From english-humanities-journal-skills
Evaluates manuscript fit for History of Religions journal: checks comparative method, primary-source evidence, philological rigor, and desk-reject heuristics.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/english-humanities-journal-skills:history-of-religionsThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
History of Religions, published by the University of Chicago Press, is the field-defining
History of Religions, published by the University of Chicago Press, is the field-defining
venue for the comparative and historical study of religious traditions worldwide. Its
defining commitment is the "history of religions" methodology — cross-cultural,
comparative, and morphological analysis of religious phenomena (myth, ritual, symbol,
cosmology, the sacred) grounded in primary-source and philological control of specific
traditions. A strong submission joins close, language-based study of particular materials
to a comparative or historical argument that illuminates how a religious form works across
cases or develops over time. It is distinct from the-journal-of-religion, which is broader
and welcomes theology and philosophy of religion, and from harvard-theological-review, with
its textual, biblical, and early-Christian focus: History of Religions foregrounds method —
comparison and historical morphology — over confessional or constructive concerns.
Theological advocacy, or comparison that floats free of sources and languages, is a poor
fit. This skill is a fit / venue-selection / re-framing aid. It does not replace the
journal's current submission guidelines. Before submitting, re-check the live History of
Religions author instructions.
../../resources/source-basis.md and ../../resources/official-source-map.md; start from the University of Chicago Press anchors, then cite the current History of Religions page you checked.the-journal-of-religion.harvard-theological-review.the-american-historical-review.past-and-present.comparative-literature.[Fit] High / Medium / Low (one-line reason)
[Target] History of Religions
[Traditions/period] <the traditions compared, region(s), and period>
[Argument] <the comparative or historical claim in one line>
[Sources/method] <does the source command + principled comparison clear the journal's bar?>
[Top risk] <the single most likely reason for rejection>
[Official items to re-check] <length / Chicago style / anonymization / original-language & translation policy>
[Re-route suggestion] <if not a fit, a better-matched venue>
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin english-humanities-journal-skillsChecks whether a religious-studies manuscript fits Harvard Theological Review by evaluating textual, philological, and historical method bar, primary-source expectations, house style, and desk-reject heuristics.
Frames and reframes research projects for submission to the Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JAAR), ensuring broad relevance to the study of religion across traditions and methods.
Creates bite-sized, testable implementation plans from specs or requirements, with file structure and task decomposition. Activates before coding multi-step tasks.