smr-writing-style
Use when revising prose for a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript — methods-paper introduction arc, ASA citation style, the ≤150-word non-parenthetical abstract, and clear exposition of estimands, assumptions, and results. Edits prose and conformance; does not derive or simulate.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-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.
# SMR Writing Style Use this to make the prose match a methods journal. SMR readers are methodologists who want the contribution stated early, the assumptions visible, and the math legible — and they want ASA style and the abstract rules honored exactly, because conformance signals seriousness. ## The methods-paper introduction arc Open in this order (model it on `resources/worked-examples/01-introduction.md`): 1. **The methodological problem in an applied setting** — what goes wrong when researchers use the current method, stated concretely, not "X has received much attention." 2. **Why existing methods fail** — the gap, named, not a literature tour. 3. **The contribution** — develop / evaluate / correct, in one proportional sentence (from `smr-method-contribution`). 4. **The properties and evidence** — what you prove, what the simulation shows, what the illustration demonstrates, each labeled by evidentiary status. 5. **The applied payoff** — what researchers can now do, and that usable software is released. A compact roadmap closes the introduction; do not over-signpost. ## The abstract (a hard, checkable rule) - **≤150 words** and **no parenthetical citations** (检索于 2026-06；以官网
- The methods-paper introduction arc
- The abstract (a hard, checkable rule)
- Exposition discipline for math-heavy prose
- ASA style and house conventions
- Before/after micro-rewrites in the SMR register
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the smr-writing-style skill do?
Use when revising prose for a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript — methods-paper introduction arc, ASA citation style, the ≤150-word non-parenthetical abstract, and clear exposition of estimands, assumptions, and results. Edits prose and conformance; does not derive or simulate.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-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.