jacs-scope-fit
Use when deciding whether a chemistry result belongs in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) versus a specialized ACS journal, and which JACS format fits. Judges fit and venue — it does not improve the chemistry itself.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jacs-scope-fit --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.
# Scope and Venue Fit (jacs-scope-fit) ## When to trigger - You are unsure JACS is the right home versus a subfield ACS journal - A co-author says "this is JACS-level" and you want a sober test - An editor desk-rejected a prior version for "insufficient general interest" - You must choose Article vs Communication early ## The JACS bar (broad interest + rigor) JACS publishes a **significant chemical advance of broad interest across chemistry**, fully supported by data. Two tests must both pass: 1. **Advance test** — Is the result genuinely new and important, not incremental? A new reaction/bond construction, a new mechanism or principle, a new material/property, a new method that others will adopt, or a problem long considered hard that you solved. 2. **Breadth test** — Will chemists *outside* your immediate subfield care? Generality (scope), conceptual insight, or enabling utility are the usual sources of breadth. If only the advance test passes but breadth is narrow, a specialized journal is the honest fit. ## Venue decision table | Situation | Likely better venue | |-----------|---------------------| | Broad, general-interest advance, fully supported | **JACS** (Article or Commun
- When to trigger
- The JACS bar (broad interest + rigor)
- Venue decision table
- Format fit (set expectations early)
- Naming the breadth driver (be specific)
- Worked micro-example (same chemistry, two pitches)
- Desk-rejection signals worth heeding
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Related resources
What does the jacs-scope-fit skill do?
Use when deciding whether a chemistry result belongs in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) versus a specialized ACS journal, and which JACS format fits. Judges fit and venue — it does not improve the chemistry itself.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jacs-scope-fit --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.