journal-of-the-acm
Use when targeting the Journal of the ACM (JACM) or deciding whether a theoretical computer science manuscript fits this most-prestigious broad CS-theory venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, proof-and-rigor bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill journal-of-the-acm --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.
# Journal of the ACM (journal-of-the-acm) ## Journal positioning The Journal of the ACM, published by the Association for Computing Machinery, is the most prestigious general journal in theoretical computer science. Its defining character is depth and definitiveness across the breadth of CS theory: algorithms, computational complexity, logic, data structures, distributed and parallel computation, cryptography, theory of databases and programming languages, and the theoretical foundations of systems. JACM publishes results that are not merely correct and novel but central — papers that define or settle a question, introduce a foundational model or technique, or deliver the definitive treatment of a problem. Many JACM papers are the full, complete journal versions of breakthrough conference results, with complete proofs that the conference format could not accommodate. This skill is a **fit / venue-selection / re-framing** tool. It does not replace the journal's current official submission guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live author instructions on the JACM site and confirm submission procedures. ## When to trigger - The author is considering JACM for a deep, definitive t
- Journal positioning
- When to trigger
- Scope & topic fit
- Method & evidence bar
- Structure & house style
- Official-submission checklist
- Pre-submission self-check
- Common desk-reject triggers
- Re-routing decision
- Output format
What does the journal-of-the-acm skill do?
Use when targeting the Journal of the ACM (JACM) or deciding whether a theoretical computer science manuscript fits this most-prestigious broad CS-theory venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, proof-and-rigor bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill journal-of-the-acm --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.