Jbes Literature Positioning
franklee16/academic-research-skills
A skill your agent uses when positioning a Journal of Business & Economic Statistics (JBES) methods paper against prior econometric and statistical methods.
Agent skill
Smr Literature Positioning
by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills
A skill your agent uses when positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology, statistics, econometrics, psychometrics, and…
Install Smr Literature Positioning
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-literature-positioning -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills smr-literature-positioning --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/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning .claude/skills/smr-literature-positioning && 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 "smr-literature-positioning" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning into .claude/skills/smr-literature-positioning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smr-literature-positioning", 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/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioningType 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 smr-literature-positioning -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills smr-literature-positioning --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/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning .agents/skills/smr-literature-positioning && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "smr-literature-positioning" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning into .agents/skills/smr-literature-positioning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smr-literature-positioning", 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 smr-literature-positioning -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills smr-literature-positioning --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/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning .cursor/skills/smr-literature-positioning && 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 "smr-literature-positioning" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning into .cursor/skills/smr-literature-positioning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smr-literature-positioning", 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 Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning--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 smr-literature-positioning -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills smr-literature-positioning --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/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning .gemini/skills/smr-literature-positioning && 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 "smr-literature-positioning" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning into .gemini/skills/smr-literature-positioning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smr-literature-positioning", 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 smr-literature-positioningInstalls 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 smr-literature-positioning -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/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning .github/skills/smr-literature-positioning && 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 "smr-literature-positioning" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning into .github/skills/smr-literature-positioning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smr-literature-positioning", 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 smr-literature-positioning -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 smr-literature-positioning --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/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning .opencode/skills/smr-literature-positioning && 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 "smr-literature-positioning" agent skill from https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/tree/main/Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning into .opencode/skills/smr-literature-positioning/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "smr-literature-positioning", 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
smr-literature-positioning- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 643 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 2,387
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology, statistics, econometrics, psychometrics, and…
- Positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology
- SKILL.md covers Position against methods, not…, The precedent audit, Cross-field translation table and Sibling-journal misattribution…, plus 4 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Computational social science
What it does
Smr Literature Positioning is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology, statistics, econometrics, psychometrics, and computational social science, and avoiding sibling-journal misattribution. Maps the contribution onto prior methods; does not derive or simulate.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k 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 Marketing & SEO, covering Positioning and messaging, Statistics and Econometrics and empirical research. 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
- Positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology
- Computational social science
- Avoiding sibling-journal misattribution
Example prompts
- “/smr-literature-positioning”
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
Smr Literature Positioning loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 643 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). 643 words, ~1,395 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/smr-literature-positioning/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- smr-literature-positioning
- description
- Use when positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology, statistics, econometrics, psychometrics, and computational social science, and avoiding sibling-journal misattribution. Maps the contribution onto prior methods; does not derive or simulate.
SMR Literature Positioning
Use this to place the contribution in the methods literature, not the substantive one. SMR reviewers are methodologists who often know the closest prior estimator, the original derivation, and the competing approach in a neighboring discipline. A missed precedent is the fastest path to a reject.
Position against methods, not findings
The literature review of an SMR paper answers "what is the closest method, and how is yours different?" — not "what is known about the substantive topic." Structure the review as a small map:
- Direct ancestors: the method(s) your contribution extends, corrects, or replaces. Cite the primary source, not a textbook summary.
- Cross-discipline siblings: the same problem solved in statistics, econometrics, psychometrics, machine learning, or network science. SMR readers expect you to know that a "new" sociology method may already exist under another name elsewhere.
- Competing methods: the alternatives a reviewer will demand you beat in simulation. Name them
here so the comparison set in
smr-simulation-studiesis not a surprise.
The precedent audit
Run this before drafting the review:
- Search the original statistical literature, not just sociology — many SEM, latent-variable, multilevel, missing-data, and causal-inference tools originate in statistics/psychometrics.
- For each near-neighbor, write one line: what they do, what you do differently, why the difference matters. If you cannot state the difference, you have not yet differentiated the contribution.
- Distinguish re-derivation from novelty: presenting a known result as new is a credibility killer at a methods venue. If you rediscovered something, say so and add what is genuinely new.
