Agent skill

The Journal Of Roman Studies

by brycewang-stanford in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills

A skill your agent uses when targeting The Journal of Roman Studies (JRS) or deciding whether a Roman history, archaeology, epigraphy, literature, or material-culture manuscript fits this venue.

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Install The Journal Of Roman Studies

skills CLI
$ npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill the-journal-of-roman-studies -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills the-journal-of-roman-studies --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/English-Humanities-Journal-Skills/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies .claude/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies && 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
the-journal-of-roman-studies
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.9k tokens
SKILL.md length
830 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
2,387
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when targeting The Journal of Roman Studies (JRS) or deciding whether a Roman history, archaeology, epigraphy, literature, or material-culture manuscript fits this venue.

  • Targeting The Journal of Roman Studies (JRS)
  • SKILL.md covers Journal positioning, When to trigger, Scope & topic fit and Method & evidence bar, plus 6 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Deciding whether a Roman history

What it does

The Journal Of Roman Studies is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when targeting The Journal of Roman Studies (JRS) or deciding whether a Roman history, archaeology, epigraphy, literature, or material-culture manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's Roman-world fit, the primary-evidence argument bar, epigraphic/archaeological and original-language expectations, classics house style and anonymization norms, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k 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: 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

  • Targeting The Journal of Roman Studies (JRS)
  • Deciding whether a Roman history
  • Material-culture manuscript fits this venue

Example prompts

  • “/the-journal-of-roman-studies”

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

The Journal Of Roman Studies loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 111 tokens; SKILL.md has 830 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~111
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.9k

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). 830 words, ~1,926 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
the-journal-of-roman-studies
description
Use when targeting The Journal of Roman Studies (JRS) or deciding whether a Roman history, archaeology, epigraphy, literature, or material-culture manuscript fits this venue. Encodes the journal's Roman-world fit, the primary-evidence argument bar, epigraphic/archaeological and original-language expectations, classics house style and anonymization norms, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics.

The Journal of Roman Studies (the-journal-of-roman-studies)

Journal positioning

The Journal of Roman Studies, published by Cambridge University Press for the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, is the leading journal for the study of the Roman world — its history, archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics, literature, art, and material culture from the early Republic through Late Antiquity. Its defining expectation is an argument built directly on primary evidence — texts, inscriptions, coins, excavated material, or documents — that advances understanding of Roman society, institutions, culture, or its sources, with significance legible across the field of Roman studies rather than to one narrow specialism. A descriptive catalogue with no argument, or a thesis floating above its evidence, is a poor fit. This skill is a fit / venue-selection / re-framing aid. It does not replace the journal's current submission guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live Journal of Roman Studies author instructions.

When to trigger

  • The author names The Journal of Roman Studies for a Roman history, archaeology, epigraphy, or literature manuscript and wants a fit/framing check.
  • A primarily descriptive or local study must be re-framed into an evidence-driven argument with field-wide significance.
  • The author is choosing between JRS and a Greek/Latin philology venue or a specialist archaeology/epigraphy journal.
  • The author needs JRS's primary-evidence bar and desk-reject heuristics.

Scope & topic fit

  • Roman history across the Republic, Empire, and Late Antiquity: politics, institutions, economy, society, religion, law, and administration.
  • Epigraphy and documentary evidence — new readings, re-editions, or arguments built on inscriptions and texts on stone, bronze, or papyrus.
  • Roman archaeology and material culture: excavation, landscape, urbanism, and objects read for historical argument.
  • Numismatics and art when integrated into a historical or cultural argument.
  • Latin (and relevant Greek) literature of the Roman world read for its historical and cultural import.
  • Source criticism and the interpretation of the ancient evidence underpinning Roman studies.

Method & evidence bar

  • The contribution is an original argument grounded in primary evidence; the inscription, text, object, or site does load-bearing work, not illustration.
  • Command of the primary sources is demonstrated, including the original languages (Latin/Greek) where the argument depends on them.
  • Epigraphic, archaeological, and numismatic evidence is handled to disciplinary standards — accurate readings, dating, provenance, and method.
  • The argument is situated in current Roman-studies scholarship and names what it changes about our understanding.
  • Interpretation is controlled by the evidence and alert to its limits, gaps, and the problems of the source tradition.
  • Significance reaches across Roman studies, not only a single site, dossier, or sub-specialism.

