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ectheory-writing-style
GitHub用于润色计量经济学理论手稿，优化定理证明清晰度、统一符号规范、转换APA参考文献格式，并检查字数、页边距等排版要求。
Trigger Scenarios
证明逻辑清晰但表述晦涩需优化
符号使用混乱或不一致需统一
需按ET标准调整论文格式与排版
需将参考文献转换为APA作者-日期格式
Install
npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ectheory-writing-style -g -y
SKILL.md
Frontmatter
{
"name": "ectheory-writing-style",
"description": "Use to polish the prose, notation, and proof exposition of an Econometric Theory (ET) manuscript — theorem-proof clarity, consistent notation, APA author-date references, and ET manuscript-prep specs (11pt, 1.5 spacing, 1.25in margins, 200-word abstract, 40-char running head)."
}
Writing & Proof Style (ectheory-writing-style)
When to trigger
- The math is correct but the proof reads as a wall of symbols
- Notation drifts or collides across sections, assumptions, and theorems
- Formatting the manuscript to ET's preparation specs before submission
- Converting references to ET's APA author-date style
ET house style: rigorous and readable
ET expects rigorous theorem-proof writing that a fellow theorist can follow without reverse-engineering every step. Aim for:
- Theorem-environment discipline. Number and label Assumptions, Lemmas, Propositions, Theorems, Corollaries consistently; reference them by number, not "the result above."
- Proof roadmaps. Open each nontrivial proof with one or two sentences on the strategy, then execute; isolate reusable steps as lemmas; name the probabilistic tool at the point you invoke it.
- Notation hygiene. One symbol, one meaning; introduce notation before use; keep a consistent convention for estimators, true values, limits, and rates. A short notation table helps in long papers.
- Calibrated prose. State assumptions in words alongside the formalism; explain why a condition is needed, not only that it holds.
ET manuscript-preparation specs (current 2026 page)
- Font/spacing/margins: minimum 11-point font, at least 1.5 line spacing, margins no less than 1.25 inches on all sides; pages consecutively numbered.
- Abstract: no more than 200 words. (A legacy page showed 150 words / 10pt; treat the current 200-word / 11pt figures as authoritative — verify on the live page.)
- Title page (p.1): title, author name(s), affiliations, emails, title/author footnotes as superscripts.
- Page 2: proposed running head (abbreviated title, no more than 40 characters), corresponding author for proofs, and the abstract.
- References: follow the APA Style Guide (author-date), in-text and in the reference list.
Checklist
- Assumptions/lemmas/theorems numbered and cross-referenced by number
- Each nontrivial proof opens with a strategy roadmap
- Notation consistent; every symbol introduced before use
- Assumptions explained in words, not only stated formally
- Abstract <=200 words; running head <=40 characters
- 11pt, >=1.5 spacing, >=1.25in margins, pages numbered
- References in APA author-date; list complete and alphabetized
Anti-patterns
- A proof with no roadmap that forces the reader to infer the strategy from the algebra
- Reusing a symbol for two different objects across sections
- Stating regularity conditions with no intuition for why they are imposed
- An abstract over 200 words or a running head over 40 characters
- Numeric or Chicago references instead of APA author-date
Style execution pass for Econometric Theory
Treat this skill as an executable review pass, not a prose hint. First lock the primitive assumptions, theorem statement, proof route, and example showing why the result matters; then judge whether the current manuscript answers the venue's real reader: econometric theorists who read for assumptions, theorem novelty, proof architecture, and relation to known asymptotics.
- Do the pass: Rewrite the first two pages so each paragraph starts from the venue-level claim, not from chronology or method inventory; preserve exact source-map limits and move technical overflow to appendix or supplement.
- Return a ledger: give
claim / evidence / risk / manuscript locationrows, so the next agent can edit rather than rediscover the issue. - Sibling guard: compare against Journal of Econometrics for applied-method reach, Quantitative Economics for theoretical economics, Econometrica for general theory-plus-economics contribution; if a sibling owns the contribution, recommend re-routing before polishing format.
- Stop condition: do not give submission-ready advice until the pack's
resources/official-source-map.mdhas been checked for volatile rules and the manuscript has one concrete fix for the largest venue-specific risk.
Output format
【Proof exposition】roadmaps + isolated lemmas? [Y/N]
【Notation】one-symbol-one-meaning, introduced before use? [Y/N]
【Abstract】<=200 words? [Y/N] 【Running head】<=40 chars? [Y/N]
【Prep specs】11pt / 1.5 spacing / 1.25in margins? [Y/N]
【References】APA author-date, alphabetized? [Y/N]
【Next step】ectheory-replication-and-data-policy
Version History
- 1839142 Current 2026-07-05 12:52
