joc-review-process
Use to understand how the Journal of Communication (JoC) evaluates a manuscript — double-anonymous review, editorial screening for fit, external review by two or three referees, decision categories, and editor discretion. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill joc-review-process --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.
# Review Process (joc-review-process) Knowing how JoC screens and decides lets you pre-empt the failure modes before submitting. JoC is **double-anonymous** and screens for fit before sending papers to external reviewers. ## When to trigger - Before submitting, to stress-test fit and anonymization - Deciding whether the contribution is significant enough for JoC vs. a more specialized outlet - Interpreting a decision letter and setting expectations - Understanding what reviewers are instructed to weigh ## How JoC review works 1. **Double-anonymous.** Reviewers do not know the authors and authors do not know reviewers. Anonymize the **main document and supplemental materials**; write self-citations in the third person (see `joc-submission`). 2. **Editorial screening first.** Manuscripts judged to fit the interests of JoC are sent out for external review; those that do not fit — too narrow, off-scope, or insufficiently significant for a field-wide flagship — may be declined without full review. 3. **External review.** Manuscripts that pass are sent to expert referees, **usually two or three**, under the double-anonymous model. 4. **Decision categories**: typically **reject**, **revis
- When to trigger
- How JoC review works
- Open science in review
- Shape the paper to pass
- Two gates, two failure modes (calibration anchor, hedged)
- Worked micro-example: reading a "reject-and-resubmit" signal (illustrative)
- Anti-patterns
- Review-risk pass for Journal of Communication
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the joc-review-process skill do?
Use to understand how the Journal of Communication (JoC) evaluates a manuscript — double-anonymous review, editorial screening for fit, external review by two or three referees, decision categories, and editor discretion. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill joc-review-process --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.