Popdevr submission

Submission Preflight (popdevr-submission)

The last check before pressing submit on ScholarOne Manuscripts. PDR is double-anonymized, so the most common avoidable failure is a manuscript that still identifies its authors. PDR uses Free Format for the first round — strict formatting is deferred to revision — but the science, the anonymization, and the statements must be in order. Verify volatile specifics on the Wiley author page before relying on them.

When to trigger

• "Submitting tomorrow" — last pass before upload
• Unsure which files/metadata ScholarOne expects
• Confirming the manuscript is anonymized and the right article type/length is chosen

Process facts (verify volatile items on the official page)

• Owner / publisher: Population Council (owner) / Wiley (publisher); quarterly; founded 1975.
• Portal: ScholarOne Manuscripts (confirm the current submission link). 待核实.
• Review model: double-anonymized — remove all identifying information about all co-authors; do not name yourself as author in the text or metadata.
• Free Format (first round): simplified submission — references may be in any consistent style, with strict formatting (APA-style house style) applied at revision. Confirm current Free Format scope. 待核实.
• Article types: Research Article (typically ~8,000–10,000 words), Notes & Commentary (short), Data & Perspectives, Archives, Book Reviews (usually invited).
• Front matter: abstract + keywords (confirm the current abstract word limit on the author page). 待核实.
• Fees: no author fees — no submission fee and no article-processing charge (APC) under the standard model (open-access/Online Open options may carry a separate Wiley APC if chosen). Consistent with the Wiley author guidelines as of 2026-06-22; re-verify on the author page before submission. 待核实.
• ORCID + statements: ORCID for the submitting author; data availability statement; funding, conflict-of-interest, and ethics declarations (see popdevr-transparency-and-data).

Preflight checklist

Type & length

• Article type chosen and its length norm met (Article ~8,000–10,000 words; Note short)
• Abstract and keywords present (within the current limit — 待核实)
• Exhibit set kept tight; extended material moved to supporting information

Anonymity (double-anonymized)

• No author names, affiliations, or acknowledgments in the manuscript file
• No self-identifying references ("as we showed in…"); self-citations neutralized
• Identifying file metadata stripped (document properties, comments)
• Separate (non-anonymous) title page prepared as ScholarOne requires

Format & metadata (Free Format first round)

• References in one consistent style (APA-style applied at revision)
• Figures/tables self-contained and accessible (see popdevr-tables-figures)
• ORCID provided for the submitting author

Compliance & files

• Data availability statement drafted; materials staged for a FAIR repository (see popdevr-transparency-and-data)
• Funding / conflict-of-interest / ethics declarations complete
• Confirmed: no submission fee or APC under the standard model (note any Online Open choice)

Anti-patterns

• Leaving author identifiers in the text, acknowledgments, or file metadata (breaks double-anonymized review)
• Sending a long paper to the Notes & Commentary track, or padding a Note to Article length
• Assuming a Wiley APC applies — under the standard model PDR has no author fees (verify)
• Skipping the data availability statement because "it's only needed at acceptance"
• Over-formatting the first round when Free Format is accepted (waste of effort; just keep it consistent)

Compliance pre-screen: what the desk checks first (by article type)

PDR's editors/committee screen for fit and rigor before review; getting the basics right keeps the focus on the science. Map your type to its norms (confirm current numbers on the Wiley author page):

Item	Research Article	Notes & Commentary	Data & Perspectives
Length (norm)	~8,000–10,000 words	short	focused on the data/indicator
Abstract / keywords	required (limit 待核实)	required	required
Double-anonymized	required	required	required
Data availability statement	required	required	required (central)
ORCID (submitting author)	required	required	required

Referee/editor pushback at the desk and the submission-side fix

• "Self-identifying references compromise the double-anonymization." -> Neutralize self-citations ("prior work [Author] showed" not "as we showed"), strip document-property metadata, split off a non-anonymous title page.
• "This Note exceeds the short-form norm." -> Trim to a focused Note or move it to the Research Article track; do not submit an over-length Note.
• "The data availability statement is missing." -> Stage the statement and FAIR-repository deposit now (see popdevr-transparency-and-data).
• "Was this submitted through the right portal?" -> Use ScholarOne Manuscripts; confirm the current link on the Wiley author page.

Output format

【Type】Article / Note / Data & Perspectives (length norm met? Y/N)
【Anonymized】text + self-refs + file metadata clean? [Y/N]
【Abstract / keywords】present + within limit (待核实)? [Y/N]
【Free Format】references consistent (APA at revision)? [Y/N]
【Data statement + ORCID】drafted + repo staged + ORCID? [Y/N]
【Fees】confirmed no submission fee / APC under standard model? [Y/N]
【Next】await decision -> popdevr-rebuttal on R&R

Supplementary resources

• templates/checklist.md — the pre-submission self-check as a copyable list
• ../../resources/external_tools.md — reference managers, anonymization, FAIR repositories
• ../../resources/official-source-map.md — official PDR / Wiley URLs behind every fact in this pack