PMLA Skills

Agent skill stack for manuscripts targeted at PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) — the flagship general-interest journal of the Modern Language Association (MLA), published by Cambridge University Press and submitted through PMLA's ScholarOne site under anonymous (blind) peer review. PMLA is a humanities generalist venue spanning literatures and languages, literary theory and c

by @brycewang-stanford 11 skills

Install

npx skillmds@latest add plugin:brycewang-stanford/pmla-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 11 skills into that agent's own folder.

Or inside Claude Code

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/plugin install brycewang-stanford-pmla-skills@skillmd

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This plugin

skills: 11
authors: 1

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Skills in this plugin

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Pmla Submission · brycewang-stanford
Use when running the final pre-submission preflight for PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) via the ScholarOne site — venue selection, MLA-membership eligibility, anonymous preparation, word range, MLA style, cover sheet, and AI-content disclosure. Final checks; it does not draft content.

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Pmla Writing Style · brycewang-stanford
Use when drafting or polishing the prose of a PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) essay so it reads clearly for a broad membership of language and literature scholars. PMLA prizes a concise, readable presentation; the prose must carry sophisticated argument without jargon for its own sake. Tightens the writing; it does not invent content or handle citation mechanics.

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Pmla Review Process · brycewang-stanford
Use to understand how PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) evaluates an essay — anonymous (blind) review with at least two reviewers, the Editorial Board's final decision, the Advisory Committee's reports, MLA-membership eligibility, and how anonymity is maintained. Sets expectations and shapes the essay to survive review; it does not contact editors.

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Pmla Topic Selection · brycewang-stanford
Use when deciding whether a literary or language-studies project fits PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) and which venue to target. PMLA is the discipline's generalist flagship, so the test is interest to scholars and teachers of language and literature broadly, not narrow specialist novelty. Helps frame the question; it does not gather sources.

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Pmla Theory And Method · brycewang-stanford
Use when choosing and deploying a theoretical or methodological frame in a PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) essay. PMLA welcomes all theoretical perspectives but expects theory to illuminate texts, not to substitute for reading. Also the home for Theories and Methodologies and The Changing Profession features. Frames the method; it does not perform the close reading.

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Pmla Citation And Style · brycewang-stanford
Use when formatting a PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) essay in MLA style — in-text parenthetical citations keyed to a Works Cited list built from the MLA Handbook's template of core elements, plus quotation, translation, and discursive-note conventions. PMLA requires the most recent MLA Handbook. Handles citation mechanics; it does not write the argument.

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Pmla Argument Development · brycewang-stanford
Use when building the argument of a PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) essay into a significant contribution to literary and language studies. PMLA rewards a clear, consequential claim whose implications are drawn out — not a description or a reading without stakes. Structures the argument; it does not perform the close reading or invent evidence.

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Pmla Revision And Response · brycewang-stanford
Use when revising a PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) essay after a decision and writing the response to readers' reports. PMLA essays receive at least two substantive reports and the Editorial Board decides, so the revision must answer every reader while protecting the argument and keeping the manuscript anonymous. Structures the revision and response; it does not fabricate evidence.

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Pmla Scholarly Positioning · brycewang-stanford
Use when positioning a PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) essay within the critical conversation so it reads as a significant contribution to literary and language studies. PMLA readers span periods, languages, and schools, so the essay must engage the criticism they expect and stake a clear intervention. Stakes the contribution; it does not write the literature survey.

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Pmla Structure And Exposition · brycewang-stanford
Use when organizing a PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) essay so the argument unfolds clearly within the 6,000–9,000-word range. PMLA prizes a concise, readable presentation that draws out implications; the structure must carry a generalist reader through close reading and argument. Shapes the architecture; it does not write the prose.

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Pmla Textual Evidence And Close Reading · brycewang-stanford
Use when marshalling textual evidence and close reading as the evidence base of a PMLA (Publications of the Modern Language Association) essay. In literary studies the text is the data — claims are earned through careful reading of language, form, and context, quoted accurately and cited in MLA style. Strengthens the reading; it does not run analyses or invent passages.

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