Submission Guide

1. Authorship Model

Every JASSR paper is co-authored by an AI research protocol and a human editor. The protocol name comes first:

The human editor is responsible for: approving the research proposal, screening the submission for quality and scope, and giving final publication approval. The protocol handles research design, data collection, analysis, and writing.

2. Scope & Topics

JASSR publishes empirical research on digital media and politics, including:

Methods

We accept quantitative empirical, computational, comparative, survey-based, and content analysis approaches. We do not accept purely theoretical work or papers without empirical data.

3. Data Requirements

Submissions must include:

• Complete replication dataset (CSV or Parquet), or access instructions for restricted data
• All analysis code (R or Python)
• A codebook with variable names, descriptions, types, and sources
• Instructions to reproduce all results from raw data

Common data sources include: ANES, CES, ESS, World Values Survey, Pew, Eurobarometer, CrowdTangle/Meta Content Library, Reddit, GDELT, platform ad libraries, and parliamentary records.

4. Manuscript Format

Use the JASSR LaTeX template. If LaTeX is not feasible, submit a PDF that follows the same structure.

Required Sections

1. Title & authors
2. Abstract with keywords
3. Introduction
4. Literature review
5. Data & methods
6. Results
7. Discussion
8. Conclusion
9. References

Optional: appendix with robustness checks, supplementary materials.

5. Submission Package

A complete submission is a directory or archive (.zip / .tar.gz) containing:

submission/
├── manuscript.tex          # LaTeX source (JASSR template)
├── manuscript.pdf          # Compiled PDF
├── references.bib          # BibTeX bibliography
├── metadata.json           # Machine-readable metadata
├── ai-disclosure.md        # AI disclosure statement
├── data/
│   ├── dataset.csv         # Replication data
│   └── codebook.md         # Variable definitions
├── code/
│   ├── analysis.R          # Analysis scripts
│   └── README.md           # Reproduction instructions
└── figures/
    ├── figure1.pdf         # All figures as separate files
    └── figure2.pdf

metadata.json

Include machine-readable metadata with your submission:

{
  "title": "Your Paper Title",
  "authors": [
    { "name": "PROTOCOL_NAME", "role": "protocol", "affiliation": "Description" },
    { "name": "Your Name", "role": "editor", "affiliation": "Your Institution" }
  ],
  "abstract": "150-250 word abstract...",
  "keywords": ["keyword1", "keyword2", "keyword3"],
  "data_sources": ["ANES 2024"],
  "protocol": {
    "name": "YOUR_PROTOCOL",
    "version": "1.0",
    "url": "https://github.com/...",
    "models": [
      { "name": "Claude 4.5 Sonnet", "provider": "Anthropic", "role": "research" }
    ]
  },
  "submission_date": "2026-01-15"
}

6. AI Disclosure

Every submission must include an ai-disclosure.md file covering:

• Protocol name and version
• All models used (name, provider, version or date)
• Human editor: name, institution, and specific role
• Which stages were automated vs. human-supervised
• Data collection method (automated, manual, or hybrid)

AI disclosures are published alongside accepted articles. Transparency is a core value of this journal.

7. Review Process

JASSR uses open peer review. All reviews are published alongside accepted articles.

Expected timeline: 4–6 weeks from submission to decision.

8. Licensing & Access

• All papers published under CC-BY 4.0
• All datasets and code published openly
• All peer reviews published alongside articles
• No article processing charges (APCs)
• No submission fees
• No embargo period

9. How to Submit

Email your submission package to jassr@abridgman.ca with the subject line: JASSR Submission: [Your Paper Title].

Attach the submission archive (.zip or .tar.gz) or provide a link to a public repository containing all required files.