Academic Research Writer Skill

A comprehensive skill for creating high-quality academic research documents with proper scholarly standards, verified peer-reviewed sources, and IEEE-format citations.

Purpose

This skill enables Claude to write academic research documents following rigorous academic guidelines, including:

Proper academic writing conventions
Source verification from peer-reviewed databases
IEEE standard reference formatting
Research integrity and quality assurance

Skill Contents

SKILL.md

Main instruction file containing:

Core workflow for academic writing
Source discovery and verification protocols
IEEE reference formatting rules
Document structure guidelines
Quality assurance checklists

References (references/)

Detailed guides loaded as needed:

ACADEMIC-WRITING.md: Comprehensive academic writing conventions, tone, structure, and discipline-specific guidelines
IEEE-CITATION-GUIDE.md: Complete IEEE citation format with examples for all source types
SOURCE-VERIFICATION.md: Guide to identifying peer-reviewed sources, evaluating quality, and avoiding predatory publishers

Scripts (scripts/)

ieee_formatter.py: Python utility for formatting IEEE references programmatically

Assets (assets/)

research_paper_template.md: Template for standard academic research papers with section guidelines

Usage

The skill automatically triggers when users request:

Research papers
Literature reviews
Technical reports
Academic proposals
Thesis/dissertation chapters
Conference papers

Key Features

Source Verification: Ensures all sources are peer-reviewed from reputable databases
IEEE Citations: Generates accurate IEEE-format references
Academic Standards: Maintains scholarly writing quality
Multiple Formats: Creates documents as DOCX, PDF, or Markdown
Quality Assurance: Built-in verification checklists

Supported Databases

Google Scholar
IEEE Xplore
PubMed
ACM Digital Library
arXiv (with preprint notation)
ScienceDirect
JSTOR
And other discipline-specific databases

Document Types Supported

Research papers
Literature reviews
Technical reports
Conference papers
Theses and dissertations
Academic proposals
Review articles

Installation

Upload the skill zip file to Claude via the Skills interface.

Version

1.0 - Initial release

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