academic-paper-reviewer — Claude Code skill: what it does, install
This skill reviews an academic paper through five role-based perspectives. Use it for peer review, revision checks, or a focused methodology assessment.
npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills --skill academic-paper-reviewer -a claude-codeWhat academic-paper-reviewer does
academic-paper-reviewer examines a paper through five seats: journal fit, three peer-review roles, and a Devil's Advocate. The reviewer personas adapt to the paper's field. The result includes separate review perspectives plus an editorial decision and revision roadmap.
It supports full review, re-review, quick assessment, methodology focus, Socratic guidance, and calibration. Requests about reviewing a paper, manuscript, or referee report trigger the skill. The five seats separate viewpoints, but that separation is not a claim that the error-finding processes are independent.
For Claude Code, installation uses npx skills add; the skill file is then available at ~/.claude/skills/academic-paper-reviewer/SKILL.md. The skill also has install paths for Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode, with platform-specific commands.
What it helps with
- review an academic paper before submission
- inspect a manuscript's methodology
- simulate several reviewer perspectives
- verify whether revisions address reviewer comments
- produce an editorial decision and revision roadmap
Example prompts for the agent
- Run a full review of this paper from all five reviewer perspectives.
- Check whether the revised manuscript addresses the reviewers' comments.
- Give me a quick assessment focused on the paper's methodology.
How to install academic-paper-reviewer
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills --skill academic-paper-reviewer -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/academic-paper-reviewer/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/academic-paper-reviewer/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills --skill academic-paper-reviewer -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/academic-paper-reviewer/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills --skill academic-paper-reviewer -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/academic-paper-reviewer/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install Imbad0202/academic-research-skills academic-paper-reviewer2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/academic-paper-reviewer/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills --skill academic-paper-reviewer -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills --path academic-paper-reviewerManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/academic-paper-reviewer/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills --skill academic-paper-reviewer -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
From the same set3
The whole set →Similar
Questions about academic-paper-reviewer
How do I install academic-paper-reviewer in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills --skill academic-paper-reviewer -a claude-code, run npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills --skill academic-paper-reviewer -a claude-code again, then use ~/.claude/skills/academic-paper-reviewer/SKILL.md.
What does academic-paper-reviewer do?
It reviews a paper through five role-based perspectives, including journal fit and a Devil's Advocate review. It produces review reports, an editorial decision, and a revision roadmap.
Which review modes does it support?
The available modes cover full review, re-review, quick assessment, methodology focus, Socratic guided review, and calibration.