Skill UI

This tutor specializes in developing advanced critical thinking and argumentative skills across humanities and social sciences. It covers disciplines including philosophy, sociology, psychology, political science, and literature. Instead of providing simple answers, the focus is on teaching students how to construct nuanced, evidence-based arguments, utilize multiple theoretical frameworks (e.g., Marxist, feminist), engage in close textual reading, and master the structure of academic writing, supporting both Chinese and Western academic traditions.

A comprehensive guide for responding to reviews and comments for the American Journal of Sociology (AJS). It structures persuasive, evidence-based rebuttal letters for Revise-and-Resubmit (R&R) stages or formal author replies to published Comments. Focuses on maintaining academic rigor, addressing conflicting points, and advancing the field's understanding through measured, theoretical engagement.

A comprehensive preflight checklist designed specifically for submitting articles to the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) via Editorial Manager. It covers critical, highly specific steps for double-blind review, including separating the cover page, adhering to the AJS house style (not ASA), ensuring required alt text for figures, crafting the ~150-word abstract, and managing the submission fee. Use this guide before final upload to avoid common rejection errors.

This skill serves as the central workflow router for manuscripts submitted to the American Journal of Sociology (AJS). It guides authors through the entire academic lifecycle, from initial topic selection and theoretical framing to research design, data analysis, and final submission/rebuttal. It helps authors determine the appropriate next step based on the manuscript type (research article, comment, reply) and current stage, ensuring the work meets AJS's high standard for theoretical ambition and sociological dialogue.

This guide provides comprehensive instructions for authors submitting to the American Journal of Sociology (AJS). It details AJS's unique house style (which is NOT the ASA style guide), covering citation mechanics, note formatting, reference lists, and manuscript structure. Crucially, it advises writers on how to structure their arguments to be theoretically ambitious and legible to a generalist audience, ensuring the core contribution is immediately apparent.

This guide provides comprehensive strategic advice for authors contributing review articles to the Annual Review of Sociology (ARSoc). It covers how to negotiate the scope of the review with the Editorial Committee, anticipate the specific rigor checks performed by academic reviewers (e.g., completeness, balance, framework), and manage the complex production timeline. It is essential for ensuring the manuscript meets the high standards of academic rigor and balance required for top-tier sociological publications.

This guide provides a rigorous methodology for systematically gathering, reading, and synthesizing vast amounts of sociological research for comprehensive academic reviews. It focuses on ensuring comprehensive coverage across all methodological modes (quantitative, qualitative, computational, and theoretical), allowing users to build a robust evidence corpus and synthesis matrix rather than merely summarizing individual studies.

A comprehensive guide for authors on how to successfully propose or accept an invitation to write a review article for the Annual Review of Sociology (ARSoc). It details the unique commissioning-driven process, outlining what constitutes a Committee-ready topic pitch. Learn how to structure your pitch, including the organizing spine, provisional conclusions, and strategic steps to maximize your chances of being commissioned.

This guide provides detailed instructions on designing high-quality visual exhibits for academic literature reviews, such as the Annual Review of Sociology (ARSoc). It covers three primary exhibit types: 'Who-found-what' summary tables, conceptual framework figures, and meta-evidence plots. The focus is on synthesizing findings across multiple studies and structuring arguments, rather than presenting new primary estimates or raw data.

This skill guide teaches the specialized rhetorical and structural requirements for writing comprehensive academic reviews, particularly for high-impact fields like Sociology. It ensures the prose is authoritative, highly accessible to non-specialists, logically signposted, and culminates in a concrete, forward-looking research agenda, moving beyond simple summary.

This skill guides the polishing of academic manuscripts for high-level sociology journals like ASR. It ensures the writing is readable by a general sociologist outside the subfield, adheres strictly to the ASA Style Guide, and manages strict word caps (e.g., 15,000 words total, 200-word abstract). It focuses on clarity, structure, and adherence to formatting rules rather than generating new content.

This skill guides authors to determine if their manuscript is suitable for the interdisciplinary journal Human Relations. It evaluates the paper's theoretical depth, conceptual breadth across disciplines (e.g., OB, sociology, industrial relations), and methodological rigor. It helps authors evaluate the fit, framing, and potential rejection risks of their work against the journal's focus on the social science of work and organizations.