Scholar Evaluation

Overview

Apply the ScholarEval framework to systematically evaluate scholarly and research work. This skill provides structured evaluation methodology based on peer-reviewed research assessment criteria, enabling comprehensive analysis of academic papers, research proposals, literature reviews, and scholarly writing across multiple quality dimensions.

Mindset

Evaluation is a service to the author, not a verdict. Three principles govern every assessment:

1. Evidence first — every strength and weakness claim must cite a specific section, figure, or sentence from the work. Generic statements ("the methodology is weak") without evidence are useless.
2. Stage-appropriate expectations — a first draft is not a submission-ready manuscript. ALWAYS adjust thresholds to the work's stated stage and purpose before scoring.
3. Constructive framing — identify what needs improving and why it matters, not just what is wrong. The evaluation is complete only when the author knows what to do next.

# Load the evaluation framework before scoring any dimension
# See references/evaluation_framework.md for detailed rubrics