eursr-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing a European Sociological Review (ESR) manuscript so it reads for a comparative quantitative audience, follows OUP/ESR conventions, and fits the limits (Articles around 8,000 words including endnotes and references; abstract at most 200 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill eursr-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 (eursr-writing-style) An ESR paper must be readable by a comparative-minded quantitative sociologist, formatted to OUP/ESR conventions, and disciplined to a target length **that includes endnotes and references**. This skill is about reaching ESR's audience and respecting the format — not generating claims. ## When to trigger - Drafting the introduction, framing the contribution, or final polish - Over the ~8,000-word target and needing to cut without losing the argument - Writing the **≤200-word** abstract - Aligning citations and format to OUP/ESR conventions (author-date, in English) ## Reach the comparative quantitative audience 1. **Front-load the contribution.** By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the mechanism and hypotheses, the comparative/longitudinal leverage, and what the paper changes. 2. **Lead with the mechanism, support with models.** State the macro–micro argument (from `eursr-theory-building`) in words first; the estimates serve it. Avoid a results-first narration. 3. **Translate the estimates.** Report what a coefficient *means* (a predicted-probability scenario, a marginal effect), not just its sign and stars — the reade
- When to trigger
- Reach the comparative quantitative audience
- Format to OUP/ESR conventions
- Fit the length (incl. text + endnotes + references; tables/figures excluded)
- Prose moves an ESR reader needs
- Worked micro-example (illustrative)
- Referee pushback → ESR-specific fix
- Calibration anchors
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the eursr-writing-style skill do?
Use when drafting or polishing a European Sociological Review (ESR) manuscript so it reads for a comparative quantitative audience, follows OUP/ESR conventions, and fits the limits (Articles around 8,000 words including endnotes and references; abstract at most 200 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 eursr-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.