spq-writing-style
Use when drafting or polishing a Social Psychology Quarterly (SPQ) manuscript so it reads for a sociological-social-psychology audience, follows the ASA Style Guide, and fits the word caps (Articles ~10,000 words; Notes ~5,000; abstract ~150 words, non-identifying, with keywords). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill spq-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 (spq-writing-style) An SPQ paper must be readable by both sociologists and psychologists who study the self and interaction, formatted to the **ASA Style Guide**, and disciplined to the word cap. This skill is about reaching the field and respecting the format — not about generating claims. ## When to trigger - Drafting the introduction, framing the contribution, or final polish - Over the word cap and needing to cut without losing the argument - Writing the **~150-word, non-identifying abstract** with keywords - Aligning citations/headings/format to the ASA Style Guide before submission ## Reach the sociological-social-psychology audience 1. **Front-load the structure–individual link.** By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the tradition, the mechanism connecting structure to the individual, and why it matters. 2. **Speak across the two parent disciplines.** SPQ publishes sociologists and psychologists — define tradition-specific terms (expectation states, identity verification, affect control sentiments) on first use so a reader from the other side can follow. 3. **Argument-first prose.** Lead with the social-psychological claim; use eviden
- When to trigger
- Reach the sociological-social-psychology audience
- Format to ASA style
- Anti-patterns
- Style execution pass for Social Psychology Quarterly
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the spq-writing-style skill do?
Use when drafting or polishing a Social Psychology Quarterly (SPQ) manuscript so it reads for a sociological-social-psychology audience, follows the ASA Style Guide, and fits the word caps (Articles ~10,000 words; Notes ~5,000; abstract ~150 words, non-identifying, with keywords). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill spq-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.