Journal Of Communication Skills

Agent skill stack for manuscripts targeted at the Journal of Communication (JoC) — the flagship journal of the International Communication Association (ICA), published by Oxford University Press, submitted via Manuscript Central (ScholarOne) under double-anonymous peer review with no submission fee. JoC is a generalist communication venue spanning communication theory and methodology, media effect

by @brycewang-stanford 12 skills

Install

npx skillmds@latest add plugin:brycewang-stanford/journal-of-communication-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-journal-of-communication-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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Joc Rebuttal · brycewang-stanford
Use when revising a Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript after a revise-and-resubmit. The hard problem at JoC is that communication is a multi-paradigm field, so a single R&R can carry post-positivist, interpretive, critical, and computational reviewers who want incompatible things — inside a fixed 35-page cap. Plans the revision and response memo; it does not fabricate new results.

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Joc Workflow · brycewang-stanford
Use as the entry point for any Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript. Routes to the right JoC sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and which format (original research article, JoC Forum, special issue) fits. It dispatches; it does not draft content.

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Joc Submission · brycewang-stanford
Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for the Journal of Communication (JoC) via Manuscript Central — format selection, double-anonymous preparation, page/abstract caps, APA-7th formatting, Word (.docx), the Data Availability Statement, and declarations. Final checks; it does not draft content.

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Joc Data Analysis · brycewang-stanford
Use when executing and reporting the analysis for a Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript so it survives expert, double-anonymous review — honest uncertainty, robustness, reliability, and triangulation appropriate to quantitative, computational, or content-analytic work. Guides analysis norms; it does not fabricate results.

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Joc Writing Style · brycewang-stanford
Use when drafting or polishing a Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript so it reads for the whole field, follows APA 7th edition, and fits the limits (main document <= 35 pages including references/tables/figures/endnotes; abstract <= 150 words). Tightens prose and format; it does not invent content.

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Joc Review Process · brycewang-stanford
Use to understand how the Journal of Communication (JoC) evaluates a manuscript — double-anonymous review, editorial screening for fit, external review by two or three referees, decision categories, and editor discretion. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.

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Joc Tables Figures · brycewang-stanford
Use when building tables and figures for a Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript so exhibits are self-contained, accessible, APA-formatted, and counted toward the page budget correctly. JoC's 35-page limit includes tables and figures, so exhibits must earn their space. Designs exhibits; it does not run the analysis.

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Joc Research Design · brycewang-stanford
Use when defending the research design of a Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript — experimental and survey design, content analysis with intercoder reliability, computational/text-as-data validation, or qualitative/critical inquiry. JoC judges each tradition on its own terms. Strengthens the design; it does not write code.

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Joc Theory Building · brycewang-stanford
Use when building the theoretical argument of a Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript into a field-level contribution — whether the work is mechanistic-empirical, computational, interpretive, or critical. JoC rewards a clear, portable communication-theory argument over a bare finding. Structures the argument; it does not run analyses.

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Joc Topic Selection · brycewang-stanford
Use when deciding whether a communication project fits the Journal of Communication (JoC) and which format (original article vs. JoC Forum) to target. JoC is the field's generalist flagship, so the test is general significance across communication research, not platform novelty alone. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.

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Joc Literature Positioning · brycewang-stanford
Use when positioning a Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript against the literature so it reads as a field-wide contribution. JoC readers span communication subfields and traditions, so the paper must engage the literatures they expect rather than only a single platform or topic niche. Stakes the contribution; it does not write the lit review.

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Joc Open Science And Transparency · brycewang-stanford
Use when preparing the open-science and transparency materials for a Journal of Communication (JoC) manuscript. JoC requires a Data Availability Statement and supports Open Science Badges for open data, open materials, and preregistration. Covers quantitative, computational, and qualitative transparency and the restricted-data path. Prepares the materials; it does not waive requirements.

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