joshzyj/open-scholar-skill

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# Open Scholar Skill — Academic Paper Writing for Claude Code

> **Copyright (c) 2025-2026 Open Scholar Skill Contributors**
> Free for academic, educational, and non-commercial research use under the [Open Scholar Skill License (Academic Use)](LICENSE).
> Commercial use requires separate written permission from the author.

A Claude Code project for social scientists writing for top-tier journals. Covers the full research pipeline from literature synthesis to submission-ready manuscripts.

> **If you use open-scholar-skill, please cite [Zhang (2026), arXiv:2602.22401](https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.22401).** See the [Citation](#citation) section below for the full reference and BibTeX.

## Ethical Use of AI in Academic Research

Open-scholar-skill is designed to **assist** researchers, not replace them. If you use this tool in your research, we strongly encourage the following practices:

1. **Disclose AI usage.** Many journals now require or recommend AI use declarations. Be transparent about how you used AI tools in your research process — whether for literature review, drafting, data analysis, or citation management. The `/scholar-ethics` skill can generate journal-specific AI disclosure statements for you.

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