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name: AAAS Science Family
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description: AAAS Science Family formats or checks manuscripts for Science, Science Advances, and related AAAS journals. Use it for tight word limits, short abstracts, numbered references, figure specs, and other author-guideline checks.
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# AAAS Science Family

AAAS Science Family formats or checks manuscripts for Science, Science Advances, and related AAAS journals. Use it for tight word limits, short abstracts, numbered references, figure specs, and other author-guideline checks.

**Install:**

```bash
npx degit https://github.com/PangenomeAI/academic-skills-food-nutrition/tree/main/journals/science-aaas ~/.claude/skills/science-aaas
```

## README

# AAAS Science Family — Author Guideline Skill

**Publisher:** AAAS · **Verified:** 2026-07 · Confirm exact limits at the journal's Information for Authors (very strict; differ by title/article type).

## Applies to
Science; Science Advances (open access); Science Translational Medicine; Science
Immunology; Science Signaling; Science Robotics.

## Format (Science style)
- **References: numbered** in citation order, Science style (numbered list `1., 2., …`; in-text `(1)`, `(2, 3)`). Full author lists; include DOIs.
  > 1. A. B. Author, C. D. Author, Title of the article. *Science* **380**, 1234 (2026).
- **Abstract:** single paragraph, very short (Science Research Articles ~125 words; Science Advances longer — confirm).
- **Structure:** Science Research Articles are tightly length-limited (main text often ~2,500–4,500 words incl. references/notes; Reports shorter); Materials and Methods often in supplementary. Science Advances allows more.
- **Display items:** limited; cite `Fig. 1` in order.
- **Mandatory:** data/materials availability; competing interests; author contributions; supplementary materials for full methods.
- **Figures:** ≥300 dpi; RGB; sized to one/two columns; accessible palette.

## Formatting constraints
```yaml
publisher: AAAS Science
reference_style: science-numbered
abstract_words: 125   # Science Research Article; confirm per journal
methods: often-in-supplementary
data_availability: required
figure_dpi: 300
```