The Journal Selection & Submission Template Kit: 50 Fillable Templates (US Letter + A4)

For the author with a finished paper: choose the right journal, avoid predatory ones, meet every requirement and manage the submission to a decision.

Every journal-selection and submission template from the workbook, ready to type into: shortlists, fit scoring, cover letters and revision tracking.

WHAT YOU GET

- 50 fillable templates in one fillable PDF (55 pages, 775 fillable fields)

- US Letter and A4 versions, both included

- Type into the boxes and save, or print and write by hand

- A clickable template map with a Done box for every template, and bookmarks

WHAT'S INSIDE

- 1.1 The Cost-of-Poor-Fit Reality Sheet

- 1.2 Submission Strategy Mindset

- 1.3 Journal-Selection Vocabulary Decoder

- 2.1 Paper Contribution & Significance Profiler

- 2.2 Article-Type Identifier

- 2.3 Target-Audience & Field Definer

- 2.4 Realistic Ambition Calibrator

- 3.1 Journal Discovery Log

- 3.2 “Where Does Similar Work Appear?” Mining Sheet

- 3.3 Journal-Finder Tool Worksheet

- 3.4 Candidate Shortlist Builder

- 4.1 Aims-&-Scope Alignment Worksheet

- 4.2 Recent-Issues Fit Check

- 4.3 Scope-Fit Scoring Sheet

- 4.4 “Why This Journal” Justification Stub

- 5.1 Journal-Fit Scoring Matrix

- 5.2 Impact-Metrics Interpreter

- 5.3 Indexing & Visibility Check

- 5.4 Speed & Acceptance-Rate Estimator

- 6.1 Predatory-Journal Red-Flag Checklist

- 6.2 Journal Legitimacy Verification Sheet

- 6.3 Hijacked-Journal & Fake-Metric Check

- 6.4 Think-Check-Submit Walkthrough

- 7.1 Open-Access Model Selector

- 7.2 APC & Waiver Planner

- 7.3 Funder/Institutional Mandate Check

- 7.4 Rights & License Sheet

- 8.1 Author-Guidelines Compliance Checklist

- 8.2 Word/Figure/Reference Limit Tracker

- 8.3 Reporting-Standard Requirement Check

- 8.4 Blind-Review Anonymization Sheet

- 9.1 Submission-Package Readiness Tracker

- 9.2 Required-Statements Builder

- 9.3 Suggested-Reviewers & Competing-Interests Sheet

- 9.4 Title Page & Metadata Sheet

- 9.5 Highlights & Graphical-Abstract Planner

- 10.1 Cover-Letter Builder

- 10.2 Significance-Pitch Paragraph

- 10.3 Fit-Justification Paragraph

- 10.4 Declarations Block

- 11.1 Pre-Submission Inquiry Builder

- 11.2 Submission-Day Checklist

- 11.3 Portal Navigation Notes

- 11.4 Status-Tracking Log

- 12.1 Transfer / Resubmission Decision Log

- 12.2 Decision-Type Interpreter

- 12.3 Cascade/Transfer-Offer Evaluator

- 12.4 Re-Targeting Fast-Track

- 12.5 Appeal Decision & Letter Stub

- 12.6 Rejection-Resilience & Lessons Log

EVERY TEMPLATE PAGE GIVES YOU

- Its purpose and how long it takes

- Short steps on how to fill it in

- Fillable boxes sized for real answers

- The output it produces

- A supervisor sign-off line

- Where to find the completed example in the workbook

HOW TO USE IT

- Open the PDF in a free PDF reader app that supports fillable forms (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and works best). Some phone and browser viewers do not save typed answers.

- Click a box and type. Save often: your answers stay in the file.

THE KIT AND THE WORKBOOK

The kit gives you the tools. The Journal Selection & Submission Workbook teaches the method: it explains every template and shows a completed example of each one. If this is your first time, start with the workbook: https://www.gradsummit.com/workbooks/journal-selection-submission-workbook/

LICENCE

For the buyer's own use. Every page is stamped with the buyer's email and the purchase date. Please do not share or resell the files. For a class or research group, ask about a group licence.

By Rafiq Muhammad, MD, MIHMEP, PhD. The templates were drafted with the help of AI tools and written, checked and laid out by the author.