Research Paper Outline — Claude Skill

Your paper,
structured to
pass review.

Argument map. Full outline. Discipline-calibrated.

Structure failure is why papers get rejected. This skill builds your outline around your argument, not around a generic template.

Research Paper Outline is a Claude AI skill that produces a full research paper outline — argument map, section structure, chapter summaries, and writing roadmap.

⚡ Replaces 2–3 hours of outline planning — runs in under 3 minutes.
Get this skill — $7
Output preview — Research Paper Outline
Argument Map
Your thesis tested before you write a word.
CENTRAL CLAIM: Remote-first onboarding reduces early attrition by 23% when structured around asynchronous cohort bonding rather than synchronous training sessions.

Supporting Argument 1 — Cohort bonding reduces isolation signals
Evidence: Retention data from 6 remote-first firms, 2021–2024
Anticipated objection: Async formats reduce spontaneous relationship formation
Rebuttal: Structured async cohort activities outperform ad hoc sync socialising in measurable bonding outcomes

CONTRIBUTION: Challenges the dominant assumption that synchronous onboarding is inherently superior for distributed teams.
Argument map is produced before the section outline — structure follows the claim, not a template.
Section Structure
Full hierarchical outline with word count allocations.
Social Sciences (Empirical) | Journal Article | 8,000 words | APA 7
━━ SECTION I: INTRODUCTION (~800w)
Purpose: Establish the gap and state the RQ
A. Problem context — distributed workforce growth
B. Gap in literature — async onboarding understudied
C. Research question + contribution statement
━━ SECTION II: LITERATURE REVIEW (~1,600w)
Purpose: Construct the gap, not summarise sources
A. Onboarding and attrition — existing evidence
B. Remote work and social cohesion literature
C. Gap: async cohort bonding unexplored empirically
All sections continue through Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion with word counts summing to target.
Chapter Summaries
A brief for every section before you draft it.
SECTION SUMMARY: Literature Review

Purpose: Build the case that async cohort bonding in remote onboarding is a genuine gap — not merely an understudied topic, but one where existing frameworks actively mislead.

Opening move: Acknowledge the established link between onboarding quality and 90-day retention, then show the evidence base is entirely synchronous-context-dependent.

Closing move: Name the specific gap — no study has isolated async cohort bonding as an independent variable — and signal your methodology as the first to do so.

Transition: This gap motivates the mixed-methods design described in Section III.
Each section has a brief covering purpose, opening move, closing move, and transition — so you know exactly what to write before you start.
Methodology Brief
Named, justified, and ready to defend to a supervisor.
Recommended approach: Sequential explanatory mixed methods

Why it fits your RQ: Quantitative phase establishes the attrition effect; qualitative phase explains the mechanism behind it — neither alone would answer the research question.

Key design decisions:
• Sampling: Purposive — remote-first firms >50 employees, onboarded 2022–2024
• Instrument: Retention records (quant) + semi-structured interviews (qual)
• Analysis: Logistic regression + thematic analysis
• Rigour: Member checking, audit trail, Cronbach's α for survey items

Alternative: Cross-sectional survey only — faster, but loses mechanism depth.
Produced only when methodology is uncertain or when the paper type requires explicit design justification.
Full output
What you receive
✓ Argument map — thesis, supporting claims, objections, contribution
✓ Full section outline — discipline-calibrated, hierarchical, word-count allocated
✓ Chapter summaries — purpose, opening move, closing move, transition
✓ Methodology brief — named approach, design decisions, rigour strategy
✓ Writing roadmap — phased action plan from outline to submission
✓ Covers STEM, social sciences, humanities, law, health, and more
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How it works

How does Research Paper Outline work?

  1. Tell Claude what you need — the skill asks 2-3 narrowing questions specific to the task.
  2. The skill runs live research and structures the output before writing a single word.
  3. An anti-slop quality gate checks the draft, then delivers a ready-to-use result for $7.
What you get

Why this outline
holds up.

🗺️
Argument map first. Structure follows the claim, not a blank template.
Argument-led
🔬
Discipline-calibrated. IMRaD, IRAC, thesis-driven — matched to your field.
6 discipline types
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Section briefs included. You know exactly what to write before you start.
Draft-ready briefs
🛡️
Anti-slop gate blocks weak theses and vague research questions before delivery.
Quality-checked
Who it's for

Built for anyone
doing serious research.

✓
Graduate students outlining a dissertation or thesis chapter.
✓
Researchers preparing a journal article or conference submission.
✓
Research assistants structuring papers across multiple disciplines.
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Academics who have a topic but need to sharpen a focused argument.
Not what this is for
✕Writing the paper for you — it produces the outline and briefs, not the full draft.
✕Undergraduate essays without a clear research question — needs a real argument to map.
✕Non-academic writing — calibrated for scholarly structure and publication conventions only.

The complete guide to research paper outlines covers what makes an argument-driven outline versus a section-by-section filler.

"I had a topic for six months and couldn't start. The argument map took my thesis from vague to defensible in one session. My supervisor approved the outline first try."
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Olga P.
PhD researcher, Warsaw · Student Bundle
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Quick answers

Do I need a paid Claude account for Research Paper Outline?

No. The free Claude plan is enough to get started and see the skill working. A Pro plan unlocks longer outputs.

How do I install the Research Paper Outline skill?

Download the .skill file, open Claude, go to Customize → Skills → Upload a skill, and drop the file in. It appears in your slash-command list immediately.

Can I edit or customise the output after I receive it?

Yes. The output is plain text you own and can edit freely. Most users tweak specific details or the call-to-action to fit their exact use case before sending or publishing.

How specific do my inputs need to be to get a good result?

The more specific your input, the more precise the output. The skill asks targeted questions to gather context — answering these in detail produces noticeably better results than generic one-line inputs.

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