-source-map.md — official AgSy URLs behind every fact in this pack