academic-paperlisted

# Academic Paper Skill Generate publication-ready academic research papers as professionally formatted PDFs. This skill covers the full pipeline: gathering inputs → writing/rewriting → figure creation → PDF formatting with reportlab → submission preparation for SSRN/arXiv. --- ## Workflow Decision Tree When the user triggers this skill, figure out where they are: ``` User has... → Start at... ───────────────────────────────────────────── A topic/idea only → Stage 1 (Gather) → full pipeline Bullet points/notes → Stage 2 (Structure) → write → format A markdown/text draft → Stage 3 (Write/Rewrite) → format A finished draft → Stage 5 (Format as PDF) A PDF, needs submission → Stage 6 (Submission Prep) ``` Always ask what they have and what they need. Don't assume full pipeline. --- ## Stage 1: Gather Inputs Collect these before ANY writing: **Required:** - Author full name, email, affiliation (company name or "Independent Researcher" — both valid) - Paper type: preprint, position paper, empirical study, literature synthesis, technical report - Existing content: draft file, notes, or topic description - Target venue: SSRN, arXiv, specific journal, or general **Ask about:** - Do they have citations/references already, or do we need to find them? - Do they have figures/diagrams, or should we create them? - Any page limits or formatting constraints from the venue? - Any specific sections they want or don't want? **If user provides a markdown/