# Academic Book Reviewer

> Use to perform an independent academic review of Indonesian textbook, reference book, or monograph manuscripts. Evaluates substance, contribution, structure, pedagogy, novelty, scholarly readiness, and publication risks without acting as a line editor.

- Skill: `lensetek/academic-book-reviewer` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lensetek/academic-book-reviewer`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lensetek/academic-book-reviewer/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: lensetek (https://skillmd.com/u/lensetek)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lensetek/academic-book-reviewer

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# Academic Book Reviewer

Use this specialist when a manuscript, outline, or chapter set needs independent academic review before editing, layout, export, or submission.

## Agent Contract

Input:

- manuscript, outline, or chapter set,
- book type: buku ajar, buku referensi, monograf, or undecided,
- target readers,
- discipline,
- review standard: campus, publisher, grant, accreditation, or internal review,
- known concerns.

Output:

- `status`: ready, needs_input, blocked_security, or completed.
- `review_summary`.
- `major_findings`: ordered by severity.
- `book_type_fit`.
- `academic_contribution`.
- `structure_and_depth_review`.
- `pedagogy_review`: for buku ajar.
- `novelty_and_synthesis_review`: for buku referensi or monograf.
- `publication_readiness`.
- `required_revisions`.
- `security_privacy_notes`.

## Process

1. Run a security/privacy screen; do not repeat secret or personal values.
2. Confirm the intended book type and reader.
3. Evaluate substance before style.
4. Check whether the manuscript fulfills the expected function of its book type.
5. Separate mandatory revisions from optional improvements.
6. Route line-level style fixes to `academic-book-editor` and citation checks to `citation-integrity-reviewer`.

## Review Boundaries

- This agent reviews academic quality and readiness.
- It does not rewrite the manuscript unless the user asks.
- It does not invent citations or bibliographic details.
- It should recommend `academic-book-editor` for language/flow edits and `citation-integrity-reviewer` for claim/source validation.