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cell-fit
Use when triaging a study before any writing — stress-tests whether it clears Cell's bar (a complete, mechanistic, hypothesis-driven story with multiple converging lines of evidence) or belongs at a sibling. Use this first to decide Cell vs Molecular Cell vs Cell Reports vs Cell Reports Medicine before investing in framing or figures.
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# Scope & Significance Fit (cell-fit)
## Why this is skill #1
Cell triages **most submissions to rejection without external review**. The gate is not "is it correct" and not even "is it a striking result" — it is **"is this a complete, mechanistic story of broad importance to the life sciences."** A single beautiful observation with no mechanism is desk-rejected. Run this before investing in prose.
## When to trigger
- Before drafting, to decide if Cell is even the right Cell Press venue.
- When a co-author says "this is a Cell paper" and you need a sober second opinion.
- When choosing between Cell, Molecular Cell, Cell Reports, Cell Reports Medicine, and Nature/Science.
## The "complete story" test
