Research skills

Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.

ajs-topic-selection

Use when deciding whether a sociology project fits the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) and how to frame it. AJS is the discipline's oldest generalist journal, with a premium on theoretical ambition and dialogue with current sociology; the test is general significance plus a portable theoretical payoff, not subfield novelty alone. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.

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amann-evidence-standards

Use when appraising the cumulative evidence and ensuring balance in an Academy of Management Annals (Annals) review — weighing conflicting findings by credibility, steelmanning rival schools, and handling the author's own work even-handedly. Audits evidence quality and fairness; it does not design the framework (amann-organizing-framework) or build exhibits (amann-tables-figures).

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amann-literature-synthesis

Use when systematically gathering, coding, and synthesizing a management/organization literature for an Academy of Management Annals (Annals) review — the search-and-coverage methodology and the choice of narrative vs. systematic vs. bibliometric integration. Builds the corpus and synthesis notes; it does not impose the organizing spine (amann-organizing-framework) or write prose.

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amann-topic-selection

Use when judging whether a management/organization literature is an Academy of Management Annals (Annals)-scale review topic — mature, important, fragmented, and integrable into a new framework — rather than a narrow review. Decides fit and frames the review's animating problem; it does not gather the literature (amann-literature-synthesis) or write the proposal (amann-proposal-framing).

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amanthro-review-process

Use when you need to understand how American Anthropologist (AA) evaluates a manuscript — editorial screening, anonymous peer review under an ethics of care, the four-field editorial board, decision categories, and how section choice shapes the path. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.

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american-journal-of-gastroenterology

Use when targeting The American Journal of Gastroenterology or deciding whether a clinical GI/hepatology study fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit, the practice-relevant clinical-evidence bar, reporting-guideline and registration requirements, ACG house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics. Venue-fit aid only, not clinical advice.

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american-journal-of-respiratory-and-critical-care-medicine

Use when targeting the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine or deciding whether a respiratory, critical-care, or sleep study fits this venue. Encodes the journal's fit across clinical-translational-basic science, the mechanistic and evidence bar, reporting-guideline and registration requirements, ATS house style, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics. Venue-fit aid only, not clinical advice.

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amj-data-analysis

Use when running and reporting the statistical analysis for an Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) manuscript — measurement validity, common-method bias, the right estimator (HLM, SEM, panel, experiments), endogeneity, and robustness. Executes and reports the analysis; it does not design the study (amj-methods) or frame the contribution (amj-contribution-framing).

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amj-methods

Use when the research design and method are the bottleneck for an Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) manuscript — matching design (archival, survey, experiment, multi-method, field) and level of analysis to the theoretical question. Designs the study; it does not run the estimation or validity checks (amj-data-analysis).

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amj-review-process

Use when you need to understand or set expectations for the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ) editorial and peer-review process — desk review, the developmental multi-round R&R culture, and reading a decision letter. Explains the process and how to read decisions; it does not draft the response letter (amj-rebuttal).

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