physical-review-applied
Use when targeting Physical Review Applied (PRApplied) or deciding whether an applied-physics manuscript bridging fundamental physics and devices, quantum technology, photonics, energy, or sensing fits this APS venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill physical-review-applied --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.
# Physical Review Applied (physical-review-applied) ## Journal positioning Physical Review Applied is the American Physical Society's journal for applied physics that bridges fundamental physics and applications. Its defining character is the explicit link between a physical mechanism and a functional consequence: PRApplied publishes work where rigorous physics enables a device, technology, or measurement capability — quantum hardware, photonic and optoelectronic devices, energy materials and conversion, sensing and metrology, spintronics, and acoustics/metamaterials. The journal sits between the discovery-oriented Physical Review family and pure engineering venues; a strong PRApplied paper is physics-grade in rigor but motivated by, and demonstrated toward, an application. Readership is the applied-physics and quantum-technology community spanning physics, materials science, and electrical engineering. 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 Physical Review Applied APS site. ## When to trigger - The author names Physical Rev
- 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 physical-review-applied skill do?
Use when targeting Physical Review Applied (PRApplied) or deciding whether an applied-physics manuscript bridging fundamental physics and devices, quantum technology, photonics, energy, or sensing fits this APS venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence 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 physical-review-applied --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.