amann-proposal-framing

1# Proposal Framing — the Gate (amann-proposal-framing)
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3## When to trigger
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5- The literature passed `amann-topic-selection` and you are ready to approach Annals
6- You need to know exactly what the proposal must contain and how long it can be
7- You are about to write a full review — stop: at Annals the **proposal is mandatory and comes first**
8- An April 1 / October 1 deadline is approaching and the proposal is the deliverable
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10## How Annals intake actually works (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准)
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12Annals uses a **two-step, proposal-first process**. You do **not** submit a full review cold; you submit a short proposal, and only an **accepted proposal is invited** to develop into a full article.
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14- **Proposal length.** No longer than **5 pages, single-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-point font**; references and visual elements do not count toward the limit.
15- **Four required sections, with these exact headings:**
16  1. **Focus of the review** — the literature and the animating problem.
17  2. **Related reviews** — what reviews already exist and why yours is *not* redundant.
18  3. **Review scope and process** — boundaries, inclusion logic, how you will gather and synthesize the corpus.
19  4. **New insights** — the integrative contribution, the "attitude," and the agenda the review will produce.
20- **Deadlines.** Proposals are accepted on a twice-yearly cycle — **April 1 and October 1**. Submissions are not reviewed until the deadline passes; decision letters arrive **~6 weeks after the deadline**.
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