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spq-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a project fits Social Psychology Quarterly (SPQ) and whether to target an Article or a Note. SPQ is the leading journal of sociological social psychology, so the test is whether the work illuminates the link between social structure and the individual — not whether it is a clever psychology finding or a macro-sociology result. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.

When to use

• Choosing among possible projects or framings for an SPQ submission
• Deciding between a full Article and a Note
• Locating your project within a tradition
• Pressure-testing fit before investing
• Scoring fit, novelty, evidence readiness, and audience ownership
• Comparing against sibling venues like JPSP, ASR, AJS, or Social Forces

When not to use

• Collecting data
• Psychology studies of individual cognition with social structure only as a backdrop
• Macro stratification or demography papers with no social-psychological mechanism
• Prestige-only targeting when a sibling venue owns the contribution more directly

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