the-embo-journal
Use when targeting The EMBO Journal (EMBO J) or deciding whether a mechanistic molecular biology manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill the-embo-journal --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.
# The EMBO Journal (the-embo-journal) ## Journal positioning The EMBO Journal is the flagship research journal of EMBO Press and one of the most rigorous European molecular biology venues, publishing mechanistic studies in cell and molecular biology, structural biology, genetics, and related fields that yield a clear conceptual advance. It operates under EMBO Press's transparent peer-review model, where referee reports and author responses are published alongside accepted articles by default, and review timelines are managed to reduce unnecessary delays. The readership is the international molecular and cell biology community; papers must demonstrate mechanistic depth and clarity of advance, not just first-observation novelty. This skill is a **fit / venue-selection / re-framing** tool. It does not replace the journal's current official submission guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live author instructions on the EMBO Press site and the eJournalPress submission system. ## When to trigger - The author names The EMBO Journal as the target venue for a mechanistic molecular or cell biology study. - A study is at the intersection of molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemi
- Journal positioning
- When to trigger
- Scope & topic fit
- Method & evidence bar
- Structure & house style
- Official-submission checklist
- Pre-submission self-check
- Common desk-reject triggers
- Re-routing decision
- Output format
What does the the-embo-journal skill do?
Use when targeting The EMBO Journal (EMBO J) or deciding whether a mechanistic molecular biology manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit, framing, method-and-evidence bar, house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill the-embo-journal --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 984 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.