jcf-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing prose for a Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF) manuscript — the ≤250-word abstract, 1–7 keywords, author-date (Harvard) in-text citations, and the "your paper, your way" first-submission reference flexibility. It enforces JCF house conventions; it does not generate results.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jcf-writing-style --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.
# Writing Style (jcf-writing-style) ## When to trigger - Writing or trimming the abstract and keywords - Setting in-text citation and reference style for first submission - Final language polish before submitting via Editorial Manager ## JCF style facts (verified; re-confirm on the official guide) - **Abstract ≤ 250 words.** Avoid references in the abstract; define non-standard abbreviations at first mention. - **1–7 keywords** required. - **In-text citations are author-date (Harvard-style)** — name and year in parentheses, e.g., (Campbell and Peden, 2005). - **"Your paper, your way" at first submission**: references may be in **any consistent style** as long as required elements (authors, titles, year, volume, pages/article number) are present; **DOIs encouraged**. Formal Elsevier reference styling is applied only at **revision/acceptance**. - A **generative-AI disclosure** is required at submission; AI use must be disclosed with human oversight. ## Abstract recipe (≤250 words) 1. The corporate-finance question and setting. 2. The data and identification in one clause. 3. The headline result **with a magnitude**. 4. The mechanism / interpretation. 5. The contribution / "so what."
- When to trigger
- JCF style facts (verified; re-confirm on the official guide)
- Abstract recipe (≤250 words)
- Prose conventions
- Worked abstract (illustrative)
- Introduction arc for a JCF paper
- Claim-calibration phrasebook
- Pre-submission language checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output
What does the jcf-writing-style skill do?
Use when drafting or polishing prose for a Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF) manuscript — the ≤250-word abstract, 1–7 keywords, author-date (Harvard) in-text citations, and the "your paper, your way" first-submission reference flexibility. It enforces JCF house conventions; it does not generate results.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jcf-writing-style --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.