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ajs-writing-style

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Use when shaping the prose, structure, and citations of an American Journal of Sociology (AJS) manuscript to AJS's own author-date house style (NOT the ASA Style Guide). AJS rewards theoretically ambitious, generalist-legible writing and has specific notes/references conventions. Polishes the writing; it does not invent content.

When to use

• Polishing the manuscript before ajs-submission
• Formatting citations, notes, and references to AJS house style
• Converting a draft formatted in ASA or another style into AJS house style
• Fixing writing that is for specialists only or buries the contribution
• Ensuring generalist legibility and argument-forward paragraphs

When not to use

• Inventing content
• Formatting to the ASA Style Guide
• Padding to feel like an AJS paper
• Identifying self-references that break double-blind anonymity

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