From grimoire
Writes structured academic abstracts for conference submissions or journal articles, stating problem, method, findings, and significance in 150–300 words.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/grimoire:write-academic-abstractThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Write a structured academic abstract — stating the problem, method, findings, and significance in 150–300 words — that enables conference reviewers and journal readers to assess the paper's contribution and relevance without reading the full text.
Write a structured academic abstract — stating the problem, method, findings, and significance in 150–300 words — that enables conference reviewers and journal readers to assess the paper's contribution and relevance without reading the full text.
Adopted by: The APA Publication Manual (7th ed.) specifies abstract structure for all psychology and social science publications. The American Mathematical Society, IEEE, and ACM all publish abstract writing guidelines for their respective fields. The IMRAD structure (Introduction/problem, Methods, Results, Discussion/implications) is the standard journal article format in STEM fields; the abstract mirrors this structure in miniature. Wendy Belcher's "Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks" is the most widely used journal writing methodology book. Impact: Conference program committees and journal editors read abstracts first — acceptance or rejection for many venues is based primarily on abstract quality. A poorly written abstract undersells excellent research; an excellent abstract accurately representing the work increases acceptance rates and reader engagement. Database indexing (PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar) retrieves papers primarily based on abstract content; a well-written abstract with appropriate keywords is the primary mechanism for discoverability.
Different abstract types serve different purposes:
Check the venue requirements: target journal or conference specification supersedes all other guidelines; submit exactly the abstract type and length required.
The opening establishes what gap or problem the research addresses:
The gap statement positions the research in its field and tells the reader whether this research is relevant to their work.
What did this research specifically set out to investigate or determine?
The objective should be specific enough that the reader knows exactly what question was asked.
What was done to answer the question?
Level of detail: enough for the reader to assess whether the method is appropriate; not enough to reproduce the study. Reviewers need to know if the method is sound; they do not need a step-by-step protocol in the abstract.
The results and their implication are the core of the informative abstract:
Do not save findings for the full paper: the abstract is not a teaser; it is a complete summary. Reviewers who read only the abstract should know whether the research succeeded and what it showed.
Include 5–8 keywords: after the abstract, list keywords that accurately describe the research topic (these drive database indexing and search retrieval); include both general field terms and specific methodological or topical terms
After drafting:
npx claudepluginhub jeffreytse/grimoire --plugin grimoireGuides drafting or revising a scientific abstract using IMRAD structure. Ensures compliance with journal word limits and reporting standards.
Generates or optimizes academic paper abstracts using the 5-sentence Farquhar formula. Supports from-scratch from raw materials or restructuring existing abstracts, with labeled verification and clean outputs.
Generates a complete IMRaD-structured academic paper draft (Abstract through References) from user notes, documents, and wiki content. Use for full paper-length output, not short summaries.