Crim Submission

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name: crim-submission
description: Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for Criminology (ASC / Wiley) via the Wiley Research Exchange portal — anonymized main document plus separate title page, APA-based formatting, bias-free language, single-submission commitment, and (待核实) length/abstract caps and ORCID. Final checks; it does not draft content.
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# Submission Preflight (crim-submission)

The last check before pressing submit on the **Wiley Research Exchange** portal
(`wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/CRIM`). *Criminology* uses a **blinded/anonymized** workflow, so the most
common avoidable failure is an under-anonymized main document. Verify volatile specifics on the
official page before relying on them (many are 待核实).

## When to trigger

- "Submitting tomorrow" — last pass before upload
- Unsure which files/metadata Research Exchange expects
- Confirming the manuscript is anonymized and formatted to the journal's APA-based style

## Process facts (verify volatile items on the official page)

- **Owner / publisher:** American Society of Criminology (ASC) / Wiley.
- **Portal:** **Wiley Research Exchange** — `https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/CRIM`; track status at
  `submission.wiley.com` → "My Submissions".
- **Files:** at least **one title page** + **one anonymized main document** (blinded workflow).
- **Style:** **a form of APA**; fall back to **APA (6th ed.)** for anything unspecified; author-date,
  alphabetical reference list; everything **double-spaced**.
- **Author bio:** a short biography (**< 100 words**) per author on the title page.
- **Language:** **APA bias-free, person-first** language for justice-involved populations.
- **Exclusivity:** **one journal at a time** — simultaneous submission is not allowed.
- **Length / abstract caps:** specific word/page and abstract limits for *Criminology* are 待核实 — confirm
  on the live author-guidelines page.
- **ORCID:** Wiley commonly requests it for the corresponding author (待核实 whether mandatory).
- **Fee:** no submission fee identified; only an **optional OA APC** on acceptance (待核实).

## Preflight checklist

### Files & length
- [ ] Separate **title page** (authors, affiliations, < 100-word bios) prepared as its own file
- [ ] **Anonymized main document** uploaded separately
- [ ] Length/abstract within the journal's current cap (待核实 — confirm on live page)

### Anonymity (blinded workflow)
- [ ] No author names, affiliations, or acknowledgments in the main document
- [ ] No obvious self-references ("as we showed in…"); self-citations neutralized
- [ ] Identifying **file metadata stripped** (document properties, comments)
- [ ] Restricted-data acknowledgments/grant numbers kept off the main document

### Format & language
- [ ] APA-based style; consistent author-date citations; double-spaced throughout
- [ ] **Bias-free, person-first** language for offenders, victims, justice-involved people
- [ ] Figures/tables/maps self-contained and accessible (see `crim-tables-figures`)
- [ ] Corresponding-author **ORCID** ready (待核实 whether required)

### Compliance & files
- [ ] Ethics / IRB / human-subjects + data-use agreements in order
- [ ] **Single-submission** commitment honored (not under review elsewhere)
- [ ] Data-availability statement + reproducibility package staged (see `crim-data-and-transparency`)

## Anti-patterns

- Author identifiers left in the main document, acknowledgments, or file metadata (breaks anonymity)
- Mixing citation styles or single-spacing the manuscript
- Stigmatizing labels instead of person-first language
- Submitting while the paper is under review at another journal (prohibited)
- Sending a policy-evaluation paper here instead of *Criminology & Public Policy*

## Output format

```
【Files】title page + anonymized main document both prepared? [Y/N]
【Anonymized】text + self-refs + file metadata clean? [Y/N]
【Length/abstract within cap (待核实)】[Y/N]
【APA-based style + double-spaced】[Y/N]
【Bias-free / person-first language】[Y/N]
【Single submission + ethics/DUA】[Y/N]
【Data + transparency staged】[Y/N]
【Next】await decision → crim-rebuttal on R&R
```

## Supplementary resources

- [`../../resources/external_tools.md`](../../resources/external_tools.md) — reference managers, anonymization, repro tooling
- [`../../resources/official-source-map.md`](../../resources/official-source-map.md) — Research Exchange portal, APA-based style, anonymized files, caps/fee (待核实)