/install journal-selector
Journal Selector
Match papers to the right venue — maximizing acceptance odds and impact.
Input Needed
Provide one or more of:
- Full paper draft
- Abstract
- Key contributions list
- Current submission status (new / revision / rejected)
- Author preference: speed vs. prestige, theory vs. application, impact factor priority
Output: Venue Recommendations
For each suggested venue, provide:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Venue | Full name + abbreviation |
| Fit Score | 1-10, how well paper matches |
| Match Reasoning | Why this paper fits this venue |
| Risk | Reach / Safe / Safety |
| Review Speed | Fast (3-6mo) / Medium (6-9mo) / Slow (9-18mo) |
| Impact Factor | If known |
| Key Concerns | What might cause rejection here |
| Strategy Tip | How to position the paper for this venue |
Risk Classification
- Reach: Top-tier, low acceptance rate, high impact if accepted
- Safe: Lower-tier, higher acceptance, less prestige
- Safety: Almost certain acceptance, but limited impact
Review Speed Classification
- Fast: Conferences (ICRA, CDC, ACC), some letters journals
- Medium: IEEE TIE, TCST, Neurocomputing
- Slow: IEEE TAC, Automatica, Springer journals
Venue Categories for Control/AI Research
Tier 1 — High Prestige, Low Acceptance
- IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (TAC)
- Automatica
- International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR)
Tier 2 — Strong, Balanced
- IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (TIE)
- IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology (TCST)
- IEEE Transactions on Robotics (TRO)
- Systems & Control Letters
- International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing
Tier 3 — Applied / Specialized
- IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
- Journal of the Franklin Institute
- Asian Journal of Control
- IET Control Theory & Applications
Tier 4 — Fast Conference Track
- CDC (IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control)
- ACC (American Control Conference)
- ICRA (IEEE Intl. Conf. on Robotics and Automation)
- IROS (IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems)
- ECC (European Control Conference)
AI / Learning + Control
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (TNNLS)
- IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence
- Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (PRAMI)
See references/venue-database.md for full venue profiles including IF, review speed, scope, and tips.
Decision Factors
- Paper's theory-to-application ratio — Pure theory → TAC/Automatica; Applied → TIE/TCST
- Novelty level — Incremental → Mid-tier; Breakthrough → Top-tier
- Author timeline — Need publication fast → Conference first; Can wait → Journal
- Target audience — Robotics community → ICRA/IROS; Control theory → CDC/ACC/TAC
- Revision history — Rejected from top? Suggest next-tier before re-review
Workflow
- Analyze paper: extract topic, method, contribution strength, application domain
- Map to venue categories (tier + type)
- Score fit for 8-12 candidate venues
- Select top 5-8 with varied risk levels
- Sort by fit score descending
- Include reach/safe/safety spread for author choice
Warning Signs
- Paper is too theoretical for applied journal → expect desk rejection
- Paper lacks experiments for IEEE Transactions → risky
- Novelty is incremental but targeting top-tier → high rejection risk
- Mixing control + learning communities without clear contribution to either → positioning problem
See references/venue-database.md for detailed venue profiles.
- 确保已安装 OpenClaw(本地或 Docker 部署)
- 在对话框中输入安装命令:
/install journal-selector - 安装完成后,直接呼叫该 Skill 的名称或使用
/journal-selector触发 - 根据 Skill 的参数说明提供必要输入,即可获得结构化输出
Journal Selector 是什么?
Suggest optimal academic venues for paper submission based on paper content, novelty level, and author's goals. Activated when Chopin asks 'which journal sho... 它是一个面向 Claude Code / OpenClaw 的 AI Agent Skill 插件,目前累计下载 131 次。
如何安装 Journal Selector?
在 OpenClaw 或 Claude Code 对话框中运行命令「/install journal-selector」即可一键安装,无需额外配置。
Journal Selector 是免费的吗?
是的,Journal Selector 完全免费,采用 MIT-0 许可证,可自由下载、安装和使用。
Journal Selector 支持哪些平台?
Journal Selector 跨平台运行,可在任意部署了 OpenClaw / Claude Code 的环境中使用(cross-platform)。
谁开发了 Journal Selector?
由 Chopin(@shaopanguo)开发并维护,当前版本 v1.0.0。