From jibs-skills
Validates whether a research question fits JIBS by testing cross-border phenomenon, country/culture level of analysis, IB theory contribution, and cross-national variation. Routes to alternative journals when JIBS is not the right venue.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/jibs-skills:jibs-topic-selectionThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- You have an idea or a dataset but are unsure it is a real *international-business* question
JIBS is distinctively phenomenon-based. Its Statement of Editorial Policy seeks "insightful and innovative" research on real-world international-business problems, and the journal explicitly discourages incremental extensions. Before anything else, your topic must pass four gates:
Use this as a second-pass capability check. First lock the cross-border mechanism, level of analysis, institutional context, and generalizability claim; then test whether the manuscript addresses international-business reviewers who expect cross-border theory, context sensitivity, and credible firm or institution evidence.
claim / evidence / blocker / next edit rows so the next pass can patch the manuscript directly.resources/official-source-map.md for volatile rules and name the one unresolved fact that could change the recommendation.【Phenomenon】the concrete cross-border puzzle ...
【Levels】individual / firm-subsidiary / country; cross-level action at ...
【IB-theory contribution】what the field learns about international business ...
【Variation】cross-country / justified single-country ...
【Fit verdict】JIBS / route to AMJ|SMJ|JWB because ...
【Next step】jibs-theory-development
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin jibs-skillsEvaluates manuscript fit for Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) and helps reframe international-business research for this venue.
Scopes and stress-tests whether a research question fits the Journal of Management Studies (JMS), focusing on phenomenon-grounded management-theory questions. Guides fit assessment and framing direction.
Positions a JIBS manuscript within the international-business conversation by problematizing assumptions and joining a live IB debate. Useful when reviewers ask how the work engages existing IB theory.