genome-biology
Use when targeting Genome Biology or deciding whether a genomics or computational biology manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill genome-biology --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.
# Genome Biology (genome-biology) ## Journal positioning Genome Biology, published by BioMed Central (Springer Nature), is a leading open-access journal at the intersection of genomics, computational biology, and quantitative biological methods. It specializes in studies that combine large-scale genomic or epigenomic data with new computational tools, statistical frameworks, or biological insights, and is notable for its software- and benchmark-friendly editorial policy. The readership spans computational biologists, functional genomicists, bioinformaticians, and experimental biologists who use large-scale sequencing approaches. Papers are judged on whether they deliver both a methodological or analytical advance and meaningful biological insight; pure software papers are also publishable when rigorously benchmarked. This skill is a **fit / venue-selection / re-framing** tool. It does not replace the journal's current official submission guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live author instructions on genomebiology.biomedcentral.com. ## When to trigger - The author names Genome Biology as the target venue. - A manuscript describes a new genomics method, software tool, or com
- Journal positioning
- When to trigger
- Scope & topic fit
- Method & evidence bar
- Structure & house style
- Official-submission checklist
- Pre-submission self-check
- Common desk-reject triggers
- Re-routing decision
- Output format
What does the genome-biology skill do?
Use when targeting Genome Biology or deciding whether a genomics or computational biology manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill genome-biology --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 984 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.