Structure & house style

  • Scholarly article (or shorter contribution) advancing an evidence-based argument; re-check current categories and length expectations on the live guide.
  • Latin and Greek are quoted in the original with translations per policy; inscriptions and documents are presented per epigraphic conventions.
  • Citation, ancient-source abbreviations, and references follow the journal's classics/ancient-history conventions — re-check the current guide.
  • Footnotes carry sources, apparatus, and scholarly qualification.
  • Double-blind/anonymous review: anonymize the manuscript (self-citations and acknowledgements) per current policy.
  • Figures, plates, maps, and site illustrations require permissions and meet the journal's specifications — often integral to the argument.
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Official-submission checklist

  • Before giving submission-ready advice, read ../../resources/source-basis.md and ../../resources/official-source-map.md; start from the CUP / Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies anchors, then cite the current JRS page you checked.
  • Search the live site for "Journal of Roman Studies submission guidelines" and follow the current version.
  • Re-check submission categories, length expectations, and the abstract requirement.
  • Confirm the classics/ancient-history citation style, source abbreviations, and epigraphic/Latin-Greek quotation and translation conventions.
  • Confirm anonymization for anonymous review.
  • Re-check figure/plate/map permissions and specifications, and prior-presentation/preprint and AI-use disclosure policies.
  • If the live official instructions conflict with this skill, the official instructions win.

Pre-submission self-check

  • The argument is built directly on primary evidence that does load-bearing work, not illustration.
  • Command of the sources — including Latin/Greek where the argument depends on them — is demonstrated.
  • Epigraphic, archaeological, or numismatic evidence is handled to disciplinary standards (readings, dating, provenance).
  • The essay is situated in current Roman-studies scholarship and names what it changes.
  • Interpretation is controlled by the evidence and alert to the limits of the source tradition.
  • The manuscript is anonymized, follows the journal's style and abbreviations, and has figure/plate permissions in hand.

Common desk-reject triggers

  • A descriptive catalogue or site report with no historical argument.
  • A thesis floating above its evidence, or evidence handled below disciplinary standards (dating, readings, provenance).
  • Epigraphic or material claims with inaccurate readings or unaddressed provenance problems.
  • Significance confined to one site or dossier with no stake for Roman studies broadly.
  • No engagement with current scholarship, or reliance on translations where the sources demand original-language command.
  • Wrong venue: a purely philological Greek/Latin textual argument better served elsewhere.

Re-routing decision

  • Greek or Latin textual criticism or close literary-philological interpretation → the-classical-quarterly.
  • Argument whose center of gravity is general historical method or a non-Roman period → the-american-historical-review.
  • Reception of Rome in later literature with a broad literary stake → pmla or comparative-literature.
  • Interdisciplinary theory of the image or material culture beyond Roman studies → october or critical-inquiry.
  • Highly specialized epigraphy, numismatics, or single-site archaeology → a dedicated specialist journal.

Output format

text
[Fit] High / Medium / Low (one-line reason)
[Target] The Journal of Roman Studies
[Field/period] <history / archaeology / epigraphy / literature; Republic / Empire / Late Antiquity>
[Argument] <the evidence-based claim in one line — what it changes about the Roman world>
[Evidence basis] <does the handling of texts/inscriptions/material clear JRS's primary-evidence bar?>
[Top risk] <the single most likely reason for rejection>
[Official items to re-check] <category / length / classics style + abbreviations / anonymization / figure permissions / translation>
[Re-route suggestion] <if not a fit, a better-matched venue>

© 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 English-Humanities-Journal-Skills/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies of brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 932eb23

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Questions about The Journal Of Roman Studies

What does The Journal Of Roman Studies do?

A skill your agent uses when targeting The Journal of Roman Studies (JRS) or deciding whether a Roman history, archaeology, epigraphy, literature, or material-culture manuscript fits this venue. The Journal Of Roman Studies is an agent skill from brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills. Use when targeting The Journal of Roman Studies (JRS) or deciding whether a Roman history, archaeology, epigraphy, literature, or material-culture manuscript fits this venue.

When should I use The Journal Of Roman Studies?

The Journal Of Roman Studies fits situations like: targeting The Journal of Roman Studies (JRS); deciding whether a Roman history; material-culture manuscript fits this venue.

How do I install The Journal Of Roman Studies in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill the-journal-of-roman-studies -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (English-Humanities-Journal-Skills/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .claude/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install The Journal Of Roman Studies in Codex?

Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill the-journal-of-roman-studies -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (English-Humanities-Journal-Skills/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies in brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills) into .agents/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use The Journal Of Roman Studies 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 the-journal-of-roman-studies -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies, .gemini/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies, .github/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies and .opencode/skills/the-journal-of-roman-studies in your project.

What does The Journal Of Roman Studies need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: The Journal Of Roman Studies is instructions for the agent only.

Does The Journal Of Roman Studies 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 The Journal Of Roman Studies 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 The Journal Of Roman Studies use?

The Journal Of Roman Studies 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 The Journal Of Roman Studies use?

About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.7k 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 The Journal Of Roman Studies?

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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