explore-style-guide

name	explore-style-guide
description	Extracts detailed formatting and style requirements from a journal's author guidelines. Use when style-guide context is missing or needs refreshing before a paper review.
disable-model-invocation	true

Explore Style Guide

Extract and document all formatting and style requirements from a journal's author guidelines.

Search Strategy

1. Search for "<journal name> author guidelines"
2. Search for "<journal name> submission instructions"
3. Search for "<journal name> manuscript formatting"
4. Fetch the official author guidelines page

Information to Extract

Document Structure

• Required sections (IMRAD or custom), abstract requirements (word limit, structured vs. unstructured), keywords requirements

Word & Page Limits

• Total word count limit, abstract word limit, per-section limits, reference list limits

Reference Style

• Citation format (APA, Vancouver, Harvard, IEEE, etc.), in-text citation style, DOI requirements, maximum reference count

Figure & Table Requirements

• Accepted formats (TIFF, EPS, PNG, etc.), minimum resolution (DPI), caption formatting, color vs. grayscale, maximum count

Title & Author Formatting

• Title length limits, author name and affiliation formatting, corresponding author designation, ORCID requirements

Supplementary Material

• Allowed formats, file size limits, submission process

General Formatting

• Font, line spacing, margin, page numbering, line numbering requirements

Quality Checks

• Verify all requirements come from the official journal website
• Note version/date of the guidelines if available
• Flag any ambiguous or contradictory requirements
• Note what couldn't be found

Output Location

Save to context/<journal-slug>/style-guide.md (cache) AND <report-directory>/03-style-guide.md (session artifact)