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bjps-literature-positioning

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Use when positioning a British Journal of Political Science (BJPS) manuscript against the literature so it reads as a contribution of wide, cross-subfield, international interest. BJPS readers span subfields and countries, so the paper must engage the literatures they expect and avoid the desk-screen trap of looking parochial. Stakes the contribution; it does not write the lit review.

When to use

• Drafting or revising the introduction
• Revising the contribution paragraph
• Addressing reviewer feedback on missed work
• Connecting country/subfield literature to general theory
• Distinguishing contribution from closest prior papers
• Writing a Comment engaging the target article

When not to use

• Writing the full literature review

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