scientific-writing

Scientific Writing - Intelligent Assistant for Scientific Paper Writing

Skill Overview

Scientific Writing is a core skill for deep research and writing tools, designed specifically for researchers, graduate students, and academic authors. It helps you write research papers and scholarly manuscripts that meet international standards.

Use Cases

1. Writing and Submitting Research Papers

When you need to write academic papers that follow the IMRAD structure, this skill provides complete writing guidance. From the abstract and introduction to methods, results, and discussion, each section includes detailed writing specifications and workflow suggestions. It is especially suitable for researchers submitting to top international journals such as Nature, Science, NEJM, and Lancet. The skill adjusts how content is presented according to the writing style requirements of different journals.

2. Citation Format Standards and Literature Management

Scientific papers often must follow specific citation format rules. Scientific Writing supports major academic citation formats, including AMA and Vancouver (commonly used in medical fields), APA (for social sciences), IEEE (for engineering), and Chicago (for humanities). Based on your target journal or discipline, the skill automatically applies the correct citation format to ensure that references comply with academic standards.

3. Following Reporting Guidelines and Compliant Writing

Different types of research must follow appropriate reporting guidelines to ensure completeness and transparency. This skill includes major reporting guidelines such as CONSORT for clinical trials, STROBE for observational studies, and PRISMA for systematic reviews. During the writing process, the skill reminds you which essential methodological elements must be included, helping your paper meet journal peer-review requirements and ethical standards.

Core Features

1. Two-Stage Scientific Writing Workflow

The skill uses a unique two-stage writing approach to ensure the content is both deep and fluent. In the first stage, it uses research-lookup for in-depth literature retrieval to create a structured outline containing key points. In the second stage, it converts the outline into complete paragraph-based text. This method avoids a common mistake of submitting a draft directly using bullet points, ensuring that the final submission is coherent, academically standard prose. The workflow particularly emphasizes the principle of “complete paragraphs”—scientific papers must be written as flowing prose and cannot rely on bullet lists.

2. Standardized Terminology Across Multidisciplinary Fields

Different scientific fields have their own rules for terminology usage and naming conventions. Scientific Writing can recognize and apply these professional standards, such as italicization rules for gene symbols (TP53 vs p53), IUPAC standards for chemical nomenclature, and binomial nomenclature for taxonomy. This specialized terminology management makes your paper more professional and helps prevent reviewers from questioning your work due to improper term usage. The skill also supports adjusting the density of technical terms based on the target audience: professional journals may use domain terminology freely, while comprehensive journals require more explanation.

3. Figure Creation and Data Visualization

Effective data visualization is an essential part of scientific papers. This skill provides comprehensive guidance for figure creation, including when to use tables versus charts, how to design self-explanatory figure titles, and the proper formatting of axis labels and statistical annotations. It also integrates the scientific-schematics tool to generate the required graphical abstracts and method flowcharts, ensuring that every paper includes sufficient visual elements. Based on the document type, the skill recommends the most appropriate number of figures: 5–8 for research papers, 4–7 for literature reviews, and up to 25–30 for market research reports.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Scientific Writing skill help me improve the quality of my papers?

The skill improves paper quality through three core dimensions:

Content depth: AI-driven literature retrieval ensures that every claim is supported by citations.

Structural compliance: strict adherence to the IMRAD structure and relevant reporting guidelines (CONSORT/STROBE/PRISMA).

Writing style: emphasizes complete paragraph writing, avoiding bullet points, so the paper meets the language requirements of academic journals.

The skill also includes domain-specific terminology checks to help you avoid common terminology usage errors.

How exactly does the two-stage writing workflow work?

The two-stage process separates information organization from text writing. In the first stage, it uses research-lookup to retrieve literature and create a bullet outline that marks main arguments, key study citations, and data points—this outline is for planning only and will not appear in the final manuscript. In the second stage, it converts each bullet point into complete sentences, adds transition words, integrates citations naturally, and expands contextual explanations to ensure logical flow between paragraphs. This method ensures both systematic information collection and smooth, readable final text.

How do I choose the correct citation format and reporting guidelines?

Citation format selection mainly depends on the discipline and target journal: medical journals typically use AMA or Vancouver formats, social sciences use APA, engineering fields prefer IEEE, and humanities use Chicago. Reporting guideline selection depends on the study type: randomized controlled trials use CONSORT, observational studies (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional) use STROBE, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses use PRISMA. The skill will automatically recommend the appropriate format and guidelines based on the research type and target journal you provide, and will remind you during writing about the essential elements you need to include.