SMR Manuscript Writing Style
Refines academic prose for Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscripts according to journal conventions and ASA style guidelines.
SMR Writing Style is a specialized Claude Code skill designed to guide academic researchers and methodologists through the revision of manuscripts targeted at Sociological Methods & Research (SMR). It ensures compliance with SMR's structural and editorial conventions, including the methods-paper introduction arc, a strict 150-word non-parenthetical abstract limit, ASA and DataCite citation formats, explicit labeling of evidentiary status, and double-anonymized review readiness. This skill transforms generic substantive prose into rigorous, methodologically focused academic writing without deriving or simulating formulas.