Skill UI

This skill is a comprehensive fit and venue-selection tool designed for authors targeting top-tier finance journals, such as Review of Finance. It helps authors assess whether their manuscript meets the journal's rigorous standards across scope, methodology, evidence, and structure. Use it to re-frame your work, check for potential desk-reject risks, and identify suitable alternative elite-field venues before submission.

A specialized academic tool designed to help researchers evaluate whether their manuscript is suitable for submission to highly specialized journals, such as the China Review of Political Economy. It guides users on aligning empirical findings with deep theoretical construction, institutional analysis, and the specific theoretical framing of Marxist and Chinese socialist political economy.

This guide teaches authors how to refine the positioning of their manuscript for top academic finance journals (like RFS, JF, JFE). It moves beyond simple literature reviews by defining a precise, falsifiable 'delta'—a unique gap—against established canonical theories and the most recent competitor research. Mastering this skill is critical for successfully defending novelty claims in competitive academic fields.

A comprehensive guide for structuring a professional and rigorous response letter and revision plan after receiving a Revise and Resubmit (R&R) decision, particularly for high-stakes academic journals like RFS. It teaches authors how to systematically address every referee comment, manage disagreements with evidence, and structure the response to maximize acceptance chances.

This comprehensive guide provides authors with a strategic framework for submitting academic manuscripts to top-tier journals. It details best practices for suggesting and opposing expert reviewers, and, crucially, performing an 'objection pre-mortem.' By anticipating common critiques (e.g., lack of novelty, identification threats) and preparing robust counter-arguments beforehand, authors can significantly strengthen their paper and increase their chances of acceptance.

A comprehensive guide for researchers in finance and economics to rigorously assess their research proposals. It helps pressure-test an idea against the high standards of top academic journals, focusing on establishing genuine novelty (new questions, mechanisms, or data) and methodological rigor. Ideal for structuring the contribution claim and refining the research design.

This guide provides a comprehensive framework for polishing academic manuscripts, specifically tailored for submission to top financial journals like The Review of Financial Studies (RFS). It focuses on the late-stage refinement of prose, structuring the abstract and introduction, and ensuring the core research contribution and economic magnitude are immediately legible to the editor and reviewers.

This guide teaches authors how to structure and articulate the core contribution of an economics manuscript, especially for specialized journals like RJE. It provides a four-part framework (Market/Problem, Advance, Method, Lesson) to sharpen the 'so what' message, ensuring the research is legible and impactful to editors and referees, even under strict page limits.

A comprehensive guide designed for academics writing papers in Industrial Organization (IO). Instead of summarizing existing literature, this method teaches authors how to strategically position their unique contribution against the current IO research frontier. It covers identifying the relevant IO strand, citing anchor literature correctly, and concisely defining the precise academic gap the manuscript fills, adhering to high-level journal style guides.

This guide provides a comprehensive strategy for authors responding to a "Revise and Resubmit" (R&R) decision from The RAND Journal of Economics (RJE). It helps authors manage conflicting referee demands, adhere to strict page caps (50-page total), and maintain required academic house styles. The focus is on structuring the point-by-point response letter, prioritizing the Editor's concerns, and efficiently allocating new material to the main text or appendix, especially for Industrial Organization (IO) manuscripts.

A comprehensive guide detailing the multi-stage academic review pipeline for The RAND Journal of Economics (RJE). It explains the critical steps—from the initial editor screening and potential desk reject, through two anonymous peer reviews, to the final handling editor decision. This guide provides actionable strategies on structuring the manuscript, crafting the cover letter, and framing the Industrial Organization (IO) contribution to maximize acceptance chances.

Guides researchers on transforming raw econometric output into publication-ready, self-contained exhibits suitable for high-impact academic journals. Covers strict formatting, page-cap discipline, and structuring complex market behavior, welfare impacts, and elasticity matrices to ensure the core argument is clear and concise.