Use when targeting Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology or deciding whether a clinical-oncology review or perspective fits this invited-review venue. Encodes the journal's fit, the commissioned-review and authoritative-synthesis bar, scope and house style, the topic-proposal route, official-submission re-check, and desk-reject heuristics. Venue-fit aid only, not clinical advice.
SkillScore86Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 9/1/2026
What it changes
Passed 19 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 13 of 22 without it.
Without skill59%
With skill86%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
The output classifies the fit as Low.
The output classifies the fit as High.
The output classifies the fit as Low or Medium.
and 10 more in the full report
9 fixed10 passed either way0 still failing3 broke
Pass-rate lift
+27 pp
Tokens
+10%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-40%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 9/1/2026v119 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 9 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 9
Prompt
We analyzed national cancer registry data to evaluate disparities in colorectal cancer screening adherence across rural populations. We are evaluating Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology for publication. Please evaluate this manuscript by providing fit rating, target journal type, topic tags, study design, method rigor, desk reject risk, official items to check, and potential re-route venues.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
The output classifies the fit as Low.
Passed
Passed
The output recommends re-routing to The Lancet Public Health.
Missed
Passed
case-06 · gemini-3.6-flash · 9/1/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology is a Nature Reviews journal publishing authoritative,
largely commissioned and invited review and perspective articles in clinical
oncology — synthesizing the state of evidence across systemic therapy, immuno-oncology,
precision medicine, supportive and survivorship care, and cancer-care delivery for a
broad oncology readership. It is not a primary-research venue: it does not publish
original trials, original cohorts, or new datasets, and unsolicited primary-data
manuscripts are a top desk-reject. The defining expectation is a balanced, forward-
looking, expert synthesis that frames where a field stands and where it is going, with
clinical decision relevance — typically arising from an editor-commissioned topic or an
accepted pre-submission proposal. This skill is a fit / venue-selection / re-framing
aid; it is not clinical or regulatory advice and does not replace the journal's current
instructions for authors. Before submitting or proposing, re-check the live Nature
Reviews Clinical Oncology author instructions.
When to trigger
The author has an authoritative clinical-oncology review or perspective idea and is
considering Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology.
The author needs to understand the commissioned/invited model and the pre-submission
topic-proposal route rather than direct manuscript submission.
The author is choosing between a Nature Reviews synthesis and a primary-research
oncology journal.
The author needs the venue's scope, house style, and the desk-reject reality for
unsolicited primary data.
Scope & topic fit
Comprehensive, balanced reviews synthesizing the current evidence and controversies in
a clinical-oncology field, with clear clinical relevance.
Perspectives and opinion/forward-looking pieces that frame a paradigm shift, emerging
therapeutic class, or unresolved clinical question.
Cross-cutting syntheses spanning precision oncology, immuno-oncology, supportive/
survivorship care, and cancer-care delivery.
Consensus-style or framework articles that organize a fragmented evidence base for
practising oncologists (when commissioned or proposed and accepted).
Topics with broad oncology readership relevance, not narrow single-tumor minutiae,