From est-skills
Understands ES&T's editorial screening, expert review, and decision process to pre-empt desk-rejection and shape a manuscript for acceptance.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/est-skills:est-review-processThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Knowing how ES&T screens and decides lets you pre-empt the failure modes before submitting. ES&T
Knowing how ES&T screens and decides lets you pre-empt the failure modes before submitting. ES&T editors desk-decline a significant fraction of submissions before any external review, so the manuscript must clear the editorial bar on significance and fit first.
est-cover-letter).est-literature-positioning).A significant fraction of ES&T submissions never reach reviewers. Each common desk-decline ground maps to an earlier skill — fix it before the editor sees the paper:
| Desk-reject ground | Signal the editor reads | Fix it in |
|---|---|---|
| No environmental significance | "clean lab result, no real-system relevance" | est-topic-selection |
| Novelty is incremental occurrence | "another dataset, no new insight" | est-literature-positioning |
| Out of scope for ES&T | better suited to a specialist title | est-topic-selection |
| Wrong article type / over caps | exceeds word/figure budget | est-submission |
| Missing TOC graphic or SI | submission incomplete | est-figures-and-tables, est-reporting-and-reproducibility |
Stress-testing a GAC-vs-IX LCA before submission (illustrative reasoning):
The lesson: walk each desk axis yourself first; the editor will, and an unaddressed axis is a decline before any reviewer weighs in.
【Desk-screen check】significance / fit / novelty / rigor — any red flags?
【Significance】explicit and early? [Y/N]
【Literature engaged】novelty obvious? [Y/N]
【Analytical defense】QA/QC + uncertainty + mass balance ready? [Y/N]
【Venue】ES&T vs ES&T Letters
【Realistic outcome】reject / revision / (rare) accept
【Next】est-submission (or est-revision-and-rebuttal on a decision)
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