pmla-workflow
Use as the entry point for any PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) manuscript. Routes to the right PMLA sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and which venue fits — a regular blind-reviewed article or a special feature (Theories and Methodologies, The Changing Profession, Criticism in Translation, Little-known Documents). It dispatches; it does not draft content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill pmla-workflow --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.
# PMLA Workflow Router (pmla-workflow) The orchestrator for a PMLA submission. Figure out the stage and the **venue**, then send the user to the matching skill. PMLA is the **generalist flagship of literary and language studies** — the router's first job is to make sure the essay speaks to scholars and teachers of language and literature broadly, not only to one period or school, and that it argues from **close reading**, not from data. ## When to trigger - Starting a new PMLA essay and unsure where to begin - Mid-project and unsure which skill applies next - Deciding between a **regular article** and a **special feature** - Returning with a decision letter (route to `pmla-revision-and-response`) ## First question: which venue? | Situation | Venue | Route to | |-----------|-------|----------| | Full original argument, broad interest | **Regular article** (6,000–9,000 words) | normal pipeline below | | Timely comment on recent scholarship / a method | **Theories and Methodologies** (~3,500 words) | `pmla-theory-and-method` early | | New or emerging field, state of the profession | **The Changing Profession** (~3,500 words) | `pmla-scholarly-positioning` early | | A newly translated
- When to trigger
- First question: which venue?
- Routing map (stage → skill)
- Default order
- Anti-patterns
- Router pass for PMLA
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the pmla-workflow skill do?
Use as the entry point for any PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) manuscript. Routes to the right PMLA sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and which venue fits — a regular blind-reviewed article or a special feature (Theories and Methodologies, The Changing Profession, Criticism in Translation, Little-known Documents). It dispatches; it does not draft content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill pmla-workflow --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.