popdevr-workflow
Use when starting or orienting any Population and Development Review (PDR, Wiley / Population Council) manuscript and unsure which skill applies — the entry-point router that dispatches to the right PDR sub-skill by lifecycle stage and article type (Research Article, Notes & Commentary, Data & Perspectives, Archives, Book Review). It dispatches; it does not draft content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill popdevr-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.
# Population and Development Review Workflow Router (popdevr-workflow) The orchestrator for a *PDR* submission. Figure out the stage and the **article type**, then send the user to the matching skill. PDR is the **Population Council's journal at the intersection of demography AND development** — the router's first job is to confirm the paper connects **population dynamics** (fertility, mortality, migration, ageing, structure) to **social, economic, or environmental change and public policy**, with the big-picture reach PDR is known for, not a narrow estimate that merely uses population data. ## When to trigger - Starting a new PDR paper and unsure where to begin - Mid-project and unsure which skill applies next - Deciding which **article type** fits (Article vs. Notes & Commentary vs. Data & Perspectives) - Returning with a decision letter (route to `popdevr-rebuttal`) ## First question: which article type? | Situation | Type | Route to | |-----------|------|----------| | Full original study or substantial synthetic/conceptual essay | **Research Article** (typically ~8,000–10,000 words) | normal pipeline below | | Short, focused argument or response on a current population question
- When to trigger
- First question: which article type?
- Routing map (stage -> skill)
- Default order
- Anti-patterns
- Router pass for PDR
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the popdevr-workflow skill do?
Use when starting or orienting any Population and Development Review (PDR, Wiley / Population Council) manuscript and unsure which skill applies — the entry-point router that dispatches to the right PDR sub-skill by lifecycle stage and article type (Research Article, Notes & Commentary, Data & Perspectives, Archives, Book Review). It dispatches; it does not draft content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill popdevr-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.