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psci-literature-positioning

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Use when positioning a Psychological Science manuscript against the literature within the journal's tight word budget. With roughly 40 references and a 2,000-word Introduction+Discussion, positioning must be sharp — establish the gap and the contribution fast. Stakes the contribution; it does not write the literature review.

When to use

• Drafting or compressing the Introduction
• Addressing reviewer feedback that contribution is incremental
• Prioritizing citations when exceeding format limits
• Connecting specific findings to broad psychological questions
• Framing replications and extensions
• Citation-budget triage

When not to use

• Writing the literature review

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