| name | science-aaas |
| description | Author-guideline skill for the AAAS Science family that food & nutrition researchers publish in: Science, Science Advances, Science Translational Medicine, Science Immunology, Science Signaling, Science Robotics. Use to format or check a manuscript for a Science-family journal — very tight length limits, short abstract, Science numbered reference style, and figure specs. Triggers: submit to Science, Science Advances guidelines, AAAS Science formatting. Also fires when the user wants to publish on/in this journal, format a manuscript for it, or match its reference/citation style. |
| metadata | {"publisher":"AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)","verified":"2026-07","source":"https://www.science.org/content/page/science-information-authors"} |
AAAS Science Family — Author Guideline Skill
Publisher: AAAS · Verified: 2026-07 · Confirm exact limits at the journal's Information for Authors (very strict; differ by title/article type).
Applies to
Science; Science Advances (open access); Science Translational Medicine; Science
Immunology; Science Signaling; Science Robotics.
Format (Science style)
- References: numbered in citation order, Science style (numbered list
1., 2., …; in-text (1), (2, 3)). Full author lists; include DOIs.
- A. B. Author, C. D. Author, Title of the article. Science 380, 1234 (2026).
- Abstract: single paragraph, very short (Science Research Articles ~125 words; Science Advances longer — confirm).
- Structure: Science Research Articles are tightly length-limited (main text often ~2,500–4,500 words incl. references/notes; Reports shorter); Materials and Methods often in supplementary. Science Advances allows more.
- Display items: limited; cite
Fig. 1 in order.
- Mandatory: data/materials availability; competing interests; author contributions; supplementary materials for full methods.
- Figures: ≥300 dpi; RGB; sized to one/two columns; accessible palette.
Formatting constraints
publisher: AAAS Science
reference_style: science-numbered
abstract_words: 125
methods: often-in-supplementary
data_availability: required
figure_dpi: 300