sci-citation
Use when converting a reference list to Science (AAAS) numbered style — italic numbers cited in order of appearance, a single continuous list that the Supplementary Materials share, full author lists rather than "et al." in the bibliography, and abbreviated journal titles. Late-stage style pass for the flagship AAAS weekly.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill sci-citation --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.
# Reference Style (sci-citation) ## When to trigger - References are in author–date (APA/Harvard) or Nature style and must become Science style. - The reference list is not ordered by citation appearance. - Author lists are truncated with "et al." in the bibliography. - Notes and references are split when Science combines them. ## Science citation mechanics - **Numbered, in order of appearance** in the text, as italic numbers in parentheses: *(1)*, *(2, 3)*, *(4–6)*. - A **single reference list** numbered consecutively; in Science, **main text and Supplementary Materials share one continuous numbering** (the SM continues the count). Confirm against current guidelines, but design for one list. - **Notes and references are combined** — explanatory notes get a number in the same list. - The reference list gives **full author lists** (Science does not truncate to "et al." in the bibliography for typical author counts). - **Journal titles abbreviated** (per standard abbreviations); include volume, page (or article number), year. ## Reference formats (shape) - **Journal article:** `A. B. Author, C. D. Author, E. F. Author, Title of the article. *Journal Abbrev.* **Volume**, page (year).`
- When to trigger
- Science citation mechanics
- Reference formats (shape)
- Common conversion fixes
- Tooling
- Why the continuous-numbering rule bites at Science specifically
- Worked micro-example (illustrative)
- Conversion-failure patterns to catch
- Calibration anchors (confirm against current author guidelines)
- Output format
- Anti-patterns
What does the sci-citation skill do?
Use when converting a reference list to Science (AAAS) numbered style — italic numbers cited in order of appearance, a single continuous list that the Supplementary Materials share, full author lists rather than "et al." in the bibliography, and abbreviated journal titles. Late-stage style pass for the flagship AAAS weekly.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill sci-citation --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 984 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.