smr-method-contribution
Use when sharpening the core methodological claim of a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) paper — the new estimator/design/diagnostic and exactly what it fixes versus existing methods. Frames and bounds the contribution; does not derive its properties or run simulations.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-method-contribution --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.
# SMR Method Contribution Use this to make the contribution explicit, proportional, and adoptable. SMR reviewers reward a method that a working researcher can pick up and run; they punish vague "we propose a framework" claims and overreaching generality. ## The contribution sentence (write this before anything else) Fill both brackets, no hedging: > *Researchers who study [problem/setting] can now
What does the smr-method-contribution skill do?
Use when sharpening the core methodological claim of a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) paper — the new estimator/design/diagnostic and exactly what it fixes versus existing methods. Frames and bounds the contribution; does not derive its properties or run simulations.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-method-contribution --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.