academic-style

Enforce APA-style and house-style conventions in academic manuscripts.

20|11|Updated Apr 19, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/mronkko/claude-academic-research --skill academic-style
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: academic-style
Source: https://github.com/mronkko/claude-academic-research/tree/main/skills/academic-style
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/mronkko/claude-academic-research --skill academic-style

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Academic writing often suffers from inconsistent voice, hedging, and formatting. This skill enforces house-style and APA-style conventions during drafting to reduce revision cycles and ensure publishable-adjacent prose.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Enforces APA-style formatting and consistent terminology at first substantive use.
  • Guides active voice, hedging, tense, and topic-sentence structure during drafting.
  • Applies across Markdown, TeX, and related academic formats within research projects.

Quick Start

Draft the current manuscript in APA style following house-style conventions.

Frequently Asked Questions about academic-style

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

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How do I enforce APA-style formatting and consistent voice when drafting an academic manuscript?▼

You can enforce APA-style formatting during drafting by guiding topic sentences, paragraph structure, active voice, and hedging, while requiring consistent terminology and acronym expansion at first substantive use.

Can I apply academic house-style conventions to Markdown and TeX files?▼

Academic house-style conventions can be applied to active manuscripts in Markdown, RMarkdown, and TeX formats, ensuring publishable-adjacent prose within academic research projects.

What is academic hedging and how does it affect publishability?▼

Academic hedging is the cautious use of language to present claims with appropriate uncertainty. Guiding hedging during drafting reduces revision cycles and ensures prose meets APA-style publication standards.

Does this approach handle citation workflows and terminology integration?▼

This approach integrates with citation workflows and requires consistent terminology definitions, ensuring acronyms are expanded on first use to maintain APA-style manuscript quality.

What is the best way to reduce revision cycles for academic writing?▼

The best way to reduce revision cycles is enforcing house-style and APA-style conventions during initial drafting, which actively guides paragraph structure, voice, and tense to produce publishable-adjacent prose.

When should I apply academic house-style rules during the writing process?▼

Academic house-style rules should be applied during the drafting phase of active manuscripts, guiding topic sentences and terminology integration in real-time to prevent formatting inconsistencies before submission.