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jmf-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a project fits the Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) and whether it should be a full article or a brief report. JMF is the interdisciplinary flagship of family science, so the test is a genuine contribution to understanding families and close relationships, not a generic social-science finding. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.

When to use

• Choosing among possible projects or framings for a JMF submission
• Deciding between a full article and a brief report
• Considering a replication or an important null finding as the contribution
• Pressure-testing fit before investing in a project
• Scoring manuscript on venue fit, novelty, evidence readiness, and audience ownership
• Comparing against sibling venues like Demography, Social Forces, and Child Development

When not to use

• Collecting data
• Generic social-science findings not central to family science
• General survey results where family is incidental
• Method demonstrations with no family-science substance

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