sci-ssci-polishing
Use when researchers need Chinese academic prose translated into publication-oriented English or English manuscript paragraphs and complete sections polished for SCI, SSCI, or interdisciplinary submission.
npx skills add Yila-AI/sci-ssci-skills --skill sci-ssci-polishing --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.
# SCI/SSCI Academic Polishing Polish the writing, not the science. Improve clarity, precision, coherence, concision, and disciplinary register while treating the author's evidence and claims as immutable unless the author explicitly authorizes a substantive change. ## Load only what is needed - Always read `references/invariants.md` and `references/output-contract.md`. - Read `references/rhetorical-routing.md` when polishing a complete section or when the section type is known. - Read `references/corpus-method.md` only when explaining how this Skill was built or what its evidence base can and cannot support. ## Inputs Accept either: 1. Chinese academic prose to translate into English. 2. English academic prose to polish. The input may be one paragraph or a complete section. Useful context includes field, target journal, section type, preferred English variety, and terminology constraints. Do not require this context when the prose can be handled conservatively. ## Workflow ### 1. Classify the request Identify: - mode: `Chinese -> academic English` or `English polishing`; - scope: `paragraph` or `full section`; - domain family: `SCI`, `SSCI`, or `uncertain/interdisciplinary`; - rhet
- Load only what is needed
- Inputs
- Workflow
- 1. Classify the request
- 2. Build a preservation ledger before rewriting
- 3. Route by rhetorical function
- 4. Revise the prose
- 5. Run the preservation audit
- Editing intensity
- Light
- Standard (default)
- Substantial language revision
- Refusal boundary
- Output
What does the sci-ssci-polishing skill do?
Use when researchers need Chinese academic prose translated into publication-oriented English or English manuscript paragraphs and complete sections polished for SCI, SSCI, or interdisciplinary submission.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Yila-AI/sci-ssci-skills --skill sci-ssci-polishing --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 Yila-AI/sci-ssci-skills, a repository with 78 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.