asr-review-process
Use to understand how the American Sociological Review (ASR) evaluates a manuscript — masked (anonymous) peer review, what reviewers across sociological traditions weigh, decision categories, and the ethics rules (no simultaneous submission). Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill asr-review-process --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.
# Review Process (asr-review-process) Knowing how ASR reviews helps you pre-empt the failure modes before submitting. ASR uses **masked (anonymous)** review and draws reviewers from across sociology, so a paper must read credibly to experts who may not share its method. ## When to trigger - Before submitting, to stress-test the manuscript against likely reviewer objections - Interpreting a decision letter and setting expectations - Understanding why broad significance and method-appropriate rigor both matter ## How ASR review works 1. **Masked review.** Reviewers do not know the authors; the manuscript carries **no title page** and no identifying wording (you may still cite your own work). Prepare accordingly (see `asr-submission`). 2. **Editorial screening.** Editors assess fit and significance; weak-fit or out-of-scope papers may be declined without full external review. Make broad significance obvious early. 3. **External review.** Expert reviewers — often spanning methods — assess significance, theory, design rigor, and the evidence-to-claim link. 4. **Decisions.** Reject, revise and resubmit, or (rarely on first round) accept. R&R is the normal path to publication for promisin
- When to trigger
- How ASR review works
- What reviewers weigh (across traditions)
- Shape the paper to pass
- Stage-by-stage failure points
- Worked micro-example (illustrative)
- Referee pushback → ASR-specific fix
- Calibration anchors
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the asr-review-process skill do?
Use to understand how the American Sociological Review (ASR) evaluates a manuscript — masked (anonymous) peer review, what reviewers across sociological traditions weigh, decision categories, and the ethics rules (no simultaneous submission). Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill asr-review-process --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.