# Contributing to Skills4SocialScience

Thanks for contributing.

## What you can submit

- AI skills (`_skills/<stage>/<slug>/index.md` + `SKILL.md`)
- Papers (`_papers/*.md`)
- Resources (`_resources/*.md`)

## Taxonomy standards

- Skill stages: `literature`, `design`, `data`, `analysis`, `writing`, `presentation`, `teaching`
- Paper categories: `general`, `methodology`, `application`, `ethics-policy`, `review`
- Resource categories: `research-tool`, `dataset`, `workflow`, `benchmark`, `community`

## Fastest way

1. Open the website submit page.
2. Choose `Skill`, `Paper`, or `Resource`.
3. Fill in fields and click `Submit to GitHub`.
4. A prefilled GitHub issue will open.
5. Maintainers review the issue and merge the content into the repository.

## Manual pull request

1. Fork this repository.
2. Add your markdown file in the correct collection folder.
3. Follow existing front matter format.
4. Open a pull request with a short description.

## Notes

- Keep entries concise and practical.
- Include working links.
- Prefer open-source or openly accessible resources.

## Labels and triage

- `skill-submission`: new or updated skill proposals
- `paper-submission`: paper entries
- `resource-submission`: resource entries
- `needs-triage`: pending maintainer review