PPS SUBMISSION CHECK
Before you submit your paper, check it against your journal’s requirements
Have you checked the requirements for your journal and article type? Details such as abstract limits, required sections, figures, tables, and declarations can be easy to miss. Submission Check compares your English-language Word (.docx) paper with requirements verified by PPS and shows what needs attention before you submit it to the journal.
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FIND YOUR JOURNAL
Is your journal supported?
Search for your target journal. Select it here and it will already be chosen when Submission Check opens.
Supported journals
- BMJ OpenBMJ Publishing GroupCohort profile · Communication · Original research…Check my paper for this journal →
- Frontiers in MedicineFrontiers Media S.A.Addendum · Brief Research Report · Case Report…Check my paper for this journal →
- Global Perspectives in CommunicationOxford University PressIn Memoriam · Research Brief · Research ReportCheck my paper for this journal →
- IEEE AccessIEEEApplied Research · Comment · Debate…Check my paper for this journal →
- JAMA Network OpenAmerican Medical AssociationConsensus Statement · Original Investigation · Research Letter…Check my paper for this journal →
- Journal of Geophysics and EngineeringOxford University PressInvited Paper · Letter · Paper…Check my paper for this journal →
- Nature CommunicationsSpringer NatureArticle · Comment · Matters Arising…Check my paper for this journal →
- Oxford Open Materials ScienceOxford University PressResearch Article · Review Article · Short CommunicationCheck my paper for this journal →
- PLOS ONEPublic Library of Science (PLOS)Clinical Trial · Lab Protocol · Registered Report…Check my paper for this journal →
- Scientific ReportsSpringer NatureArticle · Matters Arising · Registered ReportCheck my paper for this journal →
- The British Journal of CriminologyOxford University PressArticleCheck my paper for this journal →
HOW IT WORKS
Check your paper in three simple steps
Choose your journal and article type, select your Word manuscript, then use the report to see what needs attention.
Choose your journal and article type
Select where you plan to submit so the check uses the right set of requirements.
Choose your Word manuscript
The file is checked in your browser and stays on your device.
Review your report
See what looks fine, what needs attention, and what you still need to confirm.
WHAT YOUR REPORT SHOWS
See what needs attention in your paper
The report is tailored to your journal and article type. See what appears to meet the journal’s requirements, what needs attention, and what you should confirm yourself.
Abstract length
See whether your abstract is within the word limit for your selected article type.
Required sections
See whether the sections expected by the journal appear to be present.
Figures and tables
See the figure and table requirements that can be checked from your manuscript, plus anything you still need to confirm.
References and citations
See any reference or citation requirements that can be checked reliably, with uncertain items left for you to confirm.
Required statements
See whether required declarations or statements appear to be present.
Items that need your judgment
Anything that cannot be checked reliably stays in the report for you to review.
YOUR REPORT
Use the report before submitting your paper to the journal
Start with items marked “Action required,” then review anything that needs a manual check. Use the source information to confirm the journal’s latest instructions before submitting your paper.
Submission Check helps with manuscript preparation. It does not judge the quality of the research or predict acceptance.
NEED MORE HELP?
When your manuscript needs more than a check
If the report shows issues you would like help with—or you want an editor to work on the manuscript itself—choose the support that fits your next step.
QUESTIONS
What authors often want to know
Quick answers about cost, privacy, journal coverage, and what the checker can and cannot do.
Yes. It is free to use and you do not need an account.
No. Your Word manuscript is checked in your browser and stays on your device.
No. Submission Check does not send your manuscript file or text to a generative AI service.
PPS reviews official journal guidance for each supported journal and article type. Your report includes source information so you can check the latest official instructions yourself.
No. The checks are based on the journal and article type you select.
It checks requirements that can be identified reliably from a Word manuscript and leaves other requirements for you to confirm manually.
Some requirements depend on meaning, context, or information that cannot be verified reliably from the manuscript alone. Submission Check shows these instead of guessing.
No. The report helps you prepare the manuscript for submission; acceptance depends on the journal’s editorial and peer-review process.
Journal instructions can change. Use the source information in your report to confirm the latest official guidance before submitting.
Yes. The main manuscript text should be in English, but references, quotations, names, titles, and occasional passages in other languages are fine.