American Educational Research Journal Skills

Agent skill stack for manuscripts targeted at the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) — the flagship journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), published by SAGE, submitted via ScholarOne Manuscript Central under masked (anonymous) peer review with no standard submission fee. AERJ spans the whole field of education research across all subfields, levels, and methods,

by @brycewang-stanford 12 skills

Install

npx skillmds@latest add plugin:brycewang-stanford/american-educational-research-journal-skills

One command, no setup. In Claude Code it lands as a managed plugin you can enable, disable or remove with /plugin. On any other agent it installs the 12 skills into that agent's own folder.

Or inside Claude Code

In the Plugins tab, add this marketplace:

skillmds/skillmd
/plugin install brycewang-stanford-american-educational-research-journal-skills@skillmd

Adds the marketplace once; later plugins need the second line only.

Or install by hand

Download the plugin and unzip its skills/ folder into your agent's skills directory. Works with every agent, no CLI needed.

Download plugin Paths per agent

Just the markdown? SKILL.md files only.

This plugin

skills: 12
authors: 1

Published by a registry member. Review its skills before installing.

Skills in this plugin

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Aerj Rebuttal · brycewang-stanford
Use when writing the response to an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) revise-and-resubmit. AERJ R&Rs come back through the handling editor and multiple masked reviewers, so the response must convert each reviewer while keeping the editor confident the revision is convergent. Structures the response letter; it does not fabricate new results.

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Aerj Workflow · brycewang-stanford
Use as the entry point for any American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript. Routes to the right AERJ sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and whether the manuscript's field-wide education-research fit is clear. It dispatches; it does not draft content.

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Aerj Submission · brycewang-stanford
Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) via ScholarOne Manuscripts — masked preparation, length and abstract limits, APA 7th-edition formatting, ORCID, and a separate title page. Final checks; it does not draft content.

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Aerj Data Analysis · brycewang-stanford
Use when planning or reporting the analysis for an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript — multilevel/HLM and growth models, IRT/measurement, quasi-experimental estimation, or qualitative coding and thematic analysis. Analysis must meet the AERA reporting standards (warrant + transparency). Strengthens analysis reporting; it does not run models for you.

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Aerj Writing Style · brycewang-stanford
Use when drafting or polishing the prose of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript. AERJ is read across the whole field, follows APA 7th-edition style, and expects a 100–120-word abstract within a maximum 50-page manuscript. Improves clarity and compliance; it does not ghostwrite the paper.

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Aerj Review Process · brycewang-stanford
Use to understand how an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript will be judged — masked/double-anonymous peer review, desk screening, integrated-journal fit, and decision categories. Sets expectations and informs strategy; it does not contact editors or reviewers.

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Aerj Tables Figures · brycewang-stanford
Use when building tables and figures for an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript. Exhibits must be self-contained, accessible, and formatted to APA 7th edition, and they must be anonymized for masked review. Improves exhibits; it does not generate data.

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Aerj Research Design · brycewang-stanford
Use when defending the research design of an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript — quantitative (multilevel, IRT, quasi-experimental, RCT), qualitative (case study, ethnography, interview), or mixed methods. AERJ judges each tradition on its own terms against the AERA reporting standards. Strengthens the design; it does not write code.

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Aerj Topic Selection · brycewang-stanford
Use when deciding whether a topic fits the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ), now an integrated field-wide journal, and whether the manuscript's dominant education-research lens is clear. AERJ rewards broad significance to education research, not subfield-only description. Tests fit; it does not generate research questions.

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Aerj Theory And Framework · brycewang-stanford
Use when building the conceptual or theoretical framework for an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript. AERJ expects a clear framework that frames the question, guides the design and analysis, and elevates a result into a contribution to understanding. Strengthens the framework; it does not invent theory.

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Aerj Literature Positioning · brycewang-stanford
Use when positioning an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript in the literature. AERJ readers span the whole field, so the paper must engage the literatures a general education-research audience expects and speak past its own subfield. Builds the positioning argument; it does not write the literature review for you.

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Aerj Transparency And Data Policy · brycewang-stanford
Use when preparing the transparency, reporting, and data-availability materials for an American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) manuscript. AERJ expects work to meet the AERA Standards for Reporting on Empirical Social Science Research (quantitative + qualitative) and the AERA Code of Ethics expectations on making data available. Prepares the materials; it does not waive requirements.

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