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jaar-topic-selection

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Use when deciding whether a project fits the Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JAAR) and how to frame it. JAAR's bar is broad and fundamental interest to the study of religion across traditions and methods — a contribution only to one subfield will be returned for reframing before review. Frames the question; it does not do the research.

When to use

• Choosing among projects or framings for JAAR
• Reframing a project after an editor requested it
• Deciding whether JAAR is the right home vs. a specialist journal
• Addressing feedback that a piece is only for specialists
• Reframing subfield projects toward the study of religion

When not to use

• Doing the research
• Confessional or advocacy framing
• Descriptive surveys with no thesis

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