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research-paper-writing

Plan, draft and refine research papers with reproducible analysis and publication-ready manuscripts.

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Use research-paper-writing to plan and draft a publication-ready research paper addressing [research question], producing a paper outline and manuscript draft; support publishable claims with [data provenance and replication materials] and flag ethical or privacy concerns.

Required inputs

  • [research question]
  • [data provenance and replication materials]

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name: research-paper-writingdescription: Plan, draft and refine research papers with reproducible analysis and publication-ready manuscripts.owner: Vera / Researchtags: [research, writing, publication]triggers: ["write a research paper", "journal article", "academic paper"]inputs:   - name: research_question    type: string    required: trueoutputs:   - name: paper_outline    type: document  - name: manuscript_draft    type: fileexamples:   - prompt: |      Help me draft a manuscript on childcare deserts using county-level data and difference-in-differences.    expected: |      Suggested outline, methods section draft, and recommended robustness checks.guardrails: |  For publishable claims, require accompanying replication code and data provenance; flag ethical or privacy issues.

Purpose

Provide a systematic workflow for designing, analyzing, writing and submitting academic research.

Workflow

  1. Concept and literature review.
  2. Data and methods planning.
  3. Analysis execution and robustness checks.
  4. Drafting manuscript sections and iterative revision.
  5. Submission, resubmission and post-publication steps.