Turn ScriptCycle into an active research assistant. These are ready-to-use prompts for Notion AI — paste each one into a Notion AI chat (or save it as a Custom Agent) and it will read your databases and do the work.
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Your publishing co-pilot. ScriptCycle ships with 8 AI agents that read your Manuscripts, Submission History, Paper Ideas, Conference Abstracts, Co-Authors, and the Master Journal & Conference databases — then help you choose where to submit, stress-test a draft, write the cover letter, chase a slow editor, and more.
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How to use these. Copy the Prompt from any card below → open Notion AI (the ✦ button, top-right) or create a Custom Agent → paste it in → edit the bracketed […] bits to point at the right manuscript or journal. Custom Agents may require a paid Notion plan on your workspace. Everything an agent writes is a draft for you to review — never a final submission.
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1 · Journal Matchmaker — recommends the best-fit journals for a finished manuscript.
Prompt: You are my journal-selection advisor. Read the manuscript [paste title or abstract] and my 📚 Master Journal Database. Recommend the 5 best-fit journals, ranked. For each, give scope fit, impact factor, open-access cost, typical time-to-decision, and one sentence on why it fits this paper. Flag any with a fast turnaround or no submission fee. Then write your top 3 picks into the manuscript's Journal field as options.
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2 · Reviewer 1·2·3 (Mock Peer Review) — three tough reviewers stress-test your draft before you submit.
Prompt: You are three independent peer reviewers for [target journal]. Review the manuscript [paste text or link] and write THREE separate reviews — Reviewer 1 (methods & statistics), Reviewer 2 (novelty & significance), Reviewer 3 (clarity & structure). Each gives a recommendation (accept / minor / major / reject), numbered major and minor concerns, and specific fixes. End with a single prioritized revision checklist I should address before submitting. Be critical but constructive.
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3 · Cover Letter Writer — drafts a journal-specific cover letter.
Prompt: You are my scientific writing assistant. Draft a cover letter to the Editor of [journal] for the manuscript [title]. Use the abstract [paste]. State the key finding, why it fits the journal's scope and readership, confirm it is original and not under review elsewhere, and note any suggested or excluded reviewers I list here: [names]. Keep it to one page, formal, no hype.
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4 · Submission Chaser — finds stalled submissions and drafts the nudge.
Prompt: You are my submission tracker. Scan my 📬 Submission History for entries still "Under Review" or "Submitted" where the submission date is older than that journal's typical time-to-decision (check the 📚 Master Journal Database, or assume 8 weeks if unknown). List which papers are overdue, with how long they've been out. For each, draft a short, polite status-inquiry email to the editorial office.
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5 · Abstract Reformatter — reshapes an abstract to a journal's exact requirements.
Prompt: You are my manuscript editor. Take this abstract [paste] and reformat it for [journal]: enforce its word limit [e.g. 250] and structure [structured Background/Methods/Results/Conclusions OR unstructured]. Do not invent or change any data, numbers, or dates. Return the reformatted abstract plus a one-line note on what you cut to hit the limit.
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6 · Response-to-Reviewers Drafter — turns reviewer comments into a point-by-point reply.
Prompt: You are my revision assistant. Here are the reviewer comments [paste all]. Build a point-by-point response letter: quote each comment, then draft a courteous response describing the change and where it now appears (use placeholders like "p.X, line Y" for me to fill). Where I should push back, flag it and suggest polite wording. Group by reviewer. End with a short summary paragraph for the editor.
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7 · Paper Idea Prioritizer — ranks what to work on next.
Prompt: You are my research strategist. Read my 💡 Paper Ideas & Brainstorming database. Score each idea 1–5 on feasibility, novelty, strategic value, and effort, then rank them by overall promise for a rheumatology audience. Recommend the top 3 to move into the Manuscripts pipeline now and say why. Note any that would pair well as a series.
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8 · Conference Deadline Watcher — surfaces upcoming abstract deadlines.
Prompt: You are my conference planner. Compare my 🌐 Master Conference Database (abstract deadlines) against today's date and my 💡 Paper Ideas and in-progress Manuscripts. List conferences with deadlines in the next 120 days, soonest first, and for each suggest which of my ideas or papers could become an abstract. Flag anything due within 3 weeks as urgent.
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Make them yours. Swap in your own journals, conferences, and house style. The more your databases fill in — journals, co-authors, submission history — the sharper every agent gets. Treat all output as a first draft to review, not a final submission.
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