acta-mathematica
Use when targeting Acta Mathematica (Acta Math.) or deciding whether a pure-mathematics manuscript meets the bar of one of the most selective journals in the field. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, proof-and-rigor bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill acta-mathematica --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Acta Mathematica (acta-mathematica) ## Journal positioning Acta Mathematica, published by the Institut Mittag-Leffler (distributed by International Press), is among the most selective pure-mathematics journals in the world. Its defining character is exceptional results, not topical breadth: it publishes a small number of papers per year, drawn from across all of mathematics, that resolve major problems, introduce methods of lasting influence, or open new directions. There is no thematic restriction — analysis, geometry, number theory, algebra, dynamics, topology, and mathematical physics all appear — but the importance bar is uniform and extremely high. Readership is the research mathematics community at large, and a paper is judged on the depth, correctness, and significance of its theorems and on the durability of the techniques it introduces. This skill is a **fit / venue-selection / re-framing** tool. It does not replace the journal's current official submission guidelines or the editorial board's judgment. Before submitting, re-check the live author instructions on the Acta Mathematica / Institut Mittag-Leffler site. ## When to trigger - The author believes a result resolves
- Journal positioning
- When to trigger
- Scope & topic fit
- Method & evidence bar
- Structure & house style
- Official-submission checklist
- Pre-submission self-check
- Common desk-reject triggers
- Re-routing decision
- Output format
What does the acta-mathematica skill do?
Use when targeting Acta Mathematica (Acta Math.) or deciding whether a pure-mathematics manuscript meets the bar of one of the most selective journals in the field. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, proof-and-rigor bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill acta-mathematica --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.