# Jfi Submission > Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the Journal of Financial Intermediation (JFI) via Editorial Manager — the US$500 non-refundable new-submission fee, the system-built review PDF, a <=250-word abstract, 1-7 English keywords, optional Highlights and SSRN preprint, Option C data links/statements, and the mandatory generative-AI disclosure. Final checks; it does not draft content. - Skill: `thedixitjain/jfi-submission` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add thedixitjain/jfi-submission` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/thedixitjain/jfi-submission/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Docs & Writing - Author: thedixitjain (https://skillmd.com/u/thedixitjain) - Updated: 2026-09-08 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/thedixitjain/jfi-submission --- # Submission Preflight (jfi-submission) ## When to trigger - "Submitting tomorrow" — last check before pressing submit in Editorial Manager - Confirming what Editorial Manager expects at initial submission - Checking the fee, abstract/keyword metadata, data links/statements, and required declarations ## Process facts (verified 2026-06-22; re-confirm on the official Guide for Authors) - JFI is published by **Elsevier** (ISSN 1042-9573); submission is via **Editorial Manager**, which converts uploaded files into a **single PDF** for peer review. Editable files (Word/LaTeX) are needed only for typesetting **after** acceptance. - A **US$500 submission fee** applies to all new submissions, paid in Editorial Manager **before** the paper is considered; **desk-rejected papers are not refunded**. Transferred manuscripts do not pay another submission fee. - Requires a concise factual **abstract not exceeding 250 words** and **1-7 English keywords**. - **"Your-paper-your-way":** no strict reference style at submission as long as it is internally consistent; the author–date Elsevier style is applied at proof. - A **Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process** must appear **before the References** if such tools were used; AI cannot be an author. - Optional but encouraged: **Highlights** (3–5 bullets, max 85 characters each) and free **SSRN** preprint posting during submission (not prior publication). ## Preflight checklist - [ ] Manuscript merges cleanly to **one review PDF**; numbered sections (1, 1.1, 1.1.1) - [ ] References in any **internally consistent** style with clean author–year fields - [ ] Concise, stand-alone abstract, **<=250 words**, no avoidable references - [ ] **US$500 fee** ready in Editorial Manager (non-refundable on desk-reject) - [ ] **1-7 English keywords** chosen for indexing - [ ] **Generative-AI declaration** placed before References (or omitted if not used) - [ ] Decided on optional **SSRN** preprint and optional **Highlights** - [ ] **Option C data plan** ready: deposit/cite/link research data, or explain why data cannot be shared - [ ] **Data Statement** prepared; datasets linked in EM where applicable; `[dataset]` tags in references - [ ] Conflict-of-interest / funding statements ready; not under review elsewhere ## Fee-gated go/no-go before pressing submit Because the fee is non-refundable on desk-reject, treat submission as a gated decision, not a formality: - **Gate 1 — fit:** the jfi-topic-selection verdict is "strong," not "borderline"; a borderline intermediation fit means you are likely paying for a desk rejection. - **Gate 2 — frame:** the abstract names the intermediary, friction, mechanism, and consequence (jfi-contribution-framing) — the desk screen reads no further. - **Gate 3 — design:** the first objection a banking referee will raise (usually a demand-side confound) is already pre-empted in the introduction, not saved for Section 6. ## Cover-letter calibration for this desk screen Three short paragraphs: what the paper shows about intermediation (one identified or proved claim, with the headline magnitude or proposition); why this journal (name the sub-literature — relationship lending, capital regulation, deposit competition — not "fits the aims and scope"); and any editor-expertise match if you request a Managing Editor. Do not paste the abstract. ## Last-mile glitches that cost real money here - The EM-built review PDF scrambles landscape tables — proof the system's PDF, not your local compile. - Keywords are generic ("banking," "finance") rather than naming the intermediation mechanism and data. - Highlights written as full sentences exceeding the 85-character limit, truncated badly by the system. - Fee paid but Data Statement or declarations missing, triggering an administrative return that delays triage. Confirm the current declaration list against the journal's live author guidelines before final filing. ## Anti-patterns - Submitting without paying the fee, or expecting a refund after desk-reject - Submitting an abstract over 250 words or fewer than 1 / more than 7 English keywords - Omitting the generative-AI declaration when such tools were used - Anonymizing the manuscript as if it were double-blind — JFI is single-blind ## Output format ``` 【Review PDF】one clean file? [Y/N] 【Fee】US$500 ready in Editorial Manager? [Y/N] 【Abstract / Keywords】<=250 words and 1-7 English keywords? [Y/N] 【AI declaration】present-if-used, before References? [Y/N] 【Option C data plan / Data Statement / [dataset] tags】[Y/N] 【Next step】single-blind review → jfi-rebuttal on R&R ``` --- **Source:** [`brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills`](https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) → `Journal-of-Financial-Intermediation-Skills/skills/jfi-submission/SKILL.md`