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ylj-revision-and-editing
Use when working through The Yale Law Journal (YLJ) post-acceptance editing cycle and answering author queries, or when preparing a shorter YLJ Forum piece. It covers the intensive student edit + the online companion path; it does not run the final cite verification (ylj-footnotes-and-cite-check).
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# Revision & Editing (ylj-revision-and-editing)
Acceptance at YLJ begins an **intensive, multi-round student edit**. Editors will substantively engage
the argument, restructure for clarity, query every doubtful assertion, and (via source-pull) verify
every footnote. This skill manages that cycle and the **YLJ Forum** online-companion path. The
line-by-line cite verification it triggers is `ylj-footnotes-and-cite-check`.
## When to trigger
- A piece was accepted and the editing cycle is starting
- You are answering a batch of author queries from student editors
- A substantive edit threatens your argument and you must push back constructively
- You are preparing a **Forum** piece (shorter, faster, often a response to a print article)
