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arpsych-topic-selection

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Use when judging whether a psychology topic is mature, important, and synthesis-ready enough to warrant an Annual Review of Psychology (ARPsych) review. Tests topic fit; it does not pitch the topic to the Committee (arpsych-proposal-and-commissioning) or gather the literature (arpsych-literature-synthesis).

When to use

• judging whether a psychology topic is mature, important, and synthesis-ready
• determining if ARPsych is the right home for a review
• distinguishing an ARPsych-scale survey from a Psychological Bulletin meta-analysis
• scoping a topic to a plausible single-article length
• identifying the organizing question for a review
• triaging topics to sibling venues like Psychological Bulletin or ARClinPsych

When not to use

• pitching the topic to the Committee
• gathering the literature
• running a stand-alone meta-analysis
• writing a short, provocative argument or commentary
• submitting an original study with new data

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