jbv-submission

Submission Preflight (jbv-submission)

When to trigger

• The manuscript is final and you are about to upload
• You need the Editorial Manager checklist for JBV
• You are unsure how to anonymize, what to declare, or whether to pay the APC
• You want to co-submit a data/methods artifact

Where and how

• Portal: Elsevier Editorial Manager (editorialmanager.com/jbvi). Submission is fully online, with stepwise file upload from the ScienceDirect submission link.
• First submission format: provide editable source files; submit a separate title page and a fully anonymized manuscript for double-anonymized review. Strict reference formatting is not required at initial submission if every reference is complete and the style is consistent.
• Current masthead: ScienceDirect lists Sophie Bacq and Simon Parker as Co-Editors-in-Chief; manuscripts route through the current area-editor / handling-editor structure.

Double-anonymized preparation (required)

Review is double-anonymized, so prepare an anonymized manuscript:

• Remove author names, affiliations, and acknowledgements from the manuscript file.
• Cite your own prior work in the third person; remove identifying funding/thanks.
• Keep author identifiers in the Editorial Manager metadata only, not in the file.

Required declarations

• Declaration of competing interest (state "Declarations of interest: none" if applicable).
• CRediT author-contribution statement for corresponding authors.
• Generative-AI disclosure statement describing any AI use in preparation; no statement is needed for basic grammar, spelling, or reference tools.
• Data availability statement: JBV uses Elsevier's Option C research-data policy, so deposit/cite/link research data where possible or explain why data cannot be shared (e.g., proprietary VC data, confidential founder information). The statement is published with the article.

Abstract & metadata

• Abstract concise and factual, ≤ 250 words.
• 1 to 7 keywords reflecting the entrepreneurial phenomenon and disciplinary lens.
• Article highlights: 3 to 5 bullet points, each no more than 85 characters including spaces.
• Graphical abstract: encouraged, submitted as a separate file if used.
• ORCID linked to the corresponding author's account.

Fees / open access

• The subscription publication route lists no publication fee charged to authors.
• Optional open access carries an APC of USD 4,280 (excluding taxes); the open-access choice does not affect peer review or acceptance.

Co-submission (optional)

• On the "Attach files" page you can co-submit a Data in Brief descriptor or a MethodsX protocol article alongside the main manuscript — useful for novel hand-coded datasets or experimental protocols.

Checklist

• [ ] Separate title page and anonymized manuscript prepared as editable source files
• [ ] Manuscript fully anonymized (no names/affiliations/acknowledgements; third-person self-cites)
• [ ] Competing-interest declaration included
• [ ] CRediT author-contribution statement included
• [ ] Generative-AI disclosure included if AI tools were used
• [ ] Option C data availability statement included
• [ ] Abstract ≤ 250 words; 1-7 keywords; highlights; ORCID linked
• [ ] Open-access/APC choice decided (USD 4,280 if OA; live-check current)
• [ ] Data in Brief / MethodsX co-submission decided

Anti-patterns

• Identifiers left in the file (author names, "our prior work," thanks) breaking anonymity.
• Missing competing-interest, CRediT, or required AI declaration.
• No Option C data availability statement.
• Abstract over 250 words.
• Missing article highlights.

Submission-stage failure modes and the fix

| Failure caught at upload | The fix before resubmitting |

|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| Self-citations in first person ("in our earlier study"). | Convert to third person; check no in-press personal item de-anonymizes the list. |

| Proprietary VC/founder data, no statement. | Write a data availability statement explaining the restriction and what can be shared.|

| Generative-AI used but undisclosed. | Add the AI disclosure (tool and scope); separate from the competing-interest line. |

| Abstract over 250 words, method-heavy. | Cut to ≤250 and lead with the entrepreneurial phenomenon and contribution. |

Worked micro-example: a one-pass preflight (illustrative)

A founder-team study of accelerator effects is ready to upload. The preflight catches, in order:

• Abstract is 268 words → trimmed to 240, reordered so the opportunity-team mechanism leads (illustrative).
• Self-citations read "we previously showed" → rewritten in third person; an in-press item cited as "Author, in press."
• Data are part Crunchbase (licensed), part hand-coded survey → statement notes the licensed portion cannot be redistributed; the coded instrument is available on request.
• Competing-interest line present, AI line missing → AI disclosure added ("language editing only," illustrative).
• References complete though not yet in journal style → acceptable at first submission; numbered style cleanup deferred to revision or proof.

Calibration anchors (hedged)

• The declarations editors most often bounce a paper for are the competing-interest declaration, CRediT statement, generative-AI disclosure when applicable, and data availability statement.
• Flexible first-submission references do not relax anonymization, title-page separation, declarations, or highlights; treat those as hard gates.
• Fee figures, contacts, and portal URLs change; confirm against the journal's current author guidelines.

Output format

【Portal】Editorial Manager (jbvi) ...
【Anonymization】clean? remaining identifiers ...
【Declarations】competing-interest / AI / data-statement present? ...
【Abstract/metadata】≤250 words; 1-7 keywords; highlights; ORCID ...
【OA/APC】subscription | OA (USD 4,280) ...
【Co-submission】Data in Brief / MethodsX? ...
【Next step】jbv-review-process