From lancet-skills
Final preflight checklist for Lancet submissions covering importance, registration, reporting guidelines, statistics, abstract, ethical declarations, and required files. Bundles a cover-letter template.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/lancet-skills:lancet-submissionThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- The manuscript is "done" and you are about to upload.
lancet-fit rung ≥ 3).templates/checklist.md — copyable preflight checklist.templates/cover_letter_template.md — clinical/global-importance cover-letter scaffold.The Lancet declines most submissions without external review, so the preflight is really a pre-triage simulation. The editor reads the cover letter and abstract for one thing first: does this change clinical practice or public-health policy for a globally relevant problem. Then the submission system enforces the artifacts. Clear these before upload, because each is a fast bounce-back.
| Pre-triage failure | Where it surfaces | Pre-upload fix |
|---|---|---|
| Not practice/policy-changing for a broad, global audience | Cover letter + abstract Interpretation | Re-run lancet-fit; if rung < 3, reroute to a family title |
| Trial not prospectively registered | Methods + abstract | Disclose timing honestly; if retrospective, flag it explicitly |
| Wrong abstract headings | Structured abstract | Use Findings / Interpretation / Funding, not Results / Conclusions |
| No CONSORT/PRISMA flow diagram | Figures | Add the diagram; reconcile every number |
| Missing role-of-funding / data-sharing statement | Declarations | Add both; ICMJE data-sharing is mandatory for trials |
| Research in context panel absent or search-free | Main text | Build the three-part panel on a documented search |
The Lancet editor wants the practice/policy claim in the first lines, calibrated to the design. State the clinical or public-health problem, the single most important finding with its effect and 95% CI, and what guideline or decision it changes — for whom, and where (the global-relevance hook). Do not pad with adjectives; editors discount "novel" and "important" unless the numbers carry them.
A hypothetical pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial of a community health-worker intervention to improve hypertension control across districts in three low- and middle-income countries.
Preflight verdict (illustrative):
Fit: rung 4 (establishes a scalable public-health intervention) -> GO
Registration: prospective, ISRCTN in abstract + Methods -> OK
Reporting: CONSORT-Cluster + flow diagram, page/line-mapped -> OK
Abstract: 296 words; headings Background/Methods/Findings/Interpretation/Funding -> OK
Primary outcome in Findings: BP control 38.1% vs 27.4%,
adjusted risk difference 10.6 pp (95% CI 7.2-14.0), NNT ~10 (illustrative)
Panel: Evidence-before search (MEDLINE+Embase+Global Index Medicus, dates+terms) -> OK
Declarations: role-of-funding + data-sharing + SAGER -> OK
Cover-letter pitch: "scalable, equity-focused, policy-relevant in LMIC primary care"
VERDICT: GO
Every other lancet-* skill's output has a line on this sheet; the preflight passes only when each lands, the numbers reconcile across abstract/diagram/Table 1, and the cover letter states the policy change in one sentence.
lancet-fit.lancet-study-design).【Blocking gaps】 [...] (must fix before upload)
【Warnings】 [...] (should fix)
【Files ready】 main / abstract / panel / figures+tables / reporting checklist / protocol+SAP / cover letter / declarations
【Verdict】 GO / NO-GO + the top 3 fixes
【Next】 submit | lancet-rebuttal (after decision)
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin lancet-skillsFinal preflight checklist for NEJM manuscript submission covering significance, registration, reporting guidelines, statistics, ethics, and display items. Bundles a clinical cover-letter template.
Routes manuscript workflow for The Lancet: determines which lancet-* sub-skill to invoke based on current stage (fit, design, analysis, writing, rebuttal).
Runs a final pre-submission preflight for a JAMA manuscript, verifying word/format limits, required statements, checklist and flow-diagram files, disclosures, and portal steps.