amj-writing-style

npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill amj-writing-style --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

# Writing Style (amj-writing-style) ## When to trigger - The argument is buried under jargon, hedging, or passive constructions - The introduction does not make the contribution clear in its first page - Section logic wanders; the reader cannot follow the theory → method → results → discussion arc - Sentences are long and nominalized; the "actor doing the action" is hidden - This is late-stage polish *after* the theory, design, and contribution are settled ## The AMJ prose standard AMJ values prose that is **rigorous yet readable**: the theoretical argument should be visible to a reader from another division. Front-load the point — say what you argue, then support it. Write in the active voice with human/organizational actors as subjects. Hedge precisely (state what the data show), not defensively (avoid stacking "may possibly suggest"). AMJ's *From the Editors* (FTE) series has devoted whole editorials to storytelling and crafting the introduction — the journal genuinely rewards a paper that "tells a story," so treat narrative arc as a substantive standard, not decoration. ## Structure to enforce Standard full structure: **Introduction → Theory & Hypotheses → Methods → Results → D