est-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing the prose of an Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) manuscript so it reads for a multidisciplinary audience in ACS style and fits the article-type word limit. ES&T values clear environmental significance stated early, ACS citation style, and tight prose. It guides writing and structure; it does not invent content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill est-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 (est-writing-style) ES&T is read across environmental chemistry, engineering, toxicology, and policy, so the writing must land the **environmental significance** quickly and stay legible to non-specialists — within a firm word budget. House style is **ACS** (numbered citations). ## When to trigger - Drafting the abstract, introduction, or conclusions - Cutting a manuscript down to the article-type word limit - Converting jargon-heavy prose into multidisciplinary-readable text - Formatting citations and headings to ACS style ## Structure & style ES&T expects 1. **Significance up front.** The abstract and the end of the introduction must answer "why does this matter for the environment?" — concretely (system, process, magnitude), not generically. 2. **Standard structure.** Abstract → Introduction → Materials and Methods → Results and Discussion → (Conclusions/Implications) → Associated Content (SI) → references; adapt for Reviews/Perspectives/ Features. 3. **Write for the broad audience.** Define specialist terms on first use; avoid undefined acronyms; lead paragraphs with the point, then the evidence. 4. **Word discipline.** Respect the per-type cap (Research Article
- When to trigger
- Structure & style ES&T expects
- Where each section carries its weight
- Worked micro-example (illustrative — rewriting a flat abstract opener)
- Referee-pushback patterns and the venue-specific fix
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the est-writing-style skill do?
Use when drafting or polishing the prose of an Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) manuscript so it reads for a multidisciplinary audience in ACS style and fits the article-type word limit. ES&T values clear environmental significance stated early, ACS citation style, and tight prose. It guides writing and structure; it does not invent content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill est-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.