io-data-analysisUse when executing and reporting the empirical analysis (or the formal-model results) for an International Organization (IO) manuscript so it survives expert double-blind IR review and IO's pre-publication verification. The IO editorial staff re-run quantitative analyses and check formal proofs befo
io-literature-positioningUse when positioning an International Organization (IO) manuscript against the international-relations literature so it reads as a contribution to an IR debate. IO readers span rationalist, constructivist, institutionalist, IPE, and security traditions, so the paper must engage the IR conversation i
io-rebuttalUse when writing the response to an International Organization (IO) revise-and-resubmit. IO R&Rs come from expert IR referees whose anonymous reviews the editors return with a decision letter, and the editor adjudicates. The response must convert each reviewer on the IR theory and design without ali
io-research-designUse when defending the research design of an International Organization (IO) manuscript on international-level questions — causal identification with dyadic/TSCS/network data, case selection and process tracing for international cases, survey/conjoint experiments on foreign-policy attitudes, or form
io-review-processUse to understand how International Organization (IO) evaluates a manuscript — double-blind peer review, expert IR referees, anonymous reviews returned to the author, the decision and revise-and-resubmit process, and IO's distinctive verification of quantitative results and formal proofs before fina
io-submissionUse when running the final pre-submission preflight for International Organization (IO) via Editorial Manager — article-type selection, double-blind preparation (third-person self-citation), word caps, separate abstract/word-count/acknowledgments, short author-date footnotes, supplementary material
io-tables-figuresUse when building tables and figures for an International Organization (IO) manuscript so exhibits are self-contained, accessible, reproducible, and count toward the word budget correctly. IO word limits include tables, figures, and notes (but exclude the bibliography), and exhibits must survive IO'
io-theory-buildingUse when building the theoretical argument of an International Organization (IO) manuscript into a generalizable theory of international politics — whether rationalist/formal (bargaining, signaling, delegation, cooperation), constructivist/ideational, or empirical with explicit international mechani
io-topic-selectionUse when deciding whether an international-relations project fits International Organization (IO) and which article type to target. IO is the IR-specialist flagship, so the test is a generalizable theory about international politics where an international or cross-border phenomenon is a major cause
io-transparency-and-data-policyUse when preparing the replication/transparency materials for an International Organization (IO) manuscript. IO's signature requirement is verification BEFORE final acceptance — the editorial staff request data and code at conditional acceptance, IO staff re-run quantitative results and check proofs
io-workflowUse as the entry point for any International Organization (IO) manuscript. Routes to the right IO sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and which article type (Research Article, Research Note, Essay) fits. IO is the IR-specialist flagship, so the router's first job is to confirm the pape
io-writing-styleUse when drafting or polishing an International Organization (IO) manuscript so it reads for international-relations scholars across paradigms, fits the word caps (Research Article <= 14,000; Research Note <= 8,000; Essay <= 10,000, including tables, figures, and notes but excluding the bibliography