bjps-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing a British Journal of Political Science (BJPS) manuscript so it reads for a broad, international political-science audience, follows Cambridge's house (Harvard author-date) style, and fits the word caps (Research Articles ~10,000 words; Letters ~4,000; abstract <= 150 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill bjps-writing-style --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.
# Writing Style (bjps-writing-style) A BJPS paper must be readable by a political scientist outside its subfield and outside its country of study, formatted to **Cambridge's house style** (Harvard author-date referencing), and disciplined to the word cap. This skill is about reaching a broad, international readership and respecting the format — not about generating claims. ## When to trigger - Drafting the introduction, framing the contribution, or final polish - Over the word cap and needing to cut without losing the argument - Writing the **≤ 150-word abstract** - Aligning citations/headings/format to Cambridge's house style before submission ## Reach the broad, international reader 1. **Front-load the contribution.** By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the argument, the evidence, and why it matters to political science broadly. Don't make a generalist dig for the "so what." 2. **Don't assume the country context.** A reader unfamiliar with your case should follow the paper; gloss country-specific institutions and acronyms on first use. 3. **Minimize subfield jargon** or define it on first use; an IR reader should follow a behaviour paper. 4. **Argument-f
- When to trigger
- Reach the broad, international reader
- Format to Cambridge house style
- Fit the word cap (Research Article ~10,000; Letter ~4,000; caps 待核实)
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Writing for two readers at once (BJPS-specific)
- Calibration anchors (hedged)
- Supplementary resources
What does the bjps-writing-style skill do?
Use when drafting or polishing a British Journal of Political Science (BJPS) manuscript so it reads for a broad, international political-science audience, follows Cambridge's house (Harvard author-date) style, and fits the word caps (Research Articles ~10,000 words; Letters ~4,000; abstract <= 150 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill bjps-writing-style --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.