| name | explore-style-guide |
| description | Extracts detailed formatting and style requirements from a journal's author guidelines. Used by the style-guide-explorer agent.
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| license | MIT |
| compatibility | opencode |
| metadata | {"audience":"style-guide-explorer","phase":"exploration","category":"style"} |
Goal
Extract and document all formatting and style requirements from a journal's author guidelines.
Search Strategy
- Search for
"<journal name> author guidelines"
- Search for
"<journal name> submission instructions"
- Search for
"<journal name> manuscript formatting"
- Fetch the official author guidelines page
- If a downloadable PDF guide exists, note the URL for reference
Information to Extract
Document Structure
- Required sections (IMRAD, or custom structure)
- Section heading formatting
- Abstract requirements (word limit, structured vs. unstructured)
- Keywords requirements (number, format, vocabulary)
Word & Page Limits
- Total word count limit
- Abstract word limit
- Per-section limits (if any)
- Reference list limits (if any)
Reference Style
- Citation format (APA, Vancouver, Harvard, IEEE, etc.)
- In-text citation style (numbered, author-year)
- Reference list formatting
- DOI requirements
- Maximum/typical reference count
Figure & Table Requirements
- Accepted formats (TIFF, EPS, PNG, etc.)
- Minimum resolution (DPI)
- Caption formatting and placement
- Color vs. grayscale requirements
- Maximum number of figures/tables
Title & Author Formatting
- Title length limits
- Author name formatting
- Affiliation formatting
- Corresponding author designation
- ORCID requirements
Supplementary Material
- Allowed formats
- File size limits
- Submission process for supplements
General Formatting
- Font requirements
- Line spacing
- Margin requirements
- 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
- If information is missing, 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)
