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jacs-submission
GitHub用于JACS投稿前在ACS Paragon Plus系统的最终预检。检查文件格式、SI、CIF、TOC图及披露信息，确保符合期刊规范。不修改科学内容，仅进行机械性格式与完整性审查，生成组装PDF后人工终审。
Trigger Scenarios
准备提交JACS稿件
不确定Paragon Plus所需文件
需要投稿前的最终格式和完整性检查
Install
npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jacs-submission -g -y
SKILL.md
Frontmatter
{
"name": "jacs-submission",
"description": "Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for a Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) manuscript via ACS Paragon Plus — files, TOC graphic, SI, CIFs\/CCDC, disclosures, and format. Runs the submission checklist — it does not improve the science or prose."
}
Pre-Submission Preflight (jacs-submission)
When to trigger
- "We're submitting today" — last check before the Paragon Plus upload
- You are unsure which files Paragon Plus expects
- You need a final, mechanical gate on format, SI, and disclosures
Pre-submission checklist
Files and system
- Manuscript in ACS Word or LaTeX template format
- Separate Supporting Information PDF
- CIF files for all crystal structures; CCDC numbers obtained and cited
- TOC / abstract graphic prepared per ACS size/content rules
- Figures at ACS-specified resolution/format; embedded or uploaded as required
- Submitting via ACS Paragon Plus with a registered account
Format
- Title, author list, affiliations, corresponding author(s) correct
- ORCID linked for authors as required
- Abstract within format norms; TOC graphic matches the abstract's message
- Citations in ACS numbered style, in order, with abbreviated journal titles
- Compound numbering consistent across text, schemes, and SI
- Article type (Article / Communication) selected to match the manuscript
Characterization and data (rigor gate)
- Every new compound: full characterization + purity evidence in SI
- Copies of key spectra (¹H, ¹³C, diagnostic others) in SI, legible
- Chiral/HPLC traces for stereochemistry/purity claims
- checkCIF/PLATON addressed; CCDC numbers correct
- Mechanism/catalysis claims supported by controls/kinetics/labeling as stated
- Computational coordinates and details in SI if computation is used
Disclosures and integrity
- Cover letter included (advance + fit)
- Conflict-of-interest statement per ACS policy
- Funding/acknowledgments handled (kept out of double-blind text if applicable)
- Data availability statement present
- Preprint / prior / companion-paper disclosure if applicable
- Safety hazards disclosed for dangerous reagents/procedures
- No image manipulation beyond uniform, disclosed adjustments
Reviewers
- Suggested reviewers entered (independent, no conflicts)
- Excluded reviewers entered with brief justification, if any
Confirm the current required files, limits, and policies on the JACS author page in Paragon Plus before submitting; specifics change over time.
Paragon Plus operation notes
- Upload main text, SI, CIFs, and graphics in the slots Paragon Plus designates.
- Verify the assembled proof PDF renders all figures, schemes, and Greek/math correctly.
- Enter ORCID, conflicts, funders, and reviewer suggestions in the system fields.
- Keep file sizes within the portal limits; check the generated PDF before approving.
Assembled-proof audit (the last human read)
The merged PDF that Paragon Plus builds is what the editor first sees. Read it end-to-end once, hunting only for assembly damage:
- Superscripts/subscripts survived conversion (¹³C, m/z, R1/wR2, °C, Å, δ)
- ChemDraw schemes rasterized sharply; wedge/hash bonds still distinguishable
- Bold compound numbers stayed bold in captions and tables
- Cross-references resolve — no "Scheme ??", no SI pointer to a section that moved
- TOC graphic sits in its slot, uncropped, text legible at printed size
- SI page numbering continuous; SI table of contents matches actual sections
- CCDC numbers in text match the deposited CIF filenames one-to-one
Timeline discipline (avoid same-day chaos)
- Days before: deposit CIFs with the CCDC and obtain numbers; run checkCIF; collect every co-author's ORCID and conflict statement; confirm the reviewer list with the corresponding author.
- Day before: freeze compound numbering; regenerate the SI PDF from the frozen text so spectra order matches; verify HRMS calcd/found pairs against the final structures one last time.
- Submission day: only mechanical steps remain — uploads, metadata, proof
audit, approve. If a chemistry-content edit surfaces on submission day, stop
and loop back to
jacs-methodsorjacs-writing-style; do not patch in the portal.
What triggers a bounce-back before review
- Abstract/TOC graphic mismatch — the graphic shows chemistry the abstract never claims
- A CIF that fails checkCIF with unexplained A-level alerts
- SI referenced in the text ("see Figure S12") but the figure absent from the uploaded SI
- Corresponding-author email that differs between the manuscript and the portal record
Anti-patterns
- Submitting with CIFs undeposited or CCDC numbers as placeholders
- SI missing spectra copies for some compounds
- "Data available on request" instead of a real availability statement
- TOC graphic that violates ACS size rules or doesn't show the chemistry
- Non-ACS reference formatting left from a reference manager
- Forgetting the cover letter or the conflict/funding disclosures
Output format
【Files】manuscript / SI / CIFs / TOC graphic — present? [...]
【Format】ACS template, citations, numbering — OK / fix: [...]
【Rigor gate】characterization + CCDC + mechanism support — OK / gaps: [...]
【Disclosures】COI / funding / data / preprint / safety — OK / missing: [...]
【Reviewers】suggested / excluded — entered? Y/N
【Verdict】ready to submit / blockers: [...]
【Next】await decision → jacs-revision
Related resources
templates/checklist.md— full pre-submission self-check by sectiontemplates/manuscript_template.md— JACS-style manuscript skeleton (Article/Communication, SI structure)../../resources/external_tools.md— Paragon Plus, CCDC deposition, ACS templates and styles
Version History
- 1839142 Current 2026-07-05 14:00
