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jpam-topic-selection

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Use when judging whether a research idea fits the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM) — a credibly evaluable policy or program question with a decision-relevant takeaway that reaches across economics, political science, and public management. Tests fit and sharpens the question; it does not design the study or run analysis.

When to use

• Choosing among ideas for a JPAM submission
• Judging if a paper is policy-relevant
• Deciding between Feature Article and shorter types
• Determining if JPAM or a field journal is the home
• Testing if a question is causally answerable and policy-relevant
• Reframing descriptive work into policy evaluations

When not to use

• Designing the study
• Running analysis
• Pure methods or theory papers with no policy application
• Descriptive work with no policy lever
• Choosing JPAM solely due to rejection from field journals

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