From demog-skills
Explains Demography's double-blind review process, desk screening criteria, and how to shape a manuscript to avoid desk rejection.
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Knowing how Demography screens and decides lets you pre-empt the failure modes before submitting.
Knowing how Demography screens and decides lets you pre-empt the failure modes before submitting. Demography is double-blind and runs a pre-review with the Editor or a Deputy Editor before external review.
demog-submission).demog-topic-selection and demog-literature-positioning.Run this as a concrete capability pass. First lock the demographic process, data source, time scale, selection/migration/mortality issue, and uncertainty; then test whether the manuscript addresses population-science reviewers who inspect demographic process, measurement, cohort/period logic, and population validity.
claim / evidence / blocker / next edit rows so the next pass can patch the manuscript directly.resources/official-source-map.md for volatile rules and name the one unresolved fact that could change the recommendation.【Fit check】is it appropriate for Demography (a population question of general interest)? [Y/N]
【Compliance】word + table/figure limits met for the chosen type? [Y/N]
【Method rigor】rates/exposure/identification defensible to expert reviewers? [Y/N]
【Anonymity】no self-identifying references? [Y/N]
【Realistic outcome】desk-reject / R&R / (rare) accept
【Next】demog-submission (or demog-rebuttal if decided)
../../resources/official-source-map.md — review-process page (double-blind, pre-review, desk rejection, Deputy Editors)npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin demog-skillsExplains the Population and Development Review manuscript evaluation process: editorial screen, double-anonymized peer review, and typical timeline. Helps shape submissions to pass review.
Evaluates whether a research project fits Demography journal criteria and helps select the appropriate article type (Research Article, Note, or Commentary).
Explains the American Journal of Sociology's double-blind, student-run review process including the 'preject' screen and reviewer assignment. Use before submitting to stress-test your manuscript.