ijoc-contribution-framing
Use when the one-sentence computational/methodological claim of an INFORMS Journal on Computing (IJOC) manuscript is not sharp, or the contribution reads as application rather than computing. Sharpens the "what is new and by how much"; it does not run the experiments that back it.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ijoc-contribution-framing --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.
# Contribution Framing (ijoc-contribution-framing) ## When to trigger - You cannot state in one sentence **what is computationally new and by how much** - The intro frames an *application* win when the contribution should be the *method* - A coauthor or referee says "interesting but what is the actual contribution?" - The experiments are solid (`ijoc-data-analysis`) but the paper does not *claim* them crisply ## The IJOC contribution sentence A strong IJOC contribution sentence names the **method**, the **axis of improvement**, the **magnitude**, and the **evidence regime** — and is falsifiable. Template: > "We propose [method] for [OR problem]; it [wins on axis] by [magnitude] over [SOTA baseline] on [benchmark set], with [guarantee/property]." Worked, illustrative: "We propose a Benders-with-lazy-cuts scheme for two-stage stochastic network design that solves instances 6× larger than the best published exact method on standard library instances within the same time limit, with a proof of cut validity and a 31% root-gap reduction." That sentence tells the Area Editor exactly what to verify. ## Types of contribution IJOC rewards Frame the contribution as one (or a clear combination
- When to trigger
- The IJOC contribution sentence
- Types of contribution IJOC rewards
- Application is the motivation, not the contribution
- Calibrating the claim to the evidence
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the ijoc-contribution-framing skill do?
Use when the one-sentence computational/methodological claim of an INFORMS Journal on Computing (IJOC) manuscript is not sharp, or the contribution reads as application rather than computing. Sharpens the "what is new and by how much"; it does not run the experiments that back it.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ijoc-contribution-framing --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.