Does it handle journal-specific formatting?

Yes, it can verify compliance with target journal guidelines including word limits, reference formats, and heading requirements.

What types of documents does this skill support?

It is designed for research articles, review papers, perspectives, short communications, and journal submissions.

Is this skill suitable for grant proposals?

While it improves scientific writing, users should use the specialized 'grant-proposal-assistant' skill for funding applications.

How does it help with the peer review process?

It acts as a pre-submission editor by identifying logical gaps, unsupported claims, and structural issues that reviewers typically flag.

Can it rewrite my entire paper for me?

No, the skill is designed to preserve the author's voice while providing targeted suggestions to improve clarity and scientific rigor.

Scientific Manuscript Review

Name: Scientific Manuscript Review
Author: lyndonkl

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Learning & Documentation

Provides systematic review and editing of research papers to enhance scientific clarity, logical structure, and journal readiness.

This skill transforms raw drafts into publication-quality scientific manuscripts through a comprehensive multi-pass review process. It evaluates critical structural components—including the Introduction's knowledge gap, Results' quantitative interpretation, and Discussion's contextual synthesis—while ensuring scientific rigor and adherence to journal-specific formatting. Ideal for researchers, academics, and students, it identifies logical inconsistencies, overclaiming, and language barriers to help manuscripts successfully navigate the peer-review process.

Key Features

01Quantitative rigor checks for statistics, N values, and variability

02Journal-specific formatting and compliance validation

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04Targeted language polishing and jargon management

05Scientific logic and claim-evidence verification for rigorous arguments

06Multi-pass structural assessment focused on IMRaD standards

Use Cases

01Addressing specific peer reviewer feedback during revision cycles

02Mentoring students by providing structured feedback on early research drafts

03Pre-submission polishing to maximize impact and ensure logical flow

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add lyndonkl/claude scientific-manuscript-review

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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