sciwrite-manuscriptStructure a scientific paper section by section — tables and figures, Results, Methods, Introduction, Discussion, Abstract — following Stanford's Writing in the Sciences. Use this skill whenever someone is writing, drafting, planning, restructuring or reviewing any part of a research paper, journal
sciwrite-outreachCommunicate science to non-specialists: lay summaries, plain-language abstracts, press releases, science news stories, talking to journalists, presenting risk numbers honestly, interviewing a scientist, and using social media. Based on Stanford's Writing in the Sciences. Use this skill whenever some
sciwrite-processPlan and run the writing process for a scientific paper or thesis chapter — pre-writing and organisation, drafting fast without perfectionism, revision, and the final pre-submission checklist — following Stanford's Writing in the Sciences. Use this skill whenever someone is stuck, procrastinating, o
sciwrite-proposalsWrite the documents an academic career runs on besides papers: narrative review articles, grant and fellowship applications (specific aims, research plan), letters of recommendation, and personal statements. Based on Stanford's Writing in the Sciences. Use this skill whenever someone mentions writin
sciwrite-proseEdit and tighten scientific or technical prose at the sentence and paragraph level, using the method taught in Stanford's Writing in the Sciences. Use this skill whenever someone asks you to review, edit, tighten, clean up, polish or improve any piece of research writing — a paper, thesis chapter, a
sciwrite-publishNavigate publication: choosing a journal, the submission process, responding to reviewers after a revise-and-resubmit, performing a peer review yourself, authorship decisions and order, plagiarism and self-plagiarism, and spotting predatory journals. Based on Stanford's Writing in the Sciences. Use