cell-citation
Use to convert references to Cell Press author–date style — in-text "(Smith et al., 2021)", an alphabetical reference list by first author with full author lists, journal names spelled out. This is the OPPOSITE of Science's numbered-by-appearance style.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill cell-citation --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.
# Reference Style (cell-citation) ## When to trigger - References are numbered by appearance (Science/Nature style) and must become author–date. - The reference list is ordered by citation order instead of alphabetically. - Author lists are truncated with "et al." in the bibliography. - You are porting a manuscript from a numbered-style journal to Cell. ## Cell Press citation mechanics - **In-text: author–date.** Parenthetical "(Smith et al., 2021)" or narrative "Smith et al. (2021) showed…". Multiple: "(Smith et al., 2021; Lee and Cho, 2020)". Two authors: "(Lee and Cho, 2020)". Same author/year: "(Smith et al., 2021a, 2021b)". - **Reference list: alphabetical by first author's surname** — NOT numbered, NOT by order of appearance. - **Full author lists** in the bibliography (Cell Press does not truncate to "et al." for typical author counts; confirm the cutoff). - **Journal names** per Cell Press style (often spelled out / standard form); include year, volume, and pages/article number. - A **single reference list** covering main text and STAR Methods. > This is the **opposite** of *Science*, which uses **numbered references in order of appearance**. If you are transferring from Sc
- When to trigger
- Cell Press citation mechanics
- Reference formats (shape)
- Common conversion fixes (numbered → Cell author–date)
- Worked conversion (numbered → Cell author–date)
- STAR Methods and the single list
- Tooling
- Output format
- Anti-patterns
What does the cell-citation skill do?
Use to convert references to Cell Press author–date style — in-text "(Smith et al., 2021)", an alphabetical reference list by first author with full author lists, journal names spelled out. This is the OPPOSITE of Science's numbered-by-appearance style.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill cell-citation --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.