peer-review

Review scientific manuscripts and presentations for methodology, statistics, reproducibility, and reporting standards.

Updated Jun 18, 2026
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npx skills add https://github.com/svpfahad/RES200 --skill peer-review-svpfahad
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Skill: peer-review
Source: https://github.com/svpfahad/RES200/tree/main/claude-scientific-writer-main/.claude/skills/peer-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/svpfahad/RES200 --skill peer-review-svpfahad

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Conducting rigorous, consistent peer review of scientific manuscripts, grant proposals, and presentations is time-consuming and error-prone, with reviewers often missing statistical flaws, reproducibility gaps, or reporting guideline violations. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Systematic Seven-Stage Review: Evaluates manuscripts section-by-section covering methodology, statistical rigor, reproducibility, figure integrity, ethics, and writing quality. - Reporting Standards Compliance: Checks submissions against discipline-specific guidelines including CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, ARRIVE, and MIAME using built-in reference catalogs. - Structured Review Reports: Produces hierarchical feedback with summary statements, numbered major/minor comments, and actionable revision suggestions. - Use Case: A journal reviewer receives a clinical trial manuscript and uses this Skill to verify CONSORT compliance, detect p-hacking and pseudoreplication, assess figure integrity, and generate a constructive review report with prioritized comments. ## Quick Start Review the attached manuscript for methodological rigor, statistical issues, and reporting standards compliance, then generate a structured peer review report.

Frequently Asked Questions about peer-review

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How do I conduct a systematic peer review of a scientific manuscript?

Follow a staged workflow: initial assessment of scope and novelty, section-by-section evaluation of methods and results, statistical rigor checks, reproducibility assessment, and ethics verification. Conclude with a structured report containing a summary statement, numbered major and minor comments, and actionable revision suggestions.

What statistical issues should reviewers check in manuscripts?

Check for p-hacking, missing multiple testing corrections, inappropriate test selection, absent power analyses, pseudoreplication, and circular analysis. Verify that effect sizes and confidence intervals are reported alongside p-values and that statistical assumptions are explicitly tested.

Which reporting guidelines apply to different study types?

Use CONSORT for randomized trials, STROBE for observational studies, PRISMA for systematic reviews, ARRIVE for animal research, and MIAME or MINSEQE for genomics experiments. The references directory catalogs key requirements for each guideline to verify compliance.

How do I review a presentation or slide deck?

Convert the presentation PDF to images first using the pdf_to_images.py script, then inspect each slide image individually. Never read presentation PDFs directly as text, since this misses visual formatting issues like text overflow, element overlaps, and font size problems.

What are signs of figure integrity problems in manuscripts?

Look for duplicated image panels, spliced gels without dividing lines, excessive contrast adjustment, uneven Western blot backgrounds, and selective cropping. Recommend that authors provide uncropped original images and apply adjustments uniformly across all figures.