Generate submission-ready cover letters from paper content and target journal requirements. Includes contribution statement, data availability, conflict of interest, and contact block. 生成投稿信,包含贡献声明、数据可用性、利益冲突声明和联系方式。
This Skill generates complete, submission-ready academic cover letters by loading the target journal's template to align the contribution statement with journal scope and aims, collecting correspondence author details via Ask Strategy, and reading the paper (file or pasted text) to extract the paper title, key contribution, and data availability information. Output is a full letter with all four required content blocks: (1) contribution statement — explicitly aligned with the journal's stated scope from the loaded template; (2) data/code availability statement; (3) conflict of interest declaration; (4) correspondence author contact block. If the journal template is not found, the Skill refuses immediately — it never falls back to generic academic prose, consistent with the journal-aware pattern used throughout this project.
Activates when the user asks to:
Example invocations:
| Mode | Default | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
direct | Yes | Single-pass letter generation; all context collected upfront via Ask Strategy |
batch | NOT supported — each letter requires specific paper context and author details |
Default mode: direct. User provides a paper and journal; Skill collects any missing details and generates the complete letter in one pass.
None.
| File | When to Load |
|---|---|
references/journals/ceus.md | When user targets CEUS; provides Aims & Scope, scope keywords for contribution alignment |
references/journals/[journal].md.The Skill needs four inputs. If already provided in trigger or paper content, skip the corresponding question.
Rules:
[Corresponding Author Name], [Email], [Institution] placeholders..planning/workflow-memory.json. If file missing or empty, skip to Step 1.ppw:cover-letter that has appeared >= threshold times in the log. See skill-conventions.md > Workflow Memory > Pattern Detection for the full algorithm.direct, skip Ask Strategy questions.references/journals/[journal].md. If not found: refuse with "Journal template for [X] not found. Available: CEUS." Do NOT proceed.{"skill": "ppw:cover-letter", "ts": "<ISO timestamp>"} to .planning/workflow-memory.json. Create file as [] if missing. Drop oldest entry if log length >= 50.Use the following locked letter format:
[Date]
The Editor-in-Chief
[Editor Name]
[Journal Name]
Dear [Editor Name],
We submit our manuscript entitled "[Paper Title]" for consideration in [Journal Name].
**Contribution Statement**
[1–2 sentences explicitly referencing journal's stated scope from loaded template]
**Data and Code Availability**
[Repository URLs, or "Data are not publicly available due to [reason]."]
**Conflict of Interest**
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
**Corresponding Author**
[Name]
[Email]
[Institution]
Sincerely,
[Authors]
Contribution statement rule: Write 1–2 sentences that explicitly reference the journal's stated scope and aims from the loaded template. Use journal-specific framing: "This paper addresses [X], which aligns directly with [Journal]'s focus on [scope phrase from template]." Do NOT use generic framing ("this paper advances the field of...").
Data/code block: List repository URLs if provided; otherwise state "Data are not publicly available due to [reason if given, otherwise omit reason clause]."
Conflict of interest: Always use the standard declaration "The authors declare no conflict of interest."
Contact block: Use provided author details or bracketed placeholders if not provided.
{input_filename_without_ext}_cover_letter.md using the Write tool.| Output | Format | Condition |
|---|---|---|
cover_letter_md | Markdown file at {input_filename_without_ext}_cover_letter.md | File input |
cover_letter_text | Complete letter in conversation | Pasted text input or Write tool failure |
Required content blocks (all four mandatory in every letter):
**Contribution Statement** ← references journal scope explicitly
**Data and Code Availability** ← links or "not publicly available"
**Conflict of Interest** ← standard declaration
**Corresponding Author** ← name, email, institution
Note: Contribution statement must reference journal scope explicitly — not generic academic praise.
| Situation | Handling |
|---|---|
| Journal template not found | Refuse: "Journal template for [X] not found. Available: CEUS." Do not generate with generic framing. |
| Paper file not found or unreadable | Ask user to paste paper text or abstract instead |
| Correspondence details not provided; user declines | Use [Corresponding Author Name], [Email], [Institution] placeholders; note user must fill before submission |
| Data availability unknown | Use "Data availability will be confirmed at revision stage." |
| Multiple authors listed for correspondence | Ask which one is the corresponding author; include only one in the contact block |
| Aims & Scope section thin in template | Use all available scope language from template; note contribution alignment may be approximate |
| Scenario | Fallback |
|---|---|
| Structured Interaction unavailable | Ask journal name and author details as sequential plain-text questions |
| Read tool fails on paper file | Ask user to paste abstract or key contribution sentences |
| Write tool fails | Display complete letter in conversation; advise user to copy to a .md file |
references/journals/ceus.md missing | Refuse with journal-missing message; do not generate without template |
Invocation: "Write a cover letter for my CEUS submission" (with file my_paper.tex)
references/journals/ceus.md — extracts Aims & Scope.my_paper.tex — extracts title and key contribution.my_paper_cover_letter.md.First 8 lines of output:
March 2026
The Editor-in-Chief
[Editor Name]
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
Dear [Editor Name],
We submit our manuscript entitled "Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Heat Islands Using Remote
Sensing" for consideration in Computers, Environment and Urban Systems.
**Contribution Statement**
This paper addresses urban heat island detection and mitigation across metropolitan areas, which
aligns directly with CEUS's focus on computational approaches to understanding urban systems and
the built environment.
Skill: cover-letter-skill Conventions: references/skill-conventions.md