car-writing-style
Use when polishing the prose of a Contemporary Accounting Research (CAR) manuscript — a front-loaded research question, disciplined accounting terminology, the ≤300-word abstract that states question/predictions/method/findings/implications, and CAR Style Guide conventions (footnotes not endnotes, author-date references on a new page). Polishes prose; it does not run the submission preflight (car-submission).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill car-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 (car-writing-style) ## When to trigger - The introduction buries the question and the finding under setup - The abstract is over 300 words or omits a required element - Prose is jargon-heavy, passive, or inconsistent in terminology - References or notes do not follow CAR Style Guide conventions ## Write the CAR abstract to spec CAR caps the abstract at **300 words** on an abstract page that begins the manuscript and carries the paper's title. The abstract should state, in order: the **research question and why it is important**, the **predictions** (if applicable), the **research method(s)**, the **principal findings**, and their **key implications** — followed by **up to six keywords** for indexing. Note that the CAAA translates every accepted abstract into **French** for publication, so write an abstract that is clear and self-contained, with minimal idiom, so it translates cleanly. ## Front-load the argument - Open the introduction with the accounting question and why it matters; state the finding early rather than withholding it. - Use active voice and precise accounting terminology (e.g., distinguish disclosure from recognition; earnings management from earning
- When to trigger
- Write the CAR abstract to spec
- Front-load the argument
- CAR Style Guide conventions
- Accounting-term consistency pass
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the car-writing-style skill do?
Use when polishing the prose of a Contemporary Accounting Research (CAR) manuscript — a front-loaded research question, disciplined accounting terminology, the ≤300-word abstract that states question/predictions/method/findings/implications, and CAR Style Guide conventions (footnotes not endnotes, author-date references on a new page). Polishes prose; it does not run the submission preflight (car-submission).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill car-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.