smr-software-and-reproducibility
Use when preparing the released software, code, data, and reproducibility materials for a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) paper — a usable package plus scripts that recreate every table, figure, and simulation, and the SMR data-and-code availability statement. Builds the reproducibility layer; does not write the manuscript.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-software-and-reproducibility --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 Software and Reproducibility Use this to meet SMR's defining expectation: a methods paper should ship a **method other people can run**. SMR readers adopt methods, so released, documented software and a reproducible pipeline are not optional extras — a beautiful estimator with no usable code is a method no one will use, and reviewers know it. ## What "released software" means at SMR - A **package or well-structured code** implementing the method in a mainstream environment (R, Stata, Python — whatever the audience uses), with a documented interface, not a private analysis script. - **Worked usage**: a minimal example that runs the method on toy or example data, so a reader can confirm it works before adapting it. - **Versioned and citable**: deposit in a trusted public repository (e.g., a tagged release with a DOI) rather than a personal homepage that can disappear. ## The reproducibility pipeline Every exhibit in the paper must be regenerable: - A **README** stating software versions, dependencies, expected runtime, and the entry-point command. - A **master script** that runs the full pipeline: simulation grid → tables → figures → illustration, with **seeds fixed** so Monte
- What "released software" means at SMR
- The reproducibility pipeline
- The SMR availability statement
- Anonymization of the package under double-anonymized review
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the smr-software-and-reproducibility skill do?
Use when preparing the released software, code, data, and reproducibility materials for a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) paper — a usable package plus scripts that recreate every table, figure, and simulation, and the SMR data-and-code availability statement. Builds the reproducibility layer; does not write the manuscript.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-software-and-reproducibility --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.