gcb-figures-and-tables
Use when building figures, tables, and the mandatory graphical abstract for a Global Change Biology (GCB) manuscript. GCB rewards mechanism-first, self-contained, accessible exhibits and requires a graphical abstract depicting the driver-to-response link. Guides exhibit design; it does not invent data.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill gcb-figures-and-tables --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.
# Figures & Tables (gcb-figures-and-tables) In GCB, exhibits carry the **mechanism**. The strongest papers show a clear **driver → biological response** relationship in the main figures, with uncertainty visible. GCB also **requires a graphical abstract** that depicts the mechanistic link (not a site map or phylogeny). Verify current figure specs on the live guidelines page before submission. ## When to trigger - Designing the main-figure sequence to tell the mechanistic story - Building the **graphical abstract** - Preparing maps, flux/time-series, dose-response, or forest plots - Checking accessibility, resolution, and self-containment before submission ## What GCB rewards 1. **Mechanism-first main figures.** Lead with the driver-response relationship; relegate site maps and descriptive context to supporting figures unless they carry the argument. 2. **Visible uncertainty.** Confidence/credible ribbons, error bars, ensemble spread — uncertainty is part of the result, not optional decoration. 3. **A strong graphical abstract.** One concise figure linking an environmental **driver** to a biological **response**; it is the reader's first impression. 4. **Self-contained exhibits.** E
- When to trigger
- What GCB rewards
- Tables
- Exhibit-by-exhibit expectations
- Worked micro-example (illustrative)
- Reviewer pushback on exhibits and the fix
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the gcb-figures-and-tables skill do?
Use when building figures, tables, and the mandatory graphical abstract for a Global Change Biology (GCB) manuscript. GCB rewards mechanism-first, self-contained, accessible exhibits and requires a graphical abstract depicting the driver-to-response link. Guides exhibit design; it does not invent data.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill gcb-figures-and-tables --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.