Est Writing Style
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A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing the prose of an Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) manuscript so it reads for a multidisciplinary audience in ACS style and fits the…
A skill your agent uses when polishing the prose of a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript into its clear, generalist-legible, economics-first register.
Install Ecj Writing Style
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecj-writing-style -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ecj-writing-style --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style .claude/skills/ecj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "ecj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style into .claude/skills/ecj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ecj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-styleType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecj-writing-style -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ecj-writing-style --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style .agents/skills/ecj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "ecj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style into .agents/skills/ecj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ecj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecj-writing-style -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ecj-writing-style --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style .cursor/skills/ecj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "ecj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style into .cursor/skills/ecj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ecj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git --path The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecj-writing-style -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ecj-writing-style --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style .gemini/skills/ecj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ecj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style into .gemini/skills/ecj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ecj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ecj-writing-styleInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecj-writing-style -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style .github/skills/ecj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ecj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style into .github/skills/ecj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ecj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecj-writing-style -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ecj-writing-style --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style .opencode/skills/ecj-writing-style && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "ecj-writing-style" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style into .opencode/skills/ecj-writing-style/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ecj-writing-style", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
ecj-writing-style- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 607 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when polishing the prose of a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript into its clear, generalist-legible, economics-first register.
- Polishing the prose of a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript into its clear
- SKILL.md covers When to trigger, The EJ voice: exposition is…, Structure conventions and House-style format, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Generalist-legible
What it does
Ecj Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when polishing the prose of a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript into its clear, generalist-legible, economics-first register. Tightens voice, structure, and citation/format house style; it does not fix the economic argument itself (see ecj-theory-model / ecj-identification).
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 Brand voice and tone and Citation management. 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 the prose of a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript into its clear
- Generalist-legible
- Economics-first register
Example prompts
- “/ecj-writing-style”
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
Ecj Writing Style loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 607 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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). 607 words, ~1,316 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/ecj-writing-style/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- ecj-writing-style
- description
- Use when polishing the prose of a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript into its clear, generalist-legible, economics-first register. Tightens voice, structure, and citation/format house style; it does not fix the economic argument itself (see ecj-theory-model / ecj-identification).
Writing Style & House Conventions (ecj-writing-style)
When to trigger
- The draft is wordy, hedged, or buries the result under qualifications
- Prose explains procedure before establishing economic purpose
- A reader outside your subfield gets lost; the writing assumes too much
- This is the late polish stage — identification and model are already sound
The EJ voice: exposition is part of the contribution
EJ prose must be clear, precise, and legible to a broad international readership. EJ has long valued clear exposition alongside substance: a generalist economist should follow the argument; a specialist should find it rigorous. This is the journal's distinguishing register — at EJ, an unreadable paper underperforms its own substance, so the writing earns real weight in the decision. The writing carries an argument; every paragraph advances the economic case, and the economic intuition is stated in words before the algebra.
Register rules:
- Lead with the economics, then the method. "Higher entry costs reduce competition; we estimate this using..." not "We run a regression of price on entry cost."
- State results plainly. Replace "our findings appear to suggest a potentially meaningful relationship" with "entry costs raise prices by X%."
- Write for the generalist: define field-specific terms on first use; do not assume the reader knows your subfield's acronyms.
- Active voice for what the paper does; reserve hedging for genuine uncertainty.
- Define notation once, use it consistently; explain each equation's economic content in prose.
- Cut throat-clearing ("It is important to note that...", "In this paper, we will...").
Structure conventions
- Sections: Introduction → (Model / Theory) → Data / Institutional setting → Empirical strategy → Results → Mechanisms / Robustness → (Counterfactuals) → Conclusion. Order theory before empirics when the model leads.
- Introduction does the heavy lifting (see
ecj-literature-positioning): question, why a generalist cares, what is known, the gap, what you do, findings and the broad lesson. - Conclusion states what economics learned and the portable lesson — not a summary of every table.
- Short paper (AER:Insights-style): compress hard to <6,000 words and 5 exhibits (verified 2026-06-20) — every sentence earns its place; one clean idea, no scaffolding.
- Footnotes for genuine asides, not for results that belong in the text.
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House-style format
- References: author-date style, with an alphabetized then chronological reference list. Cite datasets and replication packages where relevant.
- Submit as a single PDF including appendices (verified 2026-06-20). Equations numbered and referenced as "equation (3)."
- Abstract: state the question, what you do, the headline magnitude, and the broad implication. The accepted-author guide caps the abstract at 100 words, so keep it concise.
- JEL classification codes and keywords are requested at submission via Editorial Express.
- Accepted-author metadata asks for a short title of 40 characters or fewer and keywords of 20 characters or fewer each.
- Acknowledge all sources of research funding in the manuscript (EJ requirement).
Checklist
- Each paragraph advances the economic argument; throat-clearing removed
- Results stated plainly with magnitudes, hedging reserved for real uncertainty
- Economics stated before method in every key passage
- Written for a generalist — subfield jargon defined or removed
- Every equation has a sentence of economic interpretation
- Citations are author-date and consistent; reference list complete
- Conclusion states the portable economic lesson, not a table-by-table recap
- Funding acknowledged; JEL codes and keywords prepared
- (Short paper) within the word/exhibit budget
- Abstract <=100 words; short title and keywords within accepted-author limits
Anti-patterns
- Hedged, passive prose that obscures a result the evidence actually supports
- Method-first writing that makes the reader hunt for the economics
- Writing for the subfield — unexplained jargon that a generalist cannot follow (EJ's core failure mode)
- Equations dropped in with no verbal economic interpretation
- A conclusion that recaps every table instead of stating what was learned
- Padding a short paper past its budget, or starving a full-length argument of needed exposition
Output format
【Voice】economics-first, generalist-legible, unhedged where warranted? [y/n + fixes]
【Hedging removed】list of softened claims tightened
【Jargon】defined/removed for a generalist? [y/n]
【Equations interpreted】all have prose meaning? [y/n]
【Citation style】author-date; references alphabetical/chronological; data citations included?
【Length mode】full-length / short paper (budget respected? [y/n])
【Conclusion】states portable lesson? [y/n]
【Next】ecj-referee-strategy© 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 The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecj Writing Style this skillbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Est Writing Stylefranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~798 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Jaar Writing Stylefranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~760 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Jcf Writing Stylefranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~669 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Jpe Writing Stylefranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Mgsci Writing Stylefranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~875 | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Ecj Writing Style
What does Ecj Writing Style do?
A skill your agent uses when polishing the prose of a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript into its clear, generalist-legible, economics-first register. Ecj Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when polishing the prose of a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript into its clear, generalist-legible, economics-first register.
When should I use Ecj Writing Style?
Ecj Writing Style fits situations like: polishing the prose of a The Economic Journal (EJ) manuscript into its clear; generalist-legible; economics-first register.
How do I install Ecj Writing Style in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecj-writing-style -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/ecj-writing-style in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Ecj Writing Style in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ecj-writing-style -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (The-Economic-Journal-Skills/skills/ecj-writing-style in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/ecj-writing-style in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Ecj 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 ecj-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/ecj-writing-style, .gemini/skills/ecj-writing-style, .github/skills/ecj-writing-style and .opencode/skills/ecj-writing-style in your project.
What does Ecj Writing Style need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Ecj Writing Style is instructions for the agent only.
Does Ecj 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 Ecj 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 Ecj Writing Style use?
Ecj 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 Ecj Writing Style use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Ecj Writing Style?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Ecj Writing Style: Est Writing Style (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars), Jaar Writing Style (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars), Jcf Writing Style (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars) and Jpe Writing Style (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Ecj 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.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.