scientific-writing

Generate IMRAD-structured scientific manuscripts with styled citations and reporting guidelines.

2|Updated Nov 15, 2025
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Skill: scientific-writing
Source: https://github.com/dakesan/hiro-favorite-skills/tree/main/skills/scientific-writing
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/dakesan/hiro-favorite-skills --skill scientific-writing

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill streamlines the complex and often daunting process of scientific manuscript preparation. It ensures adherence to rigorous academic standards, proper structure (IMRAD), correct citation styles, and compliance with reporting guidelines, significantly reducing the time and effort required to produce publication-ready research papers.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Structured Manuscript Generation: Guides the creation of papers following IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) and other discipline-specific formats.
  • Automated Citation & Formatting: Applies major citation styles (AMA, Vancouver, APA, Chicago, IEEE) and formats figures/tables according to best practices.
  • Reporting Guideline Compliance: Ensures completeness and transparency by integrating checklists from CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, and more.
  • Use Case: You've completed a randomized controlled trial and need to write a manuscript for a medical journal. Use this Skill to structure your paper, ensure all CONSORT guidelines are met, format citations in AMA style, and draft a compelling abstract, all while maintaining scientific rigor.

Quick Start

Use the scientific-writing skill to draft an introduction section for a research paper on "The Impact of AI on Climate Modeling," ensuring it establishes context, reviews literature, and states clear objectives.

Frequently Asked Questions about scientific-writing

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

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How do I structure a research paper using IMRAD format?

IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion) is the standard structure for scientific papers. This Skill automates IMRAD manuscript generation by guiding you through each section, ensuring logical flow, proper context-setting, and clear objectives while maintaining scientific rigor across disciplines.

Can I format citations in multiple styles like APA and AMA?

Yes, this Skill applies major citation styles including APA, AMA, Vancouver, Chicago, and IEEE. It automatically formats references and integrates styled citations throughout your manuscript, eliminating manual formatting errors and ensuring journal-ready compliance.

What reporting guidelines does this Skill support?

This Skill integrates compliance checklists from CONSORT, STROBE, and PRISMA reporting guidelines. It ensures your manuscript meets completeness and transparency requirements by embedding guideline checkpoints into the manuscript preparation workflow.

How do I prepare a manuscript for journal submission?

This Skill automates the full journal submission workflow: structure your paper with IMRAD sections, draft abstracts, format figures and tables, apply citation styles, verify reporting guideline compliance, and produce publication-ready formatting—all in one process.

Can I use this Skill to handle figure and table formatting?

Yes, this Skill formats figures and tables according to best practices and journal standards. It integrates visual elements into your manuscript structure while ensuring proper captions, numbering, and compliance with submission requirements.

Does this work for research papers across different disciplines?

This Skill applies to research papers and journal submissions across disciplines. IMRAD structure, citation styles, and reporting guidelines adapt to medical, life sciences, and other research domains without discipline-specific configuration.