academic-writing
Academic writing assistant for power systems and quantum computing research papers. Helps write IEEE-style papers, including abstract, introduction (with literature review), methodology, case studies, results, and conclusions. Addresses specific writing issues like verbose sentences, overclaiming, inconsistent abbreviations, and gap-literature logic mismatches.
When & Why to Use This Skill
This Claude skill is a specialized academic writing assistant tailored for power systems and quantum computing researchers. It facilitates the end-to-end creation of IEEE-style papers, ensuring rigorous adherence to technical standards, logical consistency in literature reviews, and professional formatting for complex engineering publications.
Use Cases
- Drafting structured IEEE-style research papers including abstracts, methodologies, and conclusions with domain-specific accuracy.
- Conducting literature reviews that accurately align identified research gaps with existing citations to avoid logical mismatches.
- Ensuring technical consistency by managing complex abbreviations and adhering to strict academic style guidelines.
- Generating LaTeX-formatted tables and structured data presentations for technical engineering manuscripts.
- Performing post-drafting reviews to eliminate AI-typical writing patterns, verbose sentences, and overclaiming in scientific results.
| name | academic-writing |
|---|---|
| description | Academic writing assistant for power systems and quantum computing research papers. Helps write IEEE-style papers, including abstract, introduction (with literature review), methodology, case studies, results, and conclusions. Addresses specific writing issues like verbose sentences, overclaiming, inconsistent abbreviations, and gap-literature logic mismatches. |
Academic Writing Assistant
This skill helps write academic papers for power systems and quantum computing research.
How to Use This Skill
For different sections, read the appropriate reference file:
- Abstract writing → Read
~/.claude/skills/academic-writing/references/abstract-writing.md - Introduction writing → Read
~/.claude/skills/academic-writing/references/introduction-writing.md(includes literature review workflow) - Methodology writing → Read
~/.claude/skills/academic-writing/references/methodology-writing.md - Case study/results → Read
~/.claude/skills/academic-writing/references/case-study-writing.md - Conclusion → Read
~/.claude/skills/academic-writing/references/conclusion-writing.md - LaTeX tables → Read
~/.claude/skills/academic-writing/references/latex-tables.md
Always apply:
- Read
~/.claude/skills/academic-rules/common-style-rules.mdfor universal writing guidelines - Read
~/.claude/skills/academic-rules/ai-writing-mistakes-to-avoid.mdfor AI writing patterns to avoid
Critical Reminders
- Abbreviations: First use MUST be "Full Term (ABBR)", then use "ABBR" consistently
- No literature fabrication: Use web_search for citations, never invent authors/years/venues
- Gap-literature alignment: Gap statements must directly follow from specific literature limitations
- Style check: Before finalizing, verify against common-style-rules.md
After Writing
Recommend using /academic-review to check for issues that self-review tends to miss:
- Style violations (AI patterns, sentence length)
- Logic issues (gap-literature mismatch, overclaiming)
- Format problems (abbreviation consistency, citations)