explore-style-guide

name	explore-style-guide
description	Extracts detailed formatting and style requirements from a journal's author guidelines. Used by the style-guide-explorer agent.
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

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
5. 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)