academic-paper-skills

This Skill addresses common pain points in academic paper writing, such as disorganized planning, inconsistent writing standards, and difficulty in quality control. It employs a connected workflow of two core skills (Strategist and Composer) to break down paper creation into multiple stages: platform analysis, theoretical framework construction, outline optimization, systematic writing, and final polishing. Built-in quality checkpoints include style extraction via sample learning, simulated reviewer evaluation, and Python script validation.

To use it, users simply provide Claude Code with a paper topic or an existing outline to activate the corresponding skill. The Strategist handles early-stage strategic planning, including analyzing target journal styles, conducting literature reviews, and identifying research gaps. The Composer then performs structured writing by sections based on the generated outline, with continuous quality self-checks. The entire process is highly structured, requiring users only to follow the guidance.

This Skill is particularly suitable for researchers in philosophy, humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields, especially students, scholars, and academic writers targeting specific platforms (e.g., PhilArchive, arXiv). It offers a methodology for transforming vague research ideas into academically compliant, submission-ready manuscripts.

Users are advised to clarify their research direction and target publication platform before starting. While the Skill provides powerful automated assistance, users must still make final decisions on core arguments and literature selection. The built-in validation scripts require a Python 3.8+ environment; please ensure it is installed.