What does this skill do?

The Academic Writing skill provides an agent with systematic frameworks for scholarly research design, academic writing, publication strategy, and research ethics — from formulating research questions through peer review.

It covers research-question quality (FINER), IMRaD paper structure, academic writing conventions, citation management, peer-review response, grant proposals, journal selection, and open-access routes including Plan S and the 2026 OSTP Nelson Memo.

It also covers research ethics — authorship criteria, CRediT roles, pre-registration — and current standards for disclosing LLM use in academic publishing.

  • Refines research questions and literature-search strategies

  • Structures papers in IMRaD with section-specific conventions

  • Guides peer-review responses and grant proposals

  • Maps open-access compliance and LLM-disclosure standards

How it works

1

Design the research

The agent refines the research question with FINER criteria and builds a literature-search strategy with Boolean operators and inclusion criteria.

2

Structure the paper

It structures the manuscript in IMRaD with section-specific tense and hedging conventions, and manages citations with verification against fabrication.

3

Navigate review and grants

It drafts point-by-point peer-review responses and structures grant proposals with specific aims, significance, and budget justification.

4

Handle publishing and ethics

It maps journal selection and open-access routes, checks ethics (authorship, IRB, pre-registration), and produces an LLM-disclosure statement.

Best use cases for this skill

  • Papers: Structure an empirical paper in IMRaD with proper conventions.

  • Literature reviews: Build a search strategy and synthesize themes.

  • Grant proposals: Draft specific aims, significance, and budget narratives.

  • Publishing strategy: Select a journal and map open-access compliance.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Academic Writing skill do?

It supports academic writing and research workflows — research design, IMRaD structure, citation management, peer review, grant proposals, journal selection, and research ethics.

When should an agent use it?

Use it when writing papers, literature reviews, or grant proposals, managing citations, preparing for peer review, choosing open-access routes, or disclosing LLM use to journals.

Does it help avoid fabricated citations?

Yes. It includes citation verification protocols to prevent fabricated references and emphasizes manually checking every citation and numerical claim.

Does it cover LLM-use disclosure?

Yes. It covers current standards for disclosing LLM use, including what is prohibited, what is permitted with disclosure, and a disclosure-statement template.

Use from source

Ask your Buda agent to install this community skill.

Copy this prompt into your own Buda agent. It includes the source repository and install command so the agent can complete the setup in natural language.

Prompt to send to your Buda agent
Please install the "Academic Writing Skill" skill into this Buda agent.

Source repository: https://github.com/jamditis/claude-skills-journalism
Install command: npx skills add jamditis/claude-skills-journalism --skill academic-writing -y -a universal

Please run the install command, verify the skill is available, and tell me any setup notes or follow-up steps from the source repository.
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Install workflow

  1. 1Copy the prompt
  2. 2Send it to your Buda agent
  3. 3Done