nejm-citation
Use to convert references to NEJM's Vancouver / ICMJE numbered style — numbered in order of appearance, limited author lists then et al., NLM journal abbreviations, and a capped reference count. Late-stage style pass.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill nejm-citation --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.
# Reference Style (nejm-citation) ## When to trigger - References are in author–date (APA/Harvard) or another numbered convention and must become Vancouver/ICMJE. - The reference list is alphabetical instead of ordered by citation appearance. - Author lists are not handled per the "list N then et al." convention. - The reference count exceeds the article-type cap. ## Vancouver / ICMJE mechanics (NEJM) - **Numbered, in order of appearance** in the text; in-text citations are superscript numbers (e.g., text.¹ or text.²,³). - A **single reference list** numbered in citation order — not alphabetical. - **Author lists**: the Vancouver/ICMJE convention lists the first **six authors then "et al."** when there are more than six. NEJM uses a limited author list of this kind — confirm the exact cutoff in the current author guidelines. - **Journal titles abbreviated** per **NLM / Index Medicus** abbreviations. - Include volume, issue/pages (or article identifier), and year; include the **DOI** where available. - Keep the reference list within the article-type cap (an Original Article runs a **limited list, on the order of ~40**). ## Reference formats (shape) - **Journal article:** `Author AB,
- When to trigger
- Vancouver / ICMJE mechanics (NEJM)
- Reference formats (shape)
- Conversion from author–date
- Tooling
- Citation pass for New England Journal of Medicine
- Output format
- Anti-patterns
What does the nejm-citation skill do?
Use to convert references to NEJM's Vancouver / ICMJE numbered style — numbered in order of appearance, limited author lists then et al., NLM journal abbreviations, and a capped reference count. Late-stage style pass.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill nejm-citation --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.