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/prepare-submission

Prepare a paper for submission to a specific venue. Runs anonymization checks for double-blind review, generates a cover letter, identifies suggested reviewers, validates venue-specific formatting, and produces a complete submission checklist. Creates a submission-ready package.

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open-academic-paper-machine
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Install
> /plugin marketplace add TobiasBlask/open-paper-machine
> /plugin install open-academic-paper-machine@open-paper-machine

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How this command gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

  • Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
  • You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
  • Slash command/prepare-submission

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What this command does when you run it.

Prepare a paper for submission to a specific venue. Runs anonymization checks for double-blind review, generates a cover letter, identifies suggested reviewers, validates venue-specific formatting, and produces a complete submission checklist. Creates a submission-ready package.

Command definition

prepare-submission.md
description: >
  Prepare a paper for submission to a specific venue. Runs anonymization checks
  for double-blind review, generates a cover letter, identifies suggested reviewers,
  validates venue-specific formatting, and produces a complete submission checklist.
  Creates a submission-ready package.

Prepare Submission: **$ARGUMENTS**

Activate the **submission-engine** skill. Read `skills/submission-engine/SKILL.md` in full.

Execute the complete 7-step submission preparation workflow:

1. **IDENTIFY** target venue and load formatting requirements 2. **CHECK** anonymization for double-blind review (self-citations, author names, metadata) 3. **GENERATE** cover letter tailored to the venue 4. **SUGGEST** reviewers based on the paper's reference list 5. **VALIDATE** formatting against venue requirements (pages, abstract, references) 6. **CREATE** submission checklist 7. **COMPILE** complete submission package

Input

`$ARGUMENTS` should specify:

  • **Venue name** (e.g., `ICIS 2026`, `MISQ`, `ECIS`, `BISE`)
  • Optional: **track name** (e.g., `"ICIS 2026 Human-AI Interaction track"`)
  • Optional: **"R&R"** to generate a revision cover letter instead

Output

  • `submission/paper_anonymous.pdf` — anonymized manuscript
  • `submission/cover_letter.md` — venue-specific cover letter
  • `submission/suggested_reviewers.md` — 3-5 reviewer suggestions with justification
  • `submission/anonymization_report.md` — detailed anonymization check results
  • `submission/formatting_report.md` — formatting validation results
  • `submission/submission_checklist.md` — comprehensive checklist for the venue
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A Claude Code plugin that autonomously writes academic papers — from literature search to production-ready LaTeX/PDF. Scope note.

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