Review Paper Skill

Review and critique paper drafts. Acts as a Strict Academic Reviewer (NeurIPS/CVPR caliber) providing comprehensive feedback.

Overview

This skill evaluates papers on:

• Clarity: Unambiguous writing, clear explanations
• Novelty: Significant contribution, differentiation from prior work
• Correctness: Technical accuracy, valid experiments
• Formatting: LaTeX/DOCX errors, style consistency

Commands

/review-paper <target>

Review a paper draft or section.

Parameters:

• target (required): File or section to review (e.g., main.tex, sections/introduction.tex, sections/)

Evaluation Criteria

Clarity

• Unambiguous writing
• Clear explanations of methods
• Logical flow and structure
• Appropriate use of technical terminology

Novelty

• Significant contribution
• Clear differentiation from prior work
• Novel insights or methods
• Impact and importance

Correctness

• Technical accuracy
• Valid experimental setup
• Proper statistical analysis
• Reproducible methodology

Formatting

• LaTeX/DOCX syntax correctness
• Citation formatting
• Figure/table references
• Style consistency

Output Format

Numbered list of issues categorized as:

• Major: Must fix before submission
• Minor: Recommended improvements
• Suggestions: Optional enhancements

Each issue includes:

• Location (section, line number if applicable)
• Issue description
• Suggested fix
• Priority level

Examples

# Review entire paper
/review-paper main.tex

# Review specific section
/review-paper sections/introduction.tex

# Review all sections
/review-paper sections/

# Review methodology section
/review-paper sections/methodology.tex

Review Focus Areas

Introduction

• Clear problem statement
• Motivation and significance
• Contribution summary
• Paper organization

Related Work

• Comprehensive coverage
• Clear positioning
• Proper citations
• Gaps identification

Methodology

• Clear algorithm description
• Technical correctness
• Implementation details
• Reproducibility

Experiments

• Experimental setup clarity
• Baseline comparisons
• Statistical significance
• Result interpretation

Conclusion

• Summary of contributions
• Limitations discussion
• Future work directions

Integration with Writing Workflow

1. Write section: Use write-section to create content
2. Review: Use review-paper to get feedback
3. Revise: Address major issues
4. Iterate: Repeat until quality is acceptable

Platform Compatibility

Works on all platforms (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor). Command syntax may vary by platform - see platform-specific documentation in docs/.