A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing a Public Administration Review (PAR) manuscript so it reads for scholars AND practitioners, carries strong Evidence for Practice, and fits the…

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Install Pubar Writing Style

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills pubar-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/Public-Administration-Review-Skills/skills/pubar-writing-style .claude/skills/pubar-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
pubar-writing-style
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.8k tokens
SKILL.md length
844 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 a Public Administration Review (PAR) manuscript so it reads for scholars AND practitioners, carries strong Evidence for Practice, and fits the…

  • Works in 4 steps: Front-load the contribution and the… → Write the Evidence for Practice… → Minimize jargon or define it on first… → …
  • Polishing a Public Administration Review (PAR) manuscript so it reads for scholars AND practitioners
  • SKILL.md covers When to trigger, Reach scholars and practitioners, Evidence for Practice… and Dual-reader paragraph test, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Pubar Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing a Public Administration Review (PAR) manuscript so it reads for scholars AND practitioners, carries strong Evidence for Practice, and fits the limits (≤ 8,000 words incl. abstract/endnotes/references; abstract ≤ 150 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.8k 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. 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 a Public Administration Review (PAR) manuscript so it reads for scholars AND practitioners
  • Carries strong Evidence for Practice
  • Fits the limits (≤ 8

Example prompts

  • “/pubar-writing-style”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Front-load the contribution and the stake. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the
  2. Write the Evidence for Practice honestly. 3–5 sentence-length takeaways that distill what the
  3. Minimize jargon or define it on first use; a budgeting scholar should follow a personnel paper,
  4. Argument-first prose. Lead with claims; use evidence to support them. Avoid "the data show…"

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

Pubar Writing Style loads about 1.8k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 82 tokens; SKILL.md has 844 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~82
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.8k

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). 844 words, ~1,838 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pubar-writing-style/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
pubar-writing-style
description
Use when drafting or polishing a Public Administration Review (PAR) manuscript so it reads for scholars AND practitioners, carries strong Evidence for Practice, and fits the limits (≤ 8,000 words incl. abstract/endnotes/references; abstract ≤ 150 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.

Writing Style (pubar-writing-style)

A PAR paper must be readable by a public-management scholar outside its niche and speak to a reflective practitioner. The journal's defining feature is the research-and-practice bridge: every article carries Evidence for Practice points. This skill is about reaching both audiences and respecting the format — not about generating claims.

When to trigger

  • Drafting the introduction, framing the contribution, or final polish
  • Writing or tightening the Evidence for Practice takeaways
  • Over the word cap and needing to cut without losing the argument
  • Writing the ≤ 150-word abstract or aligning citations to APA style

Reach scholars and practitioners

  1. Front-load the contribution and the stake. By the end of the introduction the reader knows the question, the argument, the evidence, and why a public manager should care. Don't make either audience dig for the "so what."
  2. Write the Evidence for Practice honestly. 3–5 sentence-length takeaways that distill what the findings mean for practice — specific enough to inform a managerial decision, never over-claimed beyond what the analysis supports. (Encouraged at submission, required at revision — 检索于 2026-06.)
  3. Minimize jargon or define it on first use; a budgeting scholar should follow a personnel paper, and a practitioner should follow both. Spell out acronyms.
  4. Argument-first prose. Lead with claims; use evidence to support them. Avoid "the data show…" without saying what they show and why it matters for administration.

Evidence for Practice calibration

Evidence for Practice points should be useful to a reflective practitioner, but each point must stay inside the evidence. Draft them with a claim-evidence-action chain.

Takeaway layerStrong versionWeak version
Findingnames the empirical or conceptual result in plain language"This study has implications"
Action implicationsays what a manager, agency, or public leader should reconsidergeneric "policymakers should pay attention"
Boundarystates where the advice applies and where it may notuniversal recommendation from one setting
Evidence anchorpoints to the table, model, case, or review logic that supports itno trace back to manuscript evidence
Cautionnames risk, equity concern, implementation constraint, or uncertaintyhides limitations to sound practical

If a point cannot name its evidence anchor, rewrite it as a question for practice or remove it.

Dual-reader paragraph test

PAR prose has to survive two readers at once. Use this check on the introduction, discussion, and Evidence for Practice box.

