A skill your agent uses to get PNAS Nexus references right — note that PNAS Nexus accepts references in any readable style at submission (unlike flagship PNAS's strict numbered-by-appearance), so…

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Pnasnexus Citation

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill pnasnexus-citation -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills pnasnexus-citation --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/PNAS-Nexus-Skills/skills/pnasnexus-citation .claude/skills/pnasnexus-citation && 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
pnasnexus-citation
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
554 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses to get PNAS Nexus references right — note that PNAS Nexus accepts references in any readable style at submission (unlike flagship PNAS's strict numbered-by-appearance), so…

  • So the job is internal consistency
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, The PNAS Nexus rule that…, What actually matters at… and A safe, convertible default…, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Resolvable in-text citations

What it does

Pnasnexus Citation is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use to get PNAS Nexus references right — note that PNAS Nexus accepts references in any readable style at submission (unlike flagship PNAS's strict numbered-by-appearance), so the job is internal consistency, completeness, resolvable in-text citations, and the [dataset] tag for data/software. Prepare a single consistent (preferably numbered) style for production; confirm the final style on acceptance.

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.

It sits in Research & Science, covering 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

  • So the job is internal consistency
  • Resolvable in-text citations
  • The [dataset] tag for data/software

Example prompts

  • “/pnasnexus-citation”

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

Pnasnexus Citation loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 106 tokens; SKILL.md has 554 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~106
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

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). 554 words, ~1,245 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pnasnexus-citation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
pnasnexus-citation
description
Use to get PNAS Nexus references right — note that PNAS Nexus accepts references in any readable style at submission (unlike flagship PNAS's strict numbered-by-appearance), so the job is internal consistency, completeness, resolvable in-text citations, and the [dataset] tag for data/software. Prepare a single consistent (preferably numbered) style for production; confirm the final style on acceptance.

Reference Style (pnasnexus-citation)

When to trigger

  • References are inconsistent, incomplete, or mix several styles.
  • In-text citations don't all resolve to the list (or vice versa).
  • Datasets/software are cited as bare URLs rather than formal references.
  • You are about to submit and want the reference list clean.

The PNAS Nexus rule that surprises people: format-neutral at submission

PNAS Nexus states, verbatim, "You may format references in any readable style at submission." This is a deliberate contrast with flagship PNAS, which enforces a numbered, in-order-of-appearance style up front. So at PNAS Nexus, do not burn effort forcing a specific house style for initial submission — instead make the references clean, complete, consistent, and resolvable.

The final published reference style is 待核实 — OUP/PNAS-portfolio journals typically render a numbered, in-order-of-appearance list at production, but the official page only guarantees submission-stage neutrality. Prepare a single consistent numbered style (it converts cleanly to most production styles) and confirm the exact format on acceptance.

What actually matters at submission (the real checklist)

  • One consistent style throughout — pick a reference-manager style (a numbered/Vancouver or PNAS-style works well) and apply it uniformly; do not leave a mix.
  • Every in-text citation resolves to an entry in the list, and every list entry is cited — no orphans, gaps, or duplicates.
  • Complete metadata — authors, title, journal/venue, year, volume, pages or article number, and a DOI where one exists.
  • Author lists complete and accurate (avoid silent "et al." truncation in the list unless the chosen style requires it; reference managers often over-truncate — check).
  • Data and software cited as references with the [dataset] tag where the journal asks for it (see pnasnexus-data), not buried as URLs in the text.
  • Preprints clearly labeled as preprints with their repository/DOI.
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A safe, convertible default (numbered, in order of appearance)

If you want one style that is clean now and converts easily at production, use numbered, in order of appearance:

  • In text: numbers in parentheses or brackets — (1), (2, 3), (4–6) — in the order references first appear.
  • A single numbered reference list in appearance order.
  • Each entry: authors, article title, abbreviated journal/venue, volume, pages/article number, year, DOI.

Reference formats (shape — confirm production requirements on acceptance):

  • Journal article: 1. A. B. Author, C. D. Author, Article title. J. Abbrev. Volume, page–page (Year). DOI.
  • Book: 2. A. B. Author, Book Title (Publisher, ed. X, Year).
  • Book chapter: 3. A. B. Author, Chapter title in Book Title, C. D. Editor, Ed. (Publisher, Year), pp. xx–yy.
  • Dataset: [dataset] 4. A. B. Author, Dataset title. Repository. Accession/DOI. Deposited DD Month Year.
  • Preprint: 5. A. B. Author, Title. Repository [Preprint] (Year). DOI (accessed DD Month Year).

Tooling

  • Use Zotero/EndNote with a numbered or PNAS-style CSL; do a final manual pass on completeness and author-list truncation (managers often truncate).
  • Verify every in-text citation resolves and the list has no gaps/duplicates; renumber after any reordering of the text.
  • Run a DOI-completeness pass — add DOIs wherever they exist.

Output format

【Submission rule】 references format-neutral at submission (PNAS Nexus) — make them clean, not house-styled
【Consistency】 one style applied uniformly? yes/no
【Resolvable】 all in-text ↔ list, no orphans/gaps/duplicates? yes/no
【Completeness】 authors / title / venue / year / vol / pages / DOI present? yes/no
【Data/software refs】 cited with [dataset] tag where required? yes/no
【Production style】 numbered-by-appearance prepared (convertible)? confirm final style on acceptance (待核实)
【Next】 pnasnexus-submission

Anti-patterns

  • Do not waste pre-submission effort hand-forcing a strict house style — PNAS Nexus accepts any readable style at submission.
  • Do not ship a list that mixes several styles inconsistently.
  • Do not leave in-text citations that don't resolve, or list entries never cited.
  • Do not cite datasets/software as bare URLs — use formal references with the [dataset] tag.
  • Do not assume the submission style is the final published style — confirm production requirements on acceptance.

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Files

Just SKILL.md in PNAS-Nexus-Skills/skills/pnasnexus-citation of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Pnasnexus Citation

What does Pnasnexus Citation do?

A skill your agent uses to get PNAS Nexus references right — note that PNAS Nexus accepts references in any readable style at submission (unlike flagship PNAS's strict numbered-by-appearance), so…. Pnasnexus Citation is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use to get PNAS Nexus references right — note that PNAS Nexus accepts references in any readable style at submission (unlike flagship PNAS's strict numbered-by-appearance), so the job is internal consistency, completeness, resolvable in-text citations, and the [dataset] tag for data/software.

When should I use Pnasnexus Citation?

Pnasnexus Citation fits situations like: so the job is internal consistency; resolvable in-text citations; the [dataset] tag for data/software.

How do I install Pnasnexus Citation in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill pnasnexus-citation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (PNAS-Nexus-Skills/skills/pnasnexus-citation in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/pnasnexus-citation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Pnasnexus Citation in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill pnasnexus-citation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (PNAS-Nexus-Skills/skills/pnasnexus-citation in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/pnasnexus-citation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Pnasnexus Citation 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 pnasnexus-citation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pnasnexus-citation, .gemini/skills/pnasnexus-citation, .github/skills/pnasnexus-citation and .opencode/skills/pnasnexus-citation in your project.

What does Pnasnexus Citation need to run?

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

Does Pnasnexus Citation 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 Pnasnexus Citation 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 Pnasnexus Citation use?

Pnasnexus Citation 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 Pnasnexus Citation use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5k 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 Pnasnexus Citation?

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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