demog-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing a Demography (PAA / Duke University Press) manuscript so it reads for population scientists across components, follows the journal's house style (loosely APA), and fits the limits (Research Articles <= 8,000 words main text; Notes <= 4,000; Commentaries <= 2,000; abstract <= 200 words; up to 5 keywords; 3-5 highlights). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill demog-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 (demog-writing-style) A Demography paper must be readable by a demographer outside its component, formatted to the journal's **loosely APA** house style, and disciplined to the word and front-matter limits. This skill is about reaching population scientists 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 **<= 200-word abstract**, **3-5 highlights**, or selecting **<= 5 keywords** - Aligning citations/headings/format to the journal's house style before submission ## Reach population science 1. **Front-load the contribution.** By the end of the introduction the reader knows the population question, the data and method, the finding, and why it matters for demography broadly. Don't make a migration scholar dig for the "so what" in your fertility paper. 2. **Define component-specific jargon** on first use; a mortality reader should follow a family- demography paper. Spell out acronyms and data-source names. 3. **Quantity-first prose.** Lead with the demographic quantity and its magnitude (a dif
- When to trigger
- Reach population science
- Format to the house style
- Anti-patterns
- Calibration anchor: write the population process, not the association
- Referee-pushback patterns and the writing fix
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the demog-writing-style skill do?
Use when drafting or polishing a Demography (PAA / Duke University Press) manuscript so it reads for population scientists across components, follows the journal's house style (loosely APA), and fits the limits (Research Articles <= 8,000 words main text; Notes <= 4,000; Commentaries <= 2,000; abstract <= 200 words; up to 5 keywords; 3-5 highlights). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill demog-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.