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Boost Research with Awesome-Journal-Skills

Name: Boost Research with Awesome-Journal-Skills
Author: brycewang-stanford

Get published faster with pre-built journal skills for 200+ journals. For founders in academic research and writing.

intermediate⏱ 10-30 minutes💵 Free (Stata integration with free LLM API costs if used excessively)

851 stars104 forksStataHealth Score 8/10Updated 7/18/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Build journal-specific writing guides for top publications with pre-defined Claude Code/Codex packs.

What you can make with it

Automations like: when you start outlining, get a suggested submission list for top-tier journals like Nature and QJE.

How it helps

This skill accelerates your academic research and writing progress by providing journal-specific guidance, saving you time and effort in the publication process.

Real use case example

"A founder looking to publish research on AI applications uses Awesome-Journal-Skills to quickly generate guidelines for AER and QJE, saving two days of writing time before submitting to top journals."

If you're new

Beginners with little AI experience who need quick access to research writing guidelines can benefit from this skill.

If you're senior

Senior researchers and writers can leverage this skill to refine their publication strategies and accelerate their writing process.

Common confusion cleared up

Awesome-Journal-Skills provides pre-defined Claude Code/Codex packs, not actual manuscript templates or writing assistance.

Best inside these AI tools

Claude DesktopCodex CLI

Pairs with

Claude Code/CodexStataResearch notes

Why we list it on WorkflowStacks: A marketplace of AI tools would include this because it saves research writers time and effort compared to crafting each guide manually.

What it does

Awesome-Journal-Skills provides pre-built journal skills for 200+ journals, helping founders in academic research and writing get published faster with standardized Claude Code/Codex skill packs

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git

When to use it

•When you need to format your research paper according to a specific journal's guidelines
•When you want to streamline your writing process with automated tools for mainstream journals like AER, QJE, Nature, and Cell
•When you require assistance with the entire publication process, from topic selection to responding to reviewer comments

Quick start

1Explore the directory structure to find the specific journal skill pack you need, e.g., `AER` or `Nature`
2Read the `README.md` file in the cloned repository for instructions on using the journal skills
3Choose a journal skill pack and run the corresponding Claude Code/Codex script to generate a formatted template
4Customize the template according to your research needs, using the provided documentation as a guide
5Use the generated template to write and submit your research paper

Ready-to-paste prompt

Run the `AER` journal skill pack by executing the command `claude AER.claude` to generate a formatted template for submission to the American Economic Review

Heads up: Make sure you have Claude Code/Codex installed and configured on your system before attempting to use the Awesome-Journal-Skills repository, as it relies on these tools to function

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