Submission Preflight (sci-submission)

When to trigger

• The manuscript is "done" and you're about to upload.
• You want a single gate that confirms every other sci-* skill's output landed.
• A revision is going back and you need to confirm nothing regressed.

Master preflight checklist

Significance & framing

• Clears the broad-significance / general-interest bar (sci-fit rung ≥ 3).
• One-sentence advance present and demonstrated (not asserted).
• Title is declarative, specific, < ~90 characters.

Format & length

• Format chosen (Report ~2,500 w / ≤4 items, or Research Article ~4,500 w / ≤6 items).
• Main-text word count within budget; Methods in Supplementary (for Reports).
• Results ordered by argument, claim-first paragraphs.