smj-review-process
Use when interpreting the Strategic Management Journal (SMJ) review process and a decision letter, and planning the revision strategy. Explains the process and triages the decision; the actual response letter is drafted in smj-rebuttal.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smj-review-process --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.
# Understanding the Review Process (smj-review-process) ## When to trigger - You want to understand what happens after submission and roughly how long it takes - A decision letter arrived and you need to read it correctly before responding - You must decide whether and how to revise, and how to manage the action editor relationship - You are unsure how to weigh conflicting reviewer comments ## How SMJ review works (durable norms) - Submissions go through Wiley's workflow (legacy tracking at **ScholarOne Manuscript Central, mc.manuscriptcentral.com/smj**). One of SMJ's four **Co-Editors** (current slate, pinned 2026-06-23: Rajshree Agarwal (Maryland), Mary Benner (Minnesota), Vibha Gaba (INSEAD), and Brian Silverman (Toronto); roster rotates, so verify the live SMS masthead) screens the paper and assigns an **action editor (Associate Editor)** who handles it. SMJ has Co-Editors rather than a single Editor-in-Chief. - Many submissions are **desk-rejected** for fit or readiness before review. Those that pass go to (typically) two or more reviewers from the Editorial Review Board and the field. - The action editor writes a decision letter that **synthesizes** the reviews and signals pr
- When to trigger
- How SMJ review works (durable norms)
- Reading a decision letter
- Planning the revision
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Templates & resources
What does the smj-review-process skill do?
Use when interpreting the Strategic Management Journal (SMJ) review process and a decision letter, and planning the revision strategy. Explains the process and triages the decision; the actual response letter is drafted in smj-rebuttal.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smj-review-process --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.