revacc-contribution-framing
Use when results exist but the "so what for accounting" is thin for a Review of Accounting Studies (RAST) manuscript — turning estimates or propositions into one sharp, defensible accounting contribution. Sharpens the claim; it does not position against the literature (revacc-literature-positioning) or polish the prose (revacc-writing-style).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill revacc-contribution-framing --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.
# Contribution Framing (revacc-contribution-framing) ## When to trigger - The results are in but you cannot state the contribution in one sentence - The intro lists what you *did* rather than what the field *learns* - A referee says "interesting, but what is the takeaway for accounting?" - An analytical paper has proven propositions but no crisp accounting implication - The contribution is overclaimed relative to what the design or model actually shows ## State the contribution as what accounting learns A RAST contribution is not "we run X regression" or "we prove Proposition 1." It is a sentence of the form: **"We show that [accounting construct/mechanism] [does what] through [friction/channel], which means [implication for reporting, standard-setting, investors, auditors, or theory]."** RAST's fast first-round-decision culture means the editor reads the contribution claim hard on the first pass; an underframed or overclaimed contribution is a leading reject reason. Calibrate the claim to the evidence: - **Empirical archival.** The contribution is a *credibly identified* accounting effect plus the channel evidence. Do not promise causality your design cannot deliver; if the cleane
- When to trigger
- State the contribution as what accounting learns
- The four contribution registers RAST rewards
- Sharpen and bound the claim
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the revacc-contribution-framing skill do?
Use when results exist but the "so what for accounting" is thin for a Review of Accounting Studies (RAST) manuscript — turning estimates or propositions into one sharp, defensible accounting contribution. Sharpens the claim; it does not position against the literature (revacc-literature-positioning) or polish the prose (revacc-writing-style).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill revacc-contribution-framing --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.