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journal-if from agents365-ai/365-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add agents365-ai/365-skills/journal-if@v1.0.0

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Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
agents365-ai/365-skills
Path
plugins/journal-if/skills/journal-if/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
3
Latest version
v1.0.0, committed Sep 14, 2026
First version recorded
Jul 14, 2026
Size
7,143 bytes
Repository stars
87
License
none declared

Use when looking up journal impact factors (JCR IF), checking a journal's impact factor by name, comparing IF across journals, or answering questions about "影响因子" / "impact factor" / "IF". Triggers on "impact factor", "journal IF", "影响因子", "JCR", "IF score", "journal rank", "which journal has higher IF", "what is the IF of". PROACTIVELY USE when user mentions journal prestige, publication venue quality, or manuscript submission target evaluation.

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What the file says

# Journal Impact Factor Lookup

Look up journal impact factors using a two-source cascade: bundled CSV cache (~200 common journals) → OpenAlex API (approximate 2-year IF for any journal).

**Critical rule:** Always use `journal_if.py` for lookups. Never guess impact factors — they change yearly and vary by edition.

## Quick Reference

| User wants... | Tier | Command |
| --------------- | ------ | --------- |
| Look up IF of a journal | read | `python3 journal_if.py lookup "Nature Medicine"` |
| Search for a journal | read | `python3 journal_if.py search "cancer immunology"` |
| Process a list of journals | read | `python3 journal_if.py batch journals.txt` |
| Cache-only (no network) | read | `python3 journal_if.py --offline lookup "Cell"` |
| Inspect cache state | read | `python3 journal_if.py cache status` |
| Refresh upstream CSV | write | `python3 journal_if.py cache update` |
| Machine-readable CLI contract | read | `python3 journal_if.py schema` |
| Schema for one subcommand | read | `python3 journal_if.py schema lookup` |

### Output format

Stdout is a stable JSON envelope when the CLI is **not** attached to a terminal
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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add agents365-ai/365-skills/journal-if@sha256:b79ba4b197b59352

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Source

GitHub

agents365-ai/365-skills · 87 stars · license none declared · pushed 2026-10-16 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_7pkfyapxohfgrcdj
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=agents365-ai/365-skills/journal-if
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/b79ba4b197b593526ed998e8ca86d0b113b7ba91a8bc20c870886c9ae7c40112

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