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Designs self-contained, accessible tables and figures for World Politics manuscripts. Handles placement decisions between main text and online supplement (capped at 15 pages).
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/wp-skills:wp-tables-figuresThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Exhibits are where an expert reviewer checks whether a cross-case result is real. At World Politics
Exhibits are where an expert reviewer checks whether a cross-case result is real. At World Politics tables, figures, and appendixes are excluded from the 12,500-word count — but online supplementary material cannot exceed fifteen pages, so you cannot dump everything into an appendix. Every exhibit must pull its weight and reproduce from the deposited Dataverse package.
A World Politics referee uses exhibits to check whether a cross-case result is real, so objections track magnitude, transparency, and travel.
| Referee objection | The fix this skill drives |
|---|---|
| "Table needs the prose to be read" | Make it self-contained: units, cases/sample, N, span, source in title and note |
| "Process-tracing claim not auditable" | Add an evidence table linking each claim to its document/interview source |
A hypothetical study of alliance reliability and deterrence has one dense 14-column regression table. The redesign carries the argument better:
Before: 14-column coefficient table + stars, no case labels
After: forest plot across 6 variants, 95% intervals, N = 1,940 dyad-years, COW + ATOP
Supplement: full table + balance checks → Online Appendix (within 15-page cap)
The figure shows magnitude and uncertainty at a glance while the full table stays auditable in the supplement. (Numbers illustrative; verify the cap on the submission page.)
Run this as a concrete capability pass. First lock the political mechanism, case scope, evidence warrant, and comparative or international implication; then test whether the manuscript addresses comparative and international politics reviewers who expect a big political question, credible evidence, and theory that travels beyond one case.
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.【Main exhibit】what it shows + why a figure/table
【Self-contained?】title + labels + note + N/units/cases/source present? [Y/N]
【Accessible?】grayscale-legible + colorblind-safe? [Y/N]
【Article vs supplement】split decided; supplement ≤ 15 pages respected? [Y/N]
【Reproducible?】generated by master script, matches Dataverse package? [Y/N]
【Next】wp-writing-style
../../resources/external_tools.md — plotting/mapping/network/survival packages and QCA tools../../resources/official-source-map.md — word-count exclusions and the 15-page supplement capnpx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin wp-skillsDesigns tables and figures for APSR manuscripts that are self-contained, accessible, and word-budget-aware. Assists with exhibit placement, colorblind-safe rendering, and reproducibility checks.
Designs self-contained, reproducible tables and figures for AJPS manuscripts, respecting word limits and verification requirements.
Guides design of self-contained, reproducible tables and figures for JOP manuscripts, helping manage page budgets and avoid common anti-patterns.