American Journal Of Sociology Skills

Agent skill stack for manuscripts targeted at the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) — the discipline's oldest journal (founded 1895 by Albion Small), housed for its entire history at the University of Chicago Department of Sociology and published by the University of Chicago Press (NOT SAGE/ASA). AJS is submitted via Editorial Manager (editorialmanager.com/ucp-ajs) under double-blind review, wit

by @brycewang-stanford 12 skills

Install

npx skillmds@latest add plugin:brycewang-stanford/american-journal-of-sociology-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

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/plugin install brycewang-stanford-american-journal-of-sociology-skills@skillmd

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Or install by hand

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This plugin

skills: 12
authors: 1

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Skills in this plugin

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Ajs Rebuttal · brycewang-stanford
Use when responding to an American Journal of Sociology (AJS) decision — an R&R response letter to multiple double-blind reviewers and the editor, or an author Reply to a published Comment in AJS's Comment-and-Reply tradition. Structures a persuasive, evidence-based response; it does not fabricate results or contact editors.

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Ajs Workflow · brycewang-stanford
Use as the entry point for any American Journal of Sociology (AJS) manuscript. Routes to the right AJS sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and whether the piece is a research article, a Comment/Reply, or a book-review response. It dispatches; it does not draft content.

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Ajs Submission · brycewang-stanford
Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) via Editorial Manager — the $30 submission fee (waived for sole-author grad students), the separate cover page for double-blind review, the ~150-word abstract, mandatory figure alt text, AJS house style, and the originality statement. Final checks; it does not draft content.

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Ajs Data Analysis · brycewang-stanford
Use when planning or auditing the analysis of an American Journal of Sociology (AJS) manuscript so the evidence credibly supports the theoretical claim. Covers analysis norms, uncertainty, robustness, and triangulation across quantitative, comparative-historical, and ethnographic work. Improves the analysis chain; it does not fabricate results.

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Ajs Writing Style · brycewang-stanford
Use when shaping the prose, structure, and citations of an American Journal of Sociology (AJS) manuscript to AJS's own author-date house style (NOT the ASA Style Guide). AJS rewards theoretically ambitious, generalist-legible writing and has specific notes/references conventions. Polishes the writing; it does not invent content.

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Ajs Review Process · brycewang-stanford
Use to understand how the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) evaluates a manuscript — its distinctive student-run, double-blind review out of the University of Chicago Department of Sociology, the "preject" screen, reviewer assignment by a Manuscript Assignment Board, and decision categories. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.

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Ajs Tables Figures · brycewang-stanford
Use when building tables and figures for an American Journal of Sociology (AJS) manuscript to AJS house conventions — discrete consecutive numbering, appendix-table lettering, separate exhibit sections after the text, and mandatory alt text for every figure at submission. Prepares exhibits; it does not generate data.

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Ajs Research Design · brycewang-stanford
Use when defending the research design of an American Journal of Sociology (AJS) manuscript on its own methodological terms — quantitative, comparative-historical, ethnographic, network, or formal. AJS judges each kind of work by the standards of its tradition; the design must support the theoretical claim. Defends the design; it does not run the analysis.

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Ajs Theory Building · brycewang-stanford
Use when building the theoretical argument of an American Journal of Sociology (AJS) manuscript into a portable, discipline-level contribution. AJS prizes theoretical ambition above a bare finding — explicit concepts, mechanisms, and scope conditions, in the idiom of the work (quantitative, comparative-historical, ethnographic, or formal). Structures the argument; it does not run analyses.

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Ajs Topic Selection · brycewang-stanford
Use when deciding whether a sociology project fits the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) and how to frame it. AJS is the discipline's oldest generalist journal, with a premium on theoretical ambition and dialogue with current sociology; the test is general significance plus a portable theoretical payoff, not subfield novelty alone. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.

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Ajs Data And Transparency · brycewang-stanford
Use when handling data documentation, sharing, and confidentiality for an American Journal of Sociology (AJS) manuscript. AJS does NOT advertise a mandatory editor-verified replication package like APSR/AJPS; document thoroughly, share what you ethically can, and verify the current policy. Prepares documentation; it does not over-state requirements.

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Ajs Literature Positioning · brycewang-stanford
Use when positioning an American Journal of Sociology (AJS) manuscript within the literature so it reads as in dialogue with current sociology. AJS reviewers are assigned by readers who locate the paper's substantive area and method, and the journal prizes engagement with live theoretical debates. Maps the conversation; it does not write the literature review.

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