Science Workflow Router (sci-workflow)

Overview

This is the router. It does not replace any specialized skill. It tells you which sci- skill to use at the current stage* of a manuscript aimed at Science (AAAS).

Default assumption: unless the user states otherwise, the target is Science (the flagship research journal), not Science Advances, Science Translational Medicine, or other family titles. Family titles share house style but differ on scope and length — flag the difference if the user names one.

When to trigger

• "What should I do next with this draft?"
• A draft arrives and you must diagnose the current bottleneck.
• The user is switching between experiments, writing, and revision and has lost the thread.
• Reviews arrive from Science and you need to switch into rebuttal mode.

The single most important gate

Science rejects most submissions without external review. The editorial bar is broad significance and general interest, not technical correctness alone. So the first question is never "is the science right?" — it is "does this clear the desk-reject filter for a general audience?" Route to sci-fit first, always.