fcr-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing a Field Crops Research (FCR) manuscript so it reads for a general agronomy/crop-science audience, follows FCR structure, and meets the format expectations (abstract <=400 words, 3-5 highlights of <=85 characters, grammatically sound English, concise results, a discussion that interprets rather than repeats). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill fcr-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 (fcr-writing-style) An FCR paper must be readable by an agronomist or crop scientist outside your exact crop and region, written in **grammatically sound English**, and disciplined to FCR's structure: a focused introduction, complete methods, **concise results that address the objectives**, and a **discussion that interprets rather than restates** results. This skill is about clarity and format — not about generating claims. ## When to trigger - Drafting the introduction, results, or discussion, or doing a final polish - Writing the **abstract** (≤ 400 words) and the **highlights** (3–5 bullets) - Tightening a verbose results or discussion section - Aligning citations and units to the Elsevier/FCR style before submission ## Structure & section discipline 1. **Introduction.** Brief, unbiased, up-to-date review that flows to clear **objectives or hypotheses** of general relevance (see `fcr-literature-positioning`). 2. **Materials & Methods.** Complete enough to reproduce: crop/cultivar, sites/seasons, soil, weather, management, design, and statistics (see `fcr-reporting-and-data-policy`). 3. **Results.** **Concise**; report what answers the objectives, with effect siz
- When to trigger
- Structure & section discipline
- Abstract & highlights
- Reach a general agronomy audience
- Vague-to-quantified rewrite table
- Worked discussion-rewrite vignette (illustrative)
- Anti-patterns
- Style execution pass for Field Crops Research
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the fcr-writing-style skill do?
Use when drafting or polishing a Field Crops Research (FCR) manuscript so it reads for a general agronomy/crop-science audience, follows FCR structure, and meets the format expectations (abstract <=400 words, 3-5 highlights of <=85 characters, grammatically sound English, concise results, a discussion that interprets rather than repeats). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill fcr-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.