academic-style

Enforce APA-style and house-style conventions in academic manuscripts.

20|11|Updated Apr 19, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/mronkko/claude-academic-research --skill academic-style
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Skill: academic-style
Source: https://github.com/mronkko/claude-academic-research/tree/main/skills/academic-style
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/mronkko/claude-academic-research --skill academic-style

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Academic writing often suffers from inconsistent voice, hedging, and formatting. This skill enforces house-style and APA-style conventions during drafting to reduce revision cycles and ensure publishable-adjacent prose.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Enforces APA-style formatting and consistent terminology at first substantive use.
  • Guides active voice, hedging, tense, and topic-sentence structure during drafting.
  • Applies across Markdown, TeX, and related academic formats within research projects.

Quick Start

Draft the current manuscript in APA style following house-style conventions.

Frequently Asked Questions about academic-style

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I enforce APA-style formatting and consistent voice when drafting an academic manuscript?

You can enforce APA-style formatting during drafting by guiding topic sentences, paragraph structure, active voice, and hedging, while requiring consistent terminology and acronym expansion at first substantive use.

Can I apply academic house-style conventions to Markdown and TeX files?

Academic house-style conventions can be applied to active manuscripts in Markdown, RMarkdown, and TeX formats, ensuring publishable-adjacent prose within academic research projects.

What is academic hedging and how does it affect publishability?

Academic hedging is the cautious use of language to present claims with appropriate uncertainty. Guiding hedging during drafting reduces revision cycles and ensures prose meets APA-style publication standards.

Does this approach handle citation workflows and terminology integration?

This approach integrates with citation workflows and requires consistent terminology definitions, ensuring acronyms are expanded on first use to maintain APA-style manuscript quality.

What is the best way to reduce revision cycles for academic writing?

The best way to reduce revision cycles is enforcing house-style and APA-style conventions during initial drafting, which actively guides paragraph structure, voice, and tense to produce publishable-adjacent prose.

When should I apply academic house-style rules during the writing process?

Academic house-style rules should be applied during the drafting phase of active manuscripts, guiding topic sentences and terminology integration in real-time to prevent formatting inconsistencies before submission.