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Journal Selection
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills
A skill your agent uses when choosing a target journal for a paper, comparing journal rankings, asking "where should I submit this", or building a submission strategy across multiple journals.
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Install Journal Selection
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill journal-selection -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills journal-selection --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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection .claude/skills/journal-selection && 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 "journal-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection into .claude/skills/journal-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "journal-selection", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selectionType 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill journal-selection -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills journal-selection --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection .agents/skills/journal-selection && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "journal-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection into .agents/skills/journal-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "journal-selection", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill journal-selection -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills journal-selection --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection .cursor/skills/journal-selection && 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 "journal-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection into .cursor/skills/journal-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "journal-selection", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git --path skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection--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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill journal-selection -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills journal-selection --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection .gemini/skills/journal-selection && 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 "journal-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection into .gemini/skills/journal-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "journal-selection", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills journal-selectionInstalls 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill journal-selection -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection .github/skills/journal-selection && 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 "journal-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection into .github/skills/journal-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "journal-selection", 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill journal-selection -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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills journal-selection --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection .opencode/skills/journal-selection && 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 "journal-selection" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills/tree/main/skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection into .opencode/skills/journal-selection/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "journal-selection", 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
journal-selection- GitHub stars
- 4.5k
- Token cost
- ~1.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 505 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 364
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when choosing a target journal for a paper, comparing journal rankings, asking "where should I submit this", or building a submission strategy across multiple journals.
- Works in 7 steps: Identify the paper's field and… → Search journals via web search — do not… → Verify each candidate via web fetch on… → …
- Choosing a target journal for a paper
- SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Mandatory Steps and Output Example, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Journal Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Use when choosing a target journal for a paper, comparing journal rankings, asking "where should I submit this", or building a submission strategy across multiple journals. Field-agnostic — detects the paper's research area and suggests appropriate outlets across tiers.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: 🔬 A curated collection of 23,000+ agent skills for empirical research across 8 social science disciplines. | 精选 23,000+ AI Agent 技能库，覆盖8大社会科学学科的实证研究。CoPaper.AI…
When your agent uses it
- Choosing a target journal for a paper
- Comparing journal rankings
- Asking where should I submit this
- Building a submission strategy across multiple journals
Example prompts
- “where should I submit this”
- “/journal-selection”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Identify the paper's field and contribution level from the abstract, topic, and the user's stated ambition. The field determines which…
- Search journals via web search — do not use a static list or cached knowledge. Journal scopes, rankings, and editorial boards change.
- Verify each candidate via web fetch on the journal's official homepage. Confirm it is still active, currently accepting submissions, and…
- Check rankings appropriate to the user's context
- Present 5-8 options in a markdown table with columns
- Mix tiers: 1-2 ambitious targets, 3-4 realistic, 1-2 safety options. The strategy matters more than individual choices — a submission plan…
- Include regional and national journals when relevant. If the user is Brazilian or the paper targets a Brazilian audience, include strong…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9fa87d8. 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 (its code samples are markdown).
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
Journal Selection loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 505 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 505 words (~1,185 tokens).
“This skill helps select target journals for a paper based on current web information. It does not maintain a static journal database — journal scopes, rankings, and editorial direction change, and stale data gives bad advice. Instead, every recommendation is…”
- name
- journal-selection
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection of brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9fa87d8
Compare with similar skills
Journal Selection next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal Selection this skillbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.5k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
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| Compare Python TypecheckersJetBrains/intellij-community | 21k | — | ~617 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Recipe Compare Sheet Tabsgoogleworkspace/cli | 31k | — | ~182 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Comparetaishi-i/awesome-japanese-nlp-resources | 1k | 1 repos | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | CC0-1.0 | |
| Nemoclaw Maintainer PR ComparatorNVIDIA/NemoClaw | 23k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Journal Selection
What does Journal Selection do?
A skill your agent uses when choosing a target journal for a paper, comparing journal rankings, asking "where should I submit this", or building a submission strategy across multiple journals. Journal Selection is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills. Use when choosing a target journal for a paper, comparing journal rankings, asking "where should I submit this", or building a submission strategy across multiple journals.
When should I use Journal Selection?
Journal Selection fits situations like: choosing a target journal for a paper; comparing journal rankings; asking where should I submit this; building a submission strategy across multiple journals.
How do I install Journal Selection in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill journal-selection -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .claude/skills/journal-selection in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Journal Selection in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill journal-selection -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/60-regisely-superpapers/skills/journal-selection in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills) into .agents/skills/journal-selection in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Journal Selection 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/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill journal-selection -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/journal-selection, .gemini/skills/journal-selection, .github/skills/journal-selection and .opencode/skills/journal-selection in your project.
What does Journal Selection need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Journal Selection is instructions for the agent only.
Does Journal Selection 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 Journal Selection 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 Journal Selection use?
Journal Selection has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Journal Selection use?
About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k 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 Journal Selection?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Journal Selection: Geo Compare (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Compare Python Typecheckers (JetBrains/intellij-community, 21k stars), Recipe Compare Sheet Tabs (googleworkspace/cli, 31k stars) and Compare (taishi-i/awesome-japanese-nlp-resources, 1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Journal Selection?
brycewang-stanford (a GitHub user) maintains it in brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, which has 4,529 GitHub stars. The repository holds 364 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.
Source: brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.