From science-skills
Writes an editor-facing cover letter for Science submissions, focusing on broad significance and rapid triage. Structures the letter as a significance argument rather than a summary.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/science-skills:sci-cover-letterThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- Ready to submit and need the editor-facing letter.
Science editors triage fast. The letter must let an editor decide, in under two minutes, that the paper is plausibly broad enough to review. It is a significance argument, not a summary.
sci-framing) plus why it matters to a broad audience. Lead with the result, not the background.sci-framing why-now trigger).The editor should be able to copy your second paragraph into a referee-invitation email. If it reads as specialist or hedged, rewrite it.
Use this as a second-pass capability check. First lock the broad discovery claim, decisive evidence, uncertainty/limitations, and why the result belongs in a general-science weekly; then test whether the manuscript addresses general-science reviewers and editors who ask whether the result changes a broad field, is technically decisive, and can be understood outside the subdiscipline.
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.【One-line advance restated】 "..."
【Broad-significance paragraph】 reviewer-invitation-ready? yes/no
【Novelty vs closest prior/concurrent work】 stated? yes/no
【Manuscript type + length】 ...
【Logistics checklist】 originality / COI / suggested-opposed reviewers / related subs
【Next】 sci-submission
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin science-skillsDrafts the editorial cover letter for a Physical Review Letters submission, arguing why the work meets PRL's importance-and-broad-interest criteria for APS editors.
Drafts cover letters and presubmission inquiries for Cancer Cell (Cell Press) submissions, framing significance, fit, novelty, and reviewer suggestions.
Drafts the cover letter for a JACS manuscript, stating the advance, broad interest, and fit. Use when submitting to the Journal of the American Chemical Society.