reviews-of-modern-physics
Use when targeting Reviews of Modern Physics (RMP) or deciding whether a physics review manuscript fits this largely invited, authoritative synthesis venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill reviews-of-modern-physics --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.
# Reviews of Modern Physics (reviews-of-modern-physics) ## Journal positioning Reviews of Modern Physics is the APS journal of record for definitive, comprehensive reviews of established physics subfields and emerging paradigms. Its Colloquia and Reviews are the authoritative reference that physicists cite when synthesizing a topic rather than reporting new results. The majority of content is solicited by the editors from recognized leaders in the field; unsolicited primary research manuscripts are entirely outside scope. RMP readership spans physics at large — both specialists deepening their command of a topic and non-specialists entering an adjacent area — so every article must be pedagogically lucid and conceptually complete. This skill is a **fit / venue-selection / re-framing** tool. It does not replace the journal's current official submission guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live author instructions on the APS site and the RMP submission system. ## When to trigger - An author has received an invitation from RMP editors to write a Review or Colloquium. - A physicist is responding to an RMP editorial inquiry and needs to understand the journal's scope, format expec
- Journal positioning
- When to trigger
- Scope & topic fit
- Method & evidence bar
- Structure & house style
- Official-submission checklist
- Pre-submission self-check
- Common desk-reject triggers
- Re-routing decision
- Output format
What does the reviews-of-modern-physics skill do?
Use when targeting Reviews of Modern Physics (RMP) or deciding whether a physics review manuscript fits this largely invited, authoritative synthesis venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill reviews-of-modern-physics --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.