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asr-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a sociology project fits the American Sociological Review (ASR) and whether to write a full Article or a Comment/Reply. ASR is sociology's general flagship, so the test is broad significance and theoretical payoff across subfields, not novelty within one. Frames the question; it does not collect data.

When to use

• Choosing among possible projects or framings for ASR
• Deciding between a full Article and a Comment/Reply
• Pressure-testing fit before investing
• Predicting the screening decision
• Recasting narrow projects around general mechanisms

When not to use

• Collecting data
• Writing a new study into a Comment
• Method showcase with no substantive sociological payoff

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