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poq-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a project fits Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ) and which submission type to target. POQ is the leading journal of public opinion and survey methodology, so the test is a contribution to opinion/communication theory, to current public opinion, or to survey validity — 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 POQ submission
• Deciding among Original Article, Research Note, Polls in Context, and Research Synthesis
• Pressure-testing fit before investing in a project
• Reframing questions toward POQ register
• Determining if contribution is substantive or methodological

When not to use

• Collecting data
• Generic social-science findings without opinion or survey validity contribution
• Surveys with no opinion-theory or survey-methods payoff

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