gec-figures-and-tables
Use when designing the figures, tables, framework diagrams, and maps for a Global Environmental Change (GEC) manuscript, plus the required Highlights. GEC reaches an interdisciplinary, policy-relevant audience, so exhibits must be self-contained and legible across disciplines. Improves exhibits; it does not fabricate data.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill gec-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 (gec-figures-and-tables) GEC exhibits are read by people from many disciplines and by policy-oriented readers. An exhibit must stand on its own, communicate the human-dimensions point quickly, and survive print and grayscale. This skill also covers the journal's **Highlights** requirement. ## When to trigger - Designing main and supplementary figures, tables, framework diagrams, or maps - A reviewer found an exhibit "hard to read," "overloaded," or "disconnected from the argument" - Writing the **Highlights** (3-5 bullets) at submission - Deciding what belongs in the main text vs. supplementary material ## Principles for GEC exhibits 1. **Self-contained.** Title, axes, units, sample, and source are legible without the text. A reader from another field should grasp the point from the exhibit and caption alone. 2. **Show the human/policy point.** Foreground the social driver, consequence, distribution, or governance outcome — not just a biophysical trend. 3. **Framework diagrams earn their place.** A clear conceptual / systems diagram often carries the contribution; keep it uncluttered and consistent with the text's terms. 4. **Maps and scale.** When mapping spatia
- When to trigger
- Principles for GEC exhibits
- Highlights (Elsevier requirement)
- Tables
- Anti-patterns
- Exhibit-review patterns at GEC and the fix
- Worked micro-example (illustrative — coastal vulnerability map)
- Calibration anchors (hedged)
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the gec-figures-and-tables skill do?
Use when designing the figures, tables, framework diagrams, and maps for a Global Environmental Change (GEC) manuscript, plus the required Highlights. GEC reaches an interdisciplinary, policy-relevant audience, so exhibits must be self-contained and legible across disciplines. Improves exhibits; it does not fabricate data.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill gec-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.