sf-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing a Social Forces (SF) manuscript so it reads for a general social-science audience, follows Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.) author-date, and fits the reference-inclusive 10,000-word cap. Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill sf-writing-style --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.
# Writing Style (sf-writing-style) A Social Forces paper must be readable by a social scientist outside its subfield, formatted to the **Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition (author-date)**, and disciplined to a cap that — unusually — **counts the reference list**: **≤ 10,000 words including text, endnotes, and references**. This skill is about reaching a general audience and respecting that form
What does the sf-writing-style skill do?
Use when drafting or polishing a Social Forces (SF) manuscript so it reads for a general social-science audience, follows Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.) author-date, and fits the reference-inclusive 10,000-word cap. Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill sf-writing-style --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.