popdevr-review-process
Use when you need to understand how Population and Development Review (PDR, Wiley / Population Council) evaluates a manuscript — an editorial-committee screen before external review, double-anonymized peer review by at least two referees, and a typical ~3-month time to first decision. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill popdevr-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 (popdevr-review-process) Knowing how PDR screens and decides lets you pre-empt the failure modes before submitting. PDR runs an **editorial / committee screen** first, then **double-anonymized** external review by at least two referees, with a first decision typically around **three months** (verify current timelines). 待核实. ## When to trigger - Before submitting, to stress-test against the screen and likely reviewer objections - Interpreting a decision letter and setting expectations - Understanding why a paper can be declined without external review - Deciding how to anonymize and how to frame the population-and-development contribution ## How PDR review works 1. **Editorial / committee screen first.** Editors (with an editorial committee) read every submission and decide whether to send it out. A paper can be **declined before review** for poor fit with the population-and-development scope or low likelihood of favorable external reviews. This usually happens within the first weeks. 2. **Double-anonymized review.** If sent out, the paper goes to **at least two referees**; authors are not told reviewer identities and reviewers are not told author identities. **Remo
- When to trigger
- How PDR review works
- Shape the paper to pass
- Anti-patterns
- Review-risk pass for PDR
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the popdevr-review-process skill do?
Use when you need to understand how Population and Development Review (PDR, Wiley / Population Council) evaluates a manuscript — an editorial-committee screen before external review, double-anonymized peer review by at least two referees, and a typical ~3-month time to first decision. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill popdevr-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.