Cross-field translation table
| Sociology framing | Likely prior literature to check | Risk if missed |
|---|---|---|
| Causal effect with controls | statistics (potential outcomes, DAGs), econometrics | "good/bad controls" already settled elsewhere |
| Latent classes / trajectories | psychometrics, biostatistics (finite mixtures, GBTM) | reinventing a named model |
| Measurement invariance | psychometrics (MGCFA, alignment) | overstating a known non-invariance result |
| Missing data | statistics (MI, IPW, FIML), biostatistics | ignoring the standard estimator |
| Network effects | network science, spatial econometrics | a known identification problem |
| Text-as-data | NLP, computational linguistics, comp. social science | a method already standard in CSS |
Sibling-journal misattribution guard
When citing "where methods like this are published," be precise:
- Sociological Methodology (ASA annual) ≠ Sociological Methods & Research (SAGE). Do not conflate them in the cover letter or positioning.
- Psychological Methods (APA), Political Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, and the
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics are neighbors, not SMR. Attribute exemplar
papers to the correct venue (see
resources/exemplars/library.md).
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What an SMR reviewer checks first
A methodologist refereeing the positioning section typically does three things in order: (1) scans the reference list for the primary derivation of your direct ancestor — if only a handbook chapter appears, credibility drops before page two; (2) asks whether the strongest competitor is named and carried into the simulation, because a review that names it and a simulation that omits it reads as evasion; (3) checks the cross-discipline column — a reviewer trained in psychometrics or biostatistics will recognize a renamed finite-mixture or IPW variant instantly. Write the review so each of these three probes finds its answer within one paragraph, and state explicitly which neighboring literature you searched and found empty, so the referee does not assume you never looked.
Checklist
- Direct method ancestors are cited from primary sources, not textbooks.
- Cross-discipline siblings (statistics/psychometrics/econometrics/CSS) were searched and cited.
- Each near-neighbor has a one-line "what they do / what you do / why it matters."
- The simulation comparison set is foreshadowed in the review.
- No known result is presented as novel; re-derivations are flagged.
- Sibling journals are attributed correctly; no SMR/Sociological Methodology conflation.
Anti-patterns
- Substantive review in a methods paper: paragraphs on the topic instead of on the method.
- Sociology-only search: missing the statistics/psychometrics origin of the method.
- Textbook citation for a primary result: citing a handbook instead of the derivation.
- Strawman map: omitting the strongest competitor so the simulation looks favorable.
- Venue confusion: attributing a Sociological Methodology or Psychological Methods paper to SMR.
Output format
[Direct ancestors] <method -> your difference>
[Cross-discipline siblings] <field : closest prior + difference>
[Competing methods to beat] <named alternatives for the simulation>
[Precedent risks] <any near-rediscovery to disclose>
[Next SMR skill] smr-derivation-and-properties© 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 Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23
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| Smr Literature Positioning this skillbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Jbes Literature Positioningfranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~924 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Pyfixestbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Statsbrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Research Analysis Routerwentorai/Research-Claw | 858 | — | ~169 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Jape Literature Positioningfranklee16/academic-research-skills | 223 | 1 repos | ~572 | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Smr Literature Positioning
What does Smr Literature Positioning do?
A skill your agent uses when positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology, statistics, econometrics, psychometrics, and…. Smr Literature Positioning is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology, statistics, econometrics, psychometrics, and computational social science, and avoiding sibling-journal misattribution.
When should I use Smr Literature Positioning?
Smr Literature Positioning fits situations like: positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology; computational social science; avoiding sibling-journal misattribution.
How do I install Smr Literature Positioning in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-literature-positioning -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/smr-literature-positioning in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Smr Literature Positioning in Codex?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-literature-positioning -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Sociological-Methods-and-Research-Skills/skills/smr-literature-positioning in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/smr-literature-positioning in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Smr Literature Positioning 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 smr-literature-positioning -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/smr-literature-positioning, .gemini/skills/smr-literature-positioning, .github/skills/smr-literature-positioning and .opencode/skills/smr-literature-positioning in your project.
What does Smr Literature Positioning need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Smr Literature Positioning is instructions for the agent only.
Does Smr Literature Positioning 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 Smr Literature Positioning 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 Smr Literature Positioning use?
Smr Literature Positioning 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 Smr Literature Positioning use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.6k 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 Smr Literature Positioning?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Smr Literature Positioning: Jbes Literature Positioning (franklee16/academic-research-skills, 223 stars), Pyfixest (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars), Stats (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars) and Research Analysis Router (wentorai/Research-Claw, 858 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Smr Literature Positioning?
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.