A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline, follows the ASA Style Guide, and fits the limits (Articles…

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Install Asr Writing Style

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill asr-writing-style -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills asr-writing-style --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/American-Sociological-Review-Skills/skills/asr-writing-style .claude/skills/asr-writing-style && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
asr-writing-style
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
619 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline, follows the ASA Style Guide, and fits the limits (Articles…

  • Works in 4 steps: Front-load the contribution. By the end… → Minimize subfield jargon or define it on… → Argument-first prose. Lead with claims;… → …
  • Polishing an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Reach the whole discipline, Format to the ASA Style Guide and Fit the word cap (incl. text +…, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Asr Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline, follows the ASA Style Guide, and fits the limits (Articles <= 15,000 words including text, references, and footnotes; abstract <= 200 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Speech recognition and synthesis and Brand voice and tone. The repository describes itself as: Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. | 覆盖主流期刊的… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Polishing an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline
  • Follows the ASA Style Guide
  • Fits the limits (Articles <= 15
  • 000 words including text

Example prompts

  • “/asr-writing-style”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Front-load the contribution. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the
  2. Minimize subfield jargon or define it on first use; spell out acronyms; an ethnographer should
  3. Argument-first prose. Lead with claims; use evidence to support them. Make the mechanism and
  4. Signpost with clear section structure.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 932eb23. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Asr Writing Style loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 619 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~83
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills at commit 932eb23, republished under its MIT licence (© brycewang-stanford). 619 words, ~1,459 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/asr-writing-style/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
asr-writing-style
description
Use when drafting or polishing an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline, follows the ASA Style Guide, and fits the limits (Articles <= 15,000 words including text, references, and footnotes; abstract <= 200 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.

Writing Style (asr-writing-style)

An ASR paper must be readable by a sociologist outside its subfield, formatted to the ASA Style Guide, and disciplined to a word cap that includes the reference list. This skill is about reaching the discipline and respecting the format — not 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 <= 200-word abstract (150-200 target range; the binding rule is a 200-word ceiling)
  • Aligning citations, headings, and format to the ASA Style Guide

Reach the whole discipline

  1. Front-load the contribution. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the argument, the evidence, and why it matters to sociology broadly.
  2. Minimize subfield jargon or define it on first use; spell out acronyms; an ethnographer should follow a demographic paper and vice versa.
  3. Argument-first prose. Lead with claims; use evidence to support them. Make the mechanism and concept (from asr-theory-building) explicit.
  4. Signpost with clear section structure.

Format to the ASA Style Guide

  • Citations: author-date per the ASA Style Guide (7th ed., 2022); keep one consistent style (manage with Zotero/BibTeX). References count toward the 15,000-word limit.
  • Manuscript: double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt, ≥1-inch margins; include a word count.
  • Masking: no title page in the manuscript; a separate title page carries affiliations, acknowledgments, and contact. You may cite your own work but must not word it to identify yourself ("in our prior study" → "in a prior study").
  • Abstract: <= 200 words (150-200 target), with no identifying information.

Fit the word cap (incl. text + references + footnotes; tables/figures excluded)

  • Tighten the literature review — engage the debate, not every paper (see asr-literature-positioning).
  • References count, so prune redundant citations and over-long reference strings.
  • Tighten footnotes — they count.
  • Move extended detail to supplementary materials where appropriate; keep the article focused.

Prose moves a general-sociology reader needs

At the ASA flagship the reader of record is a sociologist outside your subfield, so the writing does disciplinary translation a specialty journal does not require.

WeaknessCross-subfield reader experiencesProse fix
Jargon undefinedstalls on a term of artdefine on first use; spell out acronyms
Stakes burieddoesn't know why to read onfront-load significance in the intro
Evidence-first paragraphscan't find the claimlead with the claim, support with evidence
Over-long reference stringslength burned, argument thinprune; references count toward 15,000
Self-citation in identifying voicemasking broken"in a prior study," not "in our prior study"
Show full SKILL.md (204 more words)Show less

Worked micro-example (illustrative)

A network-study introduction is rewritten to reach the discipline.

Before: "We extend ERGM specifications of tie formation in adolescent friendship networks..."
  → a generalist stops reading
After: "How do everyday social ties reproduce racial segregation? A small set of formation rules
  generates large-scale separation..." → stakes first, method second
Abstract: trimmed 224 → 188 words, finding plain, no institution named → in range
Length: pruned 40 redundant citations, recovering ~600 words against the cap incl. references

The contribution leads, the method follows, and the prune is treated as a budget item.

Referee pushback → ASR-specific fix

  • "Couldn't tell why this matters until page 12." → Move significance and argument into the first two pages so a generalist commits early.
  • "Too much subfield shorthand." → Define each term on first use; replace insider phrasing with plain disciplinary language.
  • "Over length." → Tighten literature engagement and prune citation strings; references and footnotes count, tables and figures do not.

Calibration anchors

  • Write for the generalist, format for the ASA Style Guide. ASR's dual demand is cross-subfield readability plus author-date conventions and masking discipline.
  • References are inside the cap. Unlike many journals, ASR counts references and footnotes toward 15,000 words — budget citations from the first draft.
  • Confirm caps against the journal's current submission guidelines if exact limits are decision-relevant; the broad shape is stable.

Anti-patterns

  • A subfield-insider intro that never states broad significance
  • Burying the contribution mid-paper
  • An abstract over the 200-word ceiling or one that hides the finding
  • Self-references worded so they break masking
  • Treating references as "free" — they count toward 15,000 words

Output format

【Contribution stated by end of intro?】[Y/N]
【Reads past the subfield?】jargon defined / acronyms spelled? [Y/N]
【Abstract】word count (<= 200), non-identifying?
【Word count】Article ≤ 15,000 incl. text + references + footnotes?
【ASA style + masked + separate title page】[Y/N]
【Next】asr-data-and-transparency

Supplementary resources

© brycewang-stanford, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in American-Sociological-Review-Skills/skills/asr-writing-style of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Asr Writing Style

What does Asr Writing Style do?

A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline, follows the ASA Style Guide, and fits the limits (Articles…. Asr Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline, follows the ASA Style Guide, and fits the limits (Articles <= 15,000 words including text, references, and footnotes; abstract <= 200 words).

When should I use Asr Writing Style?

Asr Writing Style fits situations like: polishing an American Sociological Review (ASR) manuscript so it reads for the whole discipline; follows the ASA Style Guide; fits the limits (Articles <= 15; 000 words including text.

How do I install Asr Writing Style in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill asr-writing-style -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (American-Sociological-Review-Skills/skills/asr-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/asr-writing-style in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Asr Writing Style in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill asr-writing-style -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (American-Sociological-Review-Skills/skills/asr-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/asr-writing-style in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Asr Writing Style in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill asr-writing-style -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/asr-writing-style, .gemini/skills/asr-writing-style, .github/skills/asr-writing-style and .opencode/skills/asr-writing-style in your project.

What does Asr Writing Style need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Asr Writing Style is instructions for the agent only.

Does Asr Writing Style access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Asr Writing Style safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Asr Writing Style use?

Asr Writing Style is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Asr Writing Style use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Asr Writing Style?

brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, which has 1,231 GitHub stars. The repository holds 2,387 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.

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