pmla-review-process
Use to understand how PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) evaluates an essay — anonymous (blind) review with at least two reviewers, the Editorial Board's final decision, the Advisory Committee's reports, MLA-membership eligibility, and how anonymity is maintained. Sets expectations and shapes the essay to survive review; it does not contact editors.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill pmla-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 (pmla-review-process) Knowing how PMLA screens and decides lets you pre-empt the failure modes before submitting. PMLA is **anonymous (blind)**: until a final decision is reached, the author's name is not made known to readers, to Editorial Board members, or to the editor. ## When to trigger - Before submitting, to stress-test the essay against PMLA's standards - Understanding what reviewers and the Editorial Board weigh - Interpreting a decision letter and setting expectations - Confirming eligibility (MLA membership; not previously published; not under review elsewhere) ## How PMLA review works 1. **Eligibility first.** The author (and all coauthors) must be **members of the MLA**. The essay must not have been **previously published in any language** or be **under consideration elsewhere**; a **revised version of a manuscript previously submitted to PMLA is not considered**. 2. **Anonymous (blind) review.** Reviewers do not know the author; the author's name is concealed from readers, the Editorial Board, and the editor until a final decision. Reviewers, board members, or the editor **recuse** themselves if they suspect they know the author. 3. **At least two rev
- When to trigger
- How PMLA review works
- Shape the essay to pass
- Anti-patterns
- Review-risk pass for PMLA
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the pmla-review-process skill do?
Use to understand how PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) evaluates an essay — anonymous (blind) review with at least two reviewers, the Editorial Board's final decision, the Advisory Committee's reports, MLA-membership eligibility, and how anonymity is maintained. Sets expectations and shapes the essay to survive review; it does not contact editors.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill pmla-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.