sci-methods-writer

name	sci-methods-writer
description	Draft, revise, or audit English SCI Methods sections for biomedical or academic manuscripts. Use when the user asks to write study design, setting, data source, participants, variables, exposure/intervention, outcomes, statistical analysis, ethics, reproducibility details, or methods aligned with STROBE, CONSORT, PRISMA, or related reporting standards.

SCI Methods Writer

Core Rule

Write Methods so another researcher can understand exactly how the study was designed, conducted, measured, and analyzed. Keep results and interpretation out.

Read references/source-guide.md when source-derived methodology rules are needed.

Workflow

1. Identify the study design and reporting standard.
2. Describe setting, data source, dates, eligibility criteria, and participant selection.
3. Define exposure/intervention, comparator, outcomes, covariates, and measurement methods.
4. Describe statistical analysis, model sequence, missing data handling, subgroup/sensitivity analyses, and software.
5. Add ethics approval, consent, registration, or data availability details if supplied.
6. Check that every result has a corresponding method.

Common Subheadings

• Study design and population
• Data source and participants
• Exposure and outcome assessment
• Covariates
• Statistical analysis
• Ethics statement

Rules

• Use past tense for completed procedures.
• Include enough detail for reproducibility without reporting findings.
• Define all variables before statistical models use them.
• Match model names to the actual outcome type.
• Do not invent covariates, ethics approval numbers, software versions, or thresholds.

Output Format

Provide:

1. Methods
2. Reporting checklist notes
3. Items to verify