jama-structured-abstract
Use when writing or auditing the JAMA structured abstract and the Key Points box for a JAMA manuscript. Enforces the exact JAMA heading set and quantified results; it does NOT design the study or run statistics.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jama-structured-abstract --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.
# Structured Abstract & Key Points (jama-structured-abstract) ## When to trigger - The abstract is a single block paragraph rather than JAMA's structured headings - Results in the abstract lack effect sizes / 95% CIs - A trial abstract has no Trial Registration line - The manuscript lacks a Key Points box (required for many article types) ## The JAMA structured-abstract headings (Original Investigation) Use these headings in order. The abstract is concise — verify the current word ceiling (commonly around 350 words) on the Instructions for Authors page. 1. **Importance** — why the clinical question matters to a broad audience (1–2 sentences). 2. **Objective** — the precise question/hypothesis, ideally one sentence. 3. **Design, Setting, and Participants** — study type, dates, setting (and number of sites), eligibility, sample size, follow-up duration. 4. **Interventions** (trials) or **Exposures** (observational) — what was given/compared or what was studied. 5. **Main Outcomes and Measures** — the **pre-specified primary outcome** and key secondary outcomes, defined; state if any outcome was post hoc. 6. **Results** — sample numbers and key demographics; the primary outcome with *
- When to trigger
- The JAMA structured-abstract headings (Original Investigation)
- Key Points box
- Worked example: a JAMA Results line and Key Points (illustrative)
- Reviewer pushback and the JAMA fix
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the jama-structured-abstract skill do?
Use when writing or auditing the JAMA structured abstract and the Key Points box for a JAMA manuscript. Enforces the exact JAMA heading set and quantified results; it does NOT design the study or run statistics.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jama-structured-abstract --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.