ReaderWhat they need in the paragraph
Public administration scholarconstruct, literature stake, method/design warrant, and contribution to the field
Practitioneradministrative problem, decision relevance, implementation context, and limit of the advice

Most paragraphs can lead with one reader's need, but the introduction and discussion should not leave the other reader waiting more than a paragraph. When prose becomes theory-heavy, add the administrative decision it informs. When prose becomes managerial, add the evidence or concept that keeps it scholarly.

Format (APA author–date; confirm current edition)

  • Citations: APA author–date style (manage with Zotero/BibTeX); keep one consistent style.
  • Abstract: ≤ 150 words, stating question, approach, and finding, on a page preceding the text.
  • Anonymize: PAR is double-blind — no author names on the title page, refer to your own prior work in the third person, remove acknowledgments, institution names, and identifying URLs; strip identifying file metadata (see pubar-submission).
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Fit the word cap (≤ 8,000 words incl. abstract, endnotes, references; excl. tables/figures/appendices)

  • Move balance tables, full specs, and extended robustness to the online supplement (excluded).
  • Cut throat-clearing and literature dumps; engage the debate, not every paper (see pubar-literature-positioning).
  • Tighten endnotes and references — they count toward the 8,000-word limit at PAR.
  • Prefer one decisive figure to three redundant tables.

Word-budget triage for PAR

Cut to protect the research-practice bridge, not just to hit a number.

Overlong partKeepCut or move
Introductionquestion, contribution, public-management stake, practice relevancelong problem history or generic reform rhetoric
Literaturedebate that creates the public administration gapadjacent theory not used in the claim
Methodsdesign warrant and transparency essentialsimplementation detail better suited to supplement
Resultsevidence that supports the contribution and practice pointsredundant models or robustness exhibits
Discussionwhat changes for scholarship and practicevague lessons, unsupported recommendations
Evidence for Practice3-5 bounded, evidence-anchored takeawaysslogans, mandates, or future-research ideas

After every cut, re-check that each Evidence for Practice point still has a visible manuscript anchor.

Abstract and title-page pass

The abstract is short, so make each sentence do a job:

  1. public administration problem and audience;
  2. method or evidence base;
  3. central finding or argument;
  4. implication for research and practice.

Do not spend the abstract on motivation alone. Also re-run the double-blind pass after final edits: self-citations, acknowledgments, file metadata, funder names, and identifying institutions tend to creep back in during late polishing.

Anti-patterns

  • A niche-insider intro that never states field-level significance or a practitioner stake
  • Evidence for Practice that over-claims beyond the analysis, or is vague boilerplate
  • An abstract over 150 words or one that hides the finding
  • Mixed citation styles; acknowledgments or self-references that break double-blind anonymity
  • Forgetting that references and endnotes count toward PAR's word limit

Output format

【Contribution + practitioner stake stated by end of intro?】[Y/N]
【Evidence for Practice】3-5 honest takeaways drafted? [Y/N]
【Reads past the niche?】jargon defined / acronyms spelled? [Y/N]
【Abstract】word count (≤150)
【Word count】≤8,000 incl. abstract/endnotes/references?
【Practice calibration】each takeaway has finding / action / boundary / evidence anchor? [Y/N]
【Dual-reader pass】scholar + practitioner both served by intro/discussion? [Y/N]
【APA style + anonymized (double-blind)】[Y/N]
【Next】pubar-transparency-and-data

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 Public-Administration-Review-Skills/skills/pubar-writing-style of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about Pubar Writing Style

What does Pubar Writing Style do?

A skill your agent uses when drafting or polishing a Public Administration Review (PAR) manuscript so it reads for scholars AND practitioners, carries strong Evidence for Practice, and fits the…. Pubar Writing Style is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when drafting or polishing a Public Administration Review (PAR) manuscript so it reads for scholars AND practitioners, carries strong Evidence for Practice, and fits the limits (≤ 8,000 words incl.

When should I use Pubar Writing Style?

Pubar Writing Style fits situations like: polishing a Public Administration Review (PAR) manuscript so it reads for scholars AND practitioners; carries strong Evidence for Practice; fits the limits (≤ 8.

How do I install Pubar Writing Style in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Pubar Writing Style in Codex?

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

Can I use Pubar 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 pubar-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/pubar-writing-style, .gemini/skills/pubar-writing-style, .github/skills/pubar-writing-style and .opencode/skills/pubar-writing-style in your project.

What does Pubar Writing Style need to run?

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

Does Pubar 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 Pubar 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 Pubar Writing Style use?

Pubar 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 Pubar Writing Style use?

About 1.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.4k 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 Pubar 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.