Oma Academic Writing
first-fluke/oh-my-agent
Draft and revise academic prose against a rubric, evidence, and citation requirements.
Format, select, and prepare a manuscript for journal submission.
Install Scholar Journal
$ npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-journal -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-journal --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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-journal .claude/skills/scholar-journal && 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 "scholar-journal" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-journal into .claude/skills/scholar-journal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-journal", 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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-journalType 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-journal -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-journal --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-journal .agents/skills/scholar-journal && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "scholar-journal" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-journal into .agents/skills/scholar-journal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-journal", 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-journal -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-journal --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-journal .cursor/skills/scholar-journal && 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 "scholar-journal" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-journal into .cursor/skills/scholar-journal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-journal", 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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git --path .claude/skills/scholar-journal--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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-journal -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-journal --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-journal .gemini/skills/scholar-journal && 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 "scholar-journal" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-journal into .gemini/skills/scholar-journal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-journal", 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-journalInstalls 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-journal -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-journal .github/skills/scholar-journal && 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 "scholar-journal" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-journal into .github/skills/scholar-journal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-journal", 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-journal -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill scholar-journal --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/scholar-journal .opencode/skills/scholar-journal && 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 "scholar-journal" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/scholar-journal into .opencode/skills/scholar-journal/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scholar-journal", 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
scholar-journal- GitHub stars
- 168
- Token cost
- ~15k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 5,092 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 30
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Format, select, and prepare a manuscript for journal submission.
- Works in 9 steps: Dispatch → Journal Selection and Scoring → Manuscript Audit → …
- Tasks that involve Resume and CV writing
- SKILL.md covers Arguments, Setup, Step 0: Dispatch and Step 1: Journal Selection and…, plus 3 more sections
- Calls bash
What it does
Scholar Journal is an agent skill from joshzyj/open-scholar-skill. Format, select, and prepare a manuscript for journal submission. 5 modes: FULL-PACKAGE (structure audit + checklist + cover letter + open science), FORMAT-CHECK (audit against journal requirements), COVER-LETTER (journal-calibrated draft), SELECT-JOURNAL (score against 18 journals, ranked list + journal ladder), RESUBMIT-PACKAGE (post-rejection or R&R prep). Covers 18 journals: ASR, AJS, Demography, Du Bois Review, Science Advances, NHB, NCS, Social Forces, Language in Society, J. Sociolinguistics, Linguistic…
Its SKILL.md is about 15k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/top-journals.md`).
It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Resume and CV writing, Reproducible research and Quizzes and assessments. The repository describes itself as: Open scholar skill, a claude code plugin, for academic research.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Resume and CV writing
- Tasks that involve Reproducible research
- Tasks that involve Quizzes and assessments
Example prompts
- “/scholar-journal”
Workflow steps
9 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Dispatch
- Journal Selection and Scoring
- Manuscript Audit
- Journal-Specific Requirements
- Open Science Package
- Write Cover Letter
- Supplementary Materials Organization
- Pre-Submission Compliance Checklist
- Save Output
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e5ac8e. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
bash
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
mc.manuscriptcentral.comeditorialmanager.commts.nature.comonlinelibrary.wiley.comcambridge.orgscience.orgdirect.mit.edupnas.org
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
Scholar Journal loads about 15k tokens when it runs, and up to ~20k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 258 tokens; SKILL.md has 5,092 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 5,092 words (~14,580 tokens).
“You are an expert in academic publishing, familiar with submission requirements, editorial emphases, and open science standards of top sociology, demography, linguistics, political science, and multidisciplinary journals.”
- name
- scholar-journal
- tools
- Write, Bash, WebSearch, Read
- argument-hint
- [journal name] [paper type: article/research-note/letter/brief-report] — optionally: mode [FULL-PACKAGE/FORMAT-CHECK/COVER-LETTER/SELECT-JOURNAL/RESUBMIT-PACKA…
- user-invocable
- true
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .claude/skills/scholar-journal of joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.
- SKILL.md
- references/top-journals.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e5ac8e
Compare with similar skills
Scholar Journal 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scholar Journal this skilljoshzyj/open-scholar-skill | 168 | — | ~15k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Oma Academic Writingfirst-fluke/oh-my-agent | 1.3k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paper NavigatorEvoScientist/EvoSkills | 478 | — | ~6.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Submission Guidebrycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills | 4.6k | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Medical Cv Resume Builderaipoch/medical-research-skills | 1.9k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ppsych Submissionbrycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills | 1.2k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Related
Questions about Scholar Journal
What does Scholar Journal do?
Format, select, and prepare a manuscript for journal submission. Scholar Journal is an agent skill from joshzyj/open-scholar-skill. Format, select, and prepare a manuscript for journal submission.
When should I use Scholar Journal?
Scholar Journal fits situations like: tasks that involve Resume and CV writing; tasks that involve Reproducible research; tasks that involve Quizzes and assessments.
How do I install Scholar Journal in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-journal -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/scholar-journal in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill) into .claude/skills/scholar-journal in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Scholar Journal in Codex?
Run `npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-journal -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/scholar-journal in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill) into .agents/skills/scholar-journal in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Scholar Journal 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill scholar-journal -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/scholar-journal, .gemini/skills/scholar-journal, .github/skills/scholar-journal and .opencode/skills/scholar-journal in your project.
What does Scholar Journal need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Scholar Journal needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bash).
Does Scholar Journal access the network?
SKILL.md names 8 domains. As links in the text: mc.manuscriptcentral.com, editorialmanager.com, mts.nature.com, onlinelibrary.wiley.com, cambridge.org, science.org, direct.mit.edu and pnas.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Scholar Journal 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 Scholar Journal use?
Scholar Journal 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 Scholar Journal use?
About 15k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 58k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 5.6k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Scholar Journal?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Scholar Journal: Oma Academic Writing (first-fluke/oh-my-agent, 1.3k stars), Paper Navigator (EvoScientist/EvoSkills, 478 stars), Submission Guide (brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, 4.6k stars) and Medical Cv Resume Builder (aipoch/medical-research-skills, 1.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Scholar Journal?
joshzyj (a GitHub user) maintains it in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill, which has 168 GitHub stars. The repository holds 30 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 18, 2026.
Source: joshzyj/open-scholar-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.