Advanced Materials Submission Preflight (advmat-submission)

When to trigger

• "Submitting tonight" — the last check before the upload button
• You are unsure which files the Wiley submission system expects
• You need to confirm the manuscript fits its article-type format
• You want a single gate before handing off to peer review

Pre-submission checklist

Article type and format

• Correct article type selected (Communication vs. Research Article) and content matches (see advmat-length-management)
• Within the typeset page budget for that type (display items counted with text)
• Prepared in the Wiley Advanced Materials template / accepted format
• Communication: opening paragraph written to serve as the abstract; Research Article: short abstract (~200 words) + 3–7 keywords
• SI units, consistent significant figures, all abbreviations and formulae defined

Files

• Main manuscript (with Experimental Section) + figures
• All figure files at Wiley's required resolution/format (vector for line art; high-DPI raster for micrographs)
• Supporting Information as a separate file, clearly labeled (see advmat-supplementary)
• Table-of-Contents (TOC) graphic + blurb prepared to spec
• Cover letter (see advmat-cover-letter)
• Bibliography in current Wiley Advanced Materials reference style

Metadata and identifiers

• Title, abstract, author list entered consistently with the manuscript
• ORCID provided for authors as required (corresponding author at minimum)
• Affiliations and corresponding-author contact correct
• Funding recorded per Wiley instructions
• Data-availability statement and any required declarations present

Authors and integrity

• All authors meet authorship criteria and approved submission
• Author contributions (CRediT) recorded if required
• Originality / not-under-consideration-elsewhere confirmed
• Prior preprint (ChemRxiv / arXiv) disclosed
• Competing-interest statement provided
• Ethics / biosafety statements included if biomaterials or animal/human-derived samples are involved

Referees

• Suggested referees entered (see advmat-referee-strategy)
• Opposed referees entered with a brief, professional rationale

Self-consistency

• Every "see Supporting Information" / "Figure Sx" pointer resolves
• Figure/scheme/table numbering continuous and matching in-text callouts
• SI items use the S-prefix and are each cited from the main text
• The main text stands alone without the SI (cross-check advmat-supplementary)

Submission-system notes

• Submit through Wiley's online submission system for Advanced Materials (verify the current portal — Wiley has been migrating journals to the Research Exchange / "ReX" platform); confirm account and ORCID requirements on the author page.
• Color figures are free in Adv. Mater. (online and print) — but still budget figures against the page limit.
• Keep the SI as a distinct upload, not appended to the main manuscript PDF.
• Open access is optional: the OnlineOpen APC is high (on the order of ~US$6,000+ — confirm the live figure) and may be covered by a Wiley transformative/DEAL agreement for eligible institutions.
• If transferred from another Wiley journal, check that the transfer carried the correct files and that the article type is right for Adv. Mater.

Night-before dry run

1. Clean typeset. Build the manuscript in the Wiley template from scratch to catch the real page count and any broken references.
2. Page-budget check. Confirm it fits the article-type format with a margin (see advmat-length-management).
3. Pointer audit. Confirm every "Supporting Information" and "Figure Sx" callout resolves, and no S-item is uncited.
4. Asset check. TOC graphic + blurb ready; figures at required resolution; SI a separate file.
5. Metadata dry-fill. Draft the portal fields (title, abstract, keywords, ORCID, funders, declarations) in a text file so the live session is transcription, not composition.
6. Freeze. No content edits after the dry run; any change reopens the page-budget and pointer audits.

Desk-return triggers to eliminate

Trigger	Why editors bounce it
Wrong article type for the content	Routed off the intended track
Missing / off-spec TOC graphic	Incomplete submission
SI appended inside the main PDF	Breaks separate-SI production
No benchmarking / incremental framing	Reads as specialist → desk reject
Missing ORCID / declarations	Held in editorial screening

Anti-patterns

• Discovering an overrun only when typeset at production
• Uploading the SI glued onto the main manuscript PDF
• Wrong article type (Communication vs. Research Article) for the content
• Broken "see SI" cross-references after last-minute trimming
• Forgetting the TOC graphic, ORCID, or a required declaration
• Not disclosing a prior preprint

Output format

【Article type】Communication / Research Article — matches content?  yes / fix
【Format】Wiley template; within page budget?  yes / fix
【Files】manuscript / figures / SI / TOC graphic / cover letter / bib — all present?
【Metadata】ORCID + keywords + declarations?  yes / fix
【Integrity】originality, preprint disclosure, competing interests, ethics
【Referees】suggested + opposed entered?  yes / fix
【Stands alone】yes / fix
【Next】await reports → advmat-revision; plan referees → advmat-referee-strategy

Attached resources

• templates/checklist.md — full pre-submission self-check across article type / format / files / metadata / authors / referees / self-consistency
• templates/manuscript_template.md — Adv. Mater. skeleton (title, abstract/opening, body, Experimental Section, figure/TOC budgeting, SI outline)
• ../../resources/external_tools.md — characterization-analysis software, the DFT/simulation stack, figure tools, and data repositories

Portal (Research Exchange/ReX vs. legacy), file specs, TOC-graphic format, APC, and required statements are volatile — verify all on the official Wiley Advanced Materials author page before submitting.