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
- 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.
- 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
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
1---2name: orgsci-submission3description: 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.4---56# Submission Preflight (orgsci-submission)78## When to trigger910- You are ready to submit and need a final checklist11- You are unsure what files Organization Science / ScholarOne expects12- You need to confirm anonymization and length before upload1314## Where and how1516- **Portal:** ScholarOne Manuscripts at **mc.manuscriptcentral.com/orsc**.17- **ORCID:** required for the **submitting author**.18- **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.1920## Submission-critical documents21221. **Cover-letter contribution case.** The cover letter is viewed by the **EIC and Senior Editor** but23 not by reviewers. Use it to articulate the contribution to organization research in a concise block24 that complements the abstract. Draft it with `orgsci-contribution-framing`.252. **Fully anonymized main manuscript.** The submission guidelines require double-blind preparation:26 remove names, affiliations, and acknowledgements, and write self-citations in the third person or in27 another neutral form.2829## Length and files3031- **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).32- **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.33- **Abstract:** **≤ 250 words**.34- **Format:** INFORMS author-date citations; double-spaced; 1-inch margins; Garamond/Times-New-Roman-like fonts (**no Helvetica Narrow**); PDF or MS Word.3536## Transparency and integrity3738- For submissions on or after **2025-08-01**, certify compliance with Organization Science's Data and39 Methods Transparency Policy and upload the transparency checklist where required.40- Provide enough setting, data, methods, and analytic detail to **permit replication**.41- Quantitative and theoretical-code papers should be ready to share code upon editor request during42 review; accepted quantitative papers must publicly share data/code unless a documented exception and43 alternative transparency plan applies.44- Disclose AI/AI-assisted technology use, overlapping data or papers, COI, ethics/IRB issues, and any45 conference co-review status.4647## Preflight checklist4849- [ ] Cover-letter contribution case prepared and aligned with the abstract50- [ ] Main manuscript fully anonymized (names, affiliations, acknowledgements, self-cites)51- [ ] Separate anonymized standalone appendix prepared52- [ ] Within the all-inclusive ~50-page norm (12-pt, double-spaced, 1-inch margins)53- [ ] Abstract ≤ 250 words; 3-10 keywords supplied54- [ ] INFORMS author-date style; no Helvetica Narrow; PDF/Word55- [ ] ORCID linked for the submitting author56- [ ] Transparency checklist complete; data/code sharing or exception plan ready57- [ ] Open-access (IOO) understood as optional and post-acceptance only585960## Submission readiness pass for Organization Science6162Use 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.6364- **Primary move:** Verify portal, article type, anonymity, declarations, files, data/code, and current source-map facts; return blockers before formatting advice.65- **Decision ledger:** return `claim / evidence / blocker / next edit` rows so the next pass can patch the manuscript directly.66- **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.67- **Submission-ready gate:** before final advice, re-open `resources/official-source-map.md` for68 upload-week rules and name the one live-check item that could change the recommendation.6970## Output format7172```73【Portal】ScholarOne mc.manuscriptcentral.com/orsc; ORCID set74【Gating docs】cover-letter contribution case ✓ ; main ms anonymized ✓75【Length】≤ ~50 pp all-inclusive; heavy material in standalone anonymized appendix76【Abstract/format】≤250 words; 3-10 keywords; author-date; no Helvetica Narrow77【Transparency】checklist complete; code/data sharing or exception plan ready78【Next step】orgsci-review-process79```
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