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Environmental Science & Technology Skills
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Agent skill stack for manuscripts targeted at Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T) — the flagship environmental science and engineering research journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ES&T aims to be transformational and direction-setting, publishing rigorous, robust work for a multidisciplinary audience: environmental chemistry, environmental engineering, fate/transport/ transformation in natural and engineered systems, treatment and resource recovery, ecotoxicology and environmental health, biogeochemical cycling, sustainability and energy, and the science–policy interface.
This repository is opinionated. It is not a generic science-writing toolbox and it is not a social-science pack repurposed for chemistry. It is an ES&T-specific stack built around the things that actually decide an ES&T paper: a demonstrated claim of environmental significance, analytical rigor with real QA/QC, closed mass/energy balances, a mandatory TOC/abstract graphic, a Supporting Information file submitted alongside the manuscript, and a data-availability statement backed by deposition in public databases.
What Is ES&T, and Why a Dedicated Stack?
ES&T's constraints differ from a pure-chemistry journal or a general-science venue:
| Constraint | ES&T | Implication |
|---|---|---|
| Premium on | Environmental significance + direction-setting novelty | A clean lab result with no environmental relevance is off-fit |
| Scope | Environmental chemistry + engineering + tox/health + biogeochem + policy | The paper must reach a multidisciplinary audience |
| Rigor | QA/QC, honest uncertainty, closed mass balances | Blanks, recoveries, LOD/LOQ, replicates are expected |
| Publisher | American Chemical Society (ACS) | Submitted via the ACS Publishing Center / ACS Paragon Plus |
| Exhibits | Mandatory TOC/abstract graphic; figures/tables may count as words | Build the visual abstract; budget exhibit word-equivalents |
| Transparency | Data-availability statement + public-database deposition; SI alongside | Build the SI and data deposit as you go |
| Review | Editor desk-screen (declines a large fraction), then ~3 expert reviewers | Clear the editorial bar on significance before review |
| Style | ACS numbered-citation style; SI units | Not a generic author-date style |
| Companion | ES&T Letters for urgent, high-impact short results | Match urgency to venue |
Volatile specifics (exact word limits and word-equivalents, submission-system name, blinding model, current editor, metrics, any APC) change — items not directly confirmed are marked 待核实 in resources/official-source-map.md. Verify on the official journal page.
Article types (word limits 待核实)
- Research Article — full original study (~7,000 words); requires a TOC graphic.
- Critical Review — comprehensive analytical synthesis (~10,000 words).
- Feature — accessible, magazine-style piece for the broad community (~5,000 words).
- Perspective — focused, forward-looking opinion/synthesis (~4,000 words).
- Policy Analysis — science/engineering at the policy interface (~7,000 words).
- Viewpoint / Correspondence / Letter to the Editor — short opinion / comment formats.
- ES&T Letters — the companion journal for the rapid disclosure of urgent results (Letter ≤3,000 words).
Quick Start
Option A — Claude Code Plugin (recommended)
/plugin marketplace add https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills
/plugin install est-skills
/reload-pluginsOption B — Manual Copy
git clone https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills.git
cd awesome-journal-skills/Environmental-Science-and-Technology-Skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -R skills/est-* ~/.claude/skills/
# or
mkdir -p ~/.codex/skills && cp -R skills/est-* ~/.codex/skills/First Prompt
Use est-workflow to tell me which skill I should use next for my ES&T manuscript.Default Workflow
est-topic-selection
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est-literature-positioning
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est-study-design
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est-data-analysis
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est-figures-and-tables
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est-reporting-and-reproducibility
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est-writing-style (polish)
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est-cover-letter
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est-review-process
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est-submission
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est-revision-and-rebuttalest-workflow is the router — it tells you which skill to use next based on where you are. If your result is urgent and high-impact but short, route to est-workflow early to consider the ES&T Letters companion journal instead of a full Research Article.
Skills
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
est-workflow | Router — decides which sub-skill to invoke next; picks the article type |
est-topic-selection | The environmental-significance test; fit and article-type choice |
est-literature-positioning | State the knowledge gap; engage chemistry/engineering/tox/policy literatures |
est-study-design | Environmental relevance, controls, replication, mass balance, QA/QC by design |
est-data-analysis | QA/QC reporting, censored-data stats, uncertainty, closed mass balances |
est-figures-and-tables | Self-contained exhibits + the mandatory TOC/abstract graphic |
est-reporting-and-reproducibility | Supporting Information, data-availability statement, public-database deposit |
est-writing-style | ACS style; significance up front; fit the article-type word limit |
est-cover-letter | Editor pitch — significance, fit, ≥4 non-conflicted suggested reviewers |
est-review-process | Editor desk-screen, ~3 expert reviewers, decision flow, integrity checks |
est-submission | ACS Publishing Center preflight (type, TOC graphic, SI, data statement, ACS) |
est-revision-and-rebuttal | Response-letter strategy for multiple reviewers + editor |
Resources
resources/external_tools.md— environmental data sources (EPA / PubChem / NIST / MassBank / GenBank), instruments and QA/QC, fate-transport models, and R / Python / reproducibility toolingresources/official-source-map.md— official ACS / ES&T URLs behind every fact, with 待核实 markers on unverified items
What This Repo Does Not Do
- It does not write a submittable manuscript for you
- It does not simulate any specific editor's or reviewer's taste
- It does not assert volatile metadata (exact word limits/word-equivalents, submission-system name, blinding model, editor, metrics, APC) — verify on the official page; unverified items are marked 待核实
- It does not decide whether your work has environmental significance — that is the researcher's call
Related
- awesome-journal-skills — Index of journal-specific skill packs
- Environmental Science & Technology (ACS Publications) — journal home
- ES&T Author Guidelines (ACS Researcher Resources) — article types, limits, policies
License
MIT