Stage 4 guided workspace
Stage 3 produced a full manuscript draft. In Stage 4, strengthen its argument and reporting, verify every reference, choose a suitable journal and assemble a complete submission package.
Follow the seven worksheets in order. They save in this browser; the Portfolio gathers your reviewed outputs.
- Structure and Argument — Check that the manuscript answers its research questions and makes a clear contribution.
- PRISMA 2020 Compliance — Check the manuscript against all 27 PRISMA 2020 items and the abstract checklist, and record page locations.
- References and Citations — Make every citation accurate, consistent, traceable and appropriate.
- Language and Presentation — Improve clarity, consistency and academic tone while keeping the meaning and your own voice.
- Journal Matching — Shortlist suitable, legitimate journals and choose a realistic first target.
- Author Guidelines and Declarations — Align the manuscript with the target journal’s guidelines and prepare the required declarations.
- Submission Package — Assemble every file the submission system will ask for and run a final readiness check.
- Review and export the Stage 4 Portfolio
Start Stage 4 step by step → Open Stage 4 Portfolio →
Verify every reference, count and claim before submitting. Disclose AI assistance according to the journal’s policy, and submit to one journal at a time.
Stage 4 AI Prompt Toolkit
Copy step-specific prompts with built-in safeguards. Authors retain every analytical and editorial decision.
Tool guides
Use the separate tool pages for setup and demonstrations. Return to the worksheets to record outputs.
- Zotero — switch citation styles and clean the reference library.
- Scite — check how references are cited and flag retractions.
- Grammarly — language editing — accept changes one by one.
- Paperpal — academic language and submission checks.
- Scopus — verify journal indexing and find where similar reviews are published.
- ORCID — author identifiers required by most journals.
Stage 4 practice and materials
Practise structured peer review on a deliberately flawed synthetic SLR excerpt, then read what happens after submission.
Open the practice pack → Templates and practice files → After submission guide → Open related learning materials →