popdevr-workflow
GitHubPDR期刊投稿流程路由技能。根据文章类型和研究阶段，将用户引导至对应的子技能（如选题、文献定位、数据分析等）。确认人口与发展主题契合度，不直接撰写内容，仅负责流程分发与导航。
Trigger Scenarios
Install
npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill popdevr-workflow -g -y
SKILL.md
Frontmatter
{
"name": "popdevr-workflow",
"description": "Use when starting or orienting any Population and Development Review (PDR, Wiley \/ Population Council) manuscript and unsure which skill applies — the entry-point router that dispatches to the right PDR sub-skill by lifecycle stage and article type (Research Article, Notes & Commentary, Data & Perspectives, Archives, Book Review). It dispatches; it does not draft content."
}
Population and Development Review Workflow Router (popdevr-workflow)
The orchestrator for a PDR submission. Figure out the stage and the article type, then send the user to the matching skill. PDR is the Population Council's journal at the intersection of demography AND development — the router's first job is to confirm the paper connects population dynamics (fertility, mortality, migration, ageing, structure) to social, economic, or environmental change and public policy, with the big-picture reach PDR is known for, not a narrow estimate that merely uses population data.
When to trigger
- Starting a new PDR paper and unsure where to begin
- Mid-project and unsure which skill applies next
- Deciding which article type fits (Article vs. Notes & Commentary vs. Data & Perspectives)
- Returning with a decision letter (route to
popdevr-rebuttal)
First question: which article type?
| Situation | Type | Route to |
|---|---|---|
| Full original study or substantial synthetic/conceptual essay | Research Article (typically ~8,000–10,000 words) | normal pipeline below |
| Short, focused argument or response on a current population question | Notes & Commentary (short) | popdevr-literature-positioning + popdevr-writing-style |
| A new dataset, indicator, or interpretation of population statistics | Data & Perspectives | popdevr-data-analysis + popdevr-transparency-and-data |
| Archival population document or official-agency text with framing | Archives | popdevr-writing-style |
| Evaluative review of a population/development book | Book Review (usually invited) | popdevr-writing-style |
Length is a norm, not a hard portal cap. Confirm current limits and types on the Wiley author page (see 待核实). PDR uses Free Format submission for the first round.
Routing map (stage -> skill)
Idea / fit (pop ↔ development)? -> popdevr-topic-selection
Where does it sit in the field? -> popdevr-literature-positioning
What's the argument/mechanism? -> popdevr-theory-building
Is the design/method sound? -> popdevr-research-design
Are the analyses sound? -> popdevr-data-analysis
Are the exhibits clear? -> popdevr-tables-figures
Does it read for a broad audience? -> popdevr-writing-style
Data statement & sharing plan? -> popdevr-transparency-and-data
How will it be judged? -> popdevr-review-process
Ready to submit (ScholarOne)? -> popdevr-submission
Got an R&R / decision? -> popdevr-rebuttal
Default order
topic-selection -> literature-positioning -> theory-building -> research-design -> data-analysis -> tables-figures -> writing-style -> transparency-and-data -> review-process -> submission -> rebuttal
Iterate: PDR papers loop theory ↔ design ↔ analysis as the population-and-development argument sharpens; a synthetic essay loops literature-positioning ↔ theory-building ↔ writing-style instead, since its contribution is the framework, not a new estimate.
Anti-patterns
- Treating PDR like a methods-forward demography journal (that is Demography / Population Studies) — PDR rewards the population-and-development connection and the broad-interest argument
- A pure estimation paper with no development, policy, or environment payoff
- A policy op-ed with no population-science grounding (PDR is peer-reviewed, not a magazine)
- Leaving the data availability statement and double-anonymization until acceptance
Router pass for PDR
Run this as a concrete capability pass. First lock the population process, the development/policy linkage, the data and time scale, the selection/measurement issue, and the uncertainty; then test whether the manuscript addresses PDR's broad audience — demographers, economists, environmental and policy scholars — who inspect both the population evidence and its development meaning.
- Primary move: Run the pack as fit gate, evidence gate, writing gate, source-map gate, and output contract; stop at the first gate that lacks evidence.
- Decision ledger: return
claim / evidence / blocker / next editrows so the next pass can patch the manuscript directly. - Sibling comparison: compare against Demography and Population Studies (methods-forward), Population Research and Policy Review (applied policy), and Studies in Family Planning (programs); if a neighbor has the stronger audience claim, recommend re-routing before polishing.
- Verification floor: before submission-ready advice, re-open
resources/official-source-map.mdfor volatile rules and name the one unresolved fact that could change the recommendation.
Output format
【Stage】idea / positioning / theory / design / analysis / exhibits / writing / data / review / submit / rebut
【Type】Research Article / Notes & Commentary / Data & Perspectives / Archives / Book Review
【Route to】popdevr-<skill>
【Why】one line
【Then】the next skill after that
Supplementary resources
../../resources/external_tools.md— population + development data sources and software by method../../resources/official-source-map.md— official PDR URLs behind every fact in this pack
Version History
- 1839142 Current 2026-07-05 14:13
