From amj-skills
Directs which amj-* sub-skill to use for Academy of Management Journal manuscript workflows, from topic selection through data analysis and theory development.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/amj-skills:amj-workflowThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
This is the router. It does not replace any specialized skill; it tells you **which amj-* skill to use right now** for your AMJ manuscript.
This is the router. It does not replace any specialized skill; it tells you which amj- skill to use right now* for your AMJ manuscript.
Default assumption: unless the user says otherwise, treat the target as AMJ — the premier empirical management journal published by the Academy of Management (AOM), founded in 1958 and published bimonthly (Feb/Apr/Jun/Aug/Oct/Dec). AMJ's stated mission is "to publish empirical research that tests, extends, or builds management theory and contributes to management practice." It explicitly welcomes all empirical methods — qualitative, quantitative, field, laboratory, meta-analytic, and mixed — and judges every manuscript on three criteria: a strong empirical contribution, a meaningful theoretical contribution, and practical relevance. The non-negotiable bar: a strong empirical study that also makes a clear theoretical contribution. Reviewers and the action editor will ask "what new theory do we learn?" as insistently as "is the method sound?" Both must pass.
Editorial team changes: Gary A. Ballinger (University of Virginia, McIntire) is the incoming Editor-in-Chief whose team began receiving submissions on 1 July 2025; verify the current masthead at journals.aom.org/journal/amj. Impact factor and acceptance rate fluctuate (2023 JCR IF ≈ 9.5) — treat any figure as approximate and confirm on the official page.
| Current symptom | Next skill |
|---|---|
| Idea is vague; not sure it is theory-driven or AMJ-fit | amj-topic-selection |
| Hypotheses are descriptive; no clear theoretical mechanism | amj-theory-development |
| Front end reads as gap-spotting; canonical theory not engaged | amj-literature-positioning |
| Design may not match the question (level, source, timing, causality) | amj-methods |
| Have data; unsure about measurement validity, CMB, endogeneity, models | amj-data-analysis |
| Results exist but the "so what for theory" is thin | amj-contribution-framing |
| Tables/figures cluttered, off house style, or not self-explanatory | amj-tables-figures |
| Prose is jargon-heavy, passive, or buries the argument | amj-writing-style |
| Ready to submit; need the ScholarOne preflight | amj-submission |
| Want to understand how AMJ review/decisions work before/after submit | amj-review-process |
| Received an R&R; need to plan and draft the response | amj-rebuttal |
amj-topic-selection — lock a theory-driven question with AMJ fitamj-theory-development — build the mechanism and derive hypotheses a prioriamj-literature-positioning — engage canonical theory; state the conversation you joinamj-methods — match design to the question (level, source, timing, causal logic)amj-data-analysis — measurement validity, CMB, endogeneity, the right estimatoramj-contribution-framing — turn results into an explicit theoretical contributionamj-tables-figures — finalize main exhibits in AOM house styleamj-writing-style — full-manuscript prose polish (Front-loaded argument, active voice)amj-submission — ScholarOne preflight (anonymization, format, files)amj-review-process — set expectations for the developmental, multi-round processamj-rebuttal — after an R&R, plan revisions then draft the response letter
amj-tables-figuresandamj-writing-styleare late-stage polish. Do not invoke them while the theoretical contribution or identification is still unsettled — you will polish an argument you may still have to rebuild.
amj-topic-selection then amj-theory-developmentamj-literature-positioningamj-theory-developmentamj-data-analysis (common-method bias)amj-methods then amj-data-analysisamj-contribution-framingamj-submissionamj-review-process then amj-rebuttalIf your paper has no original data and is purely conceptual, AMJ is the wrong venue — target AMR.
amj-theory-development and jump to analysis — AMJ rejects atheoretical "gap-spotting."amj-tables-figures beautify exhibits before the model and contribution are settled.amj-rebuttal draft a response letter before you have actually revised the manuscript.amj-writing-style as a substitute for a real theoretical contribution — polish cannot rescue thin theory.npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin amj-skillsEvaluates management research manuscripts for fit with Academy of Management Journal, covering scope, theory framing, method bar, house style, and desk-reject risks.
Explains the AMJ editorial and peer-review process, including desk review, R&R culture, and interpreting decision letters. Invoke before submission or when a decision arrives.
Routes AMR theory-building manuscript workflow by diagnosing current stage and invoking the appropriate sub-skill.