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agsy-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a project fits Agricultural Systems (AgSy) and which article type to target. AgSy is a systems-science journal, so the test is a genuine systems question — interactions among components, across hierarchical levels (field → farm → landscape → region → food system), trade-offs, and emergent behavior — analyzed with integrated modelling, NOT a single-factor field trial. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.
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# Topic Selection & Fit (agsy-topic-selection)
Agricultural Systems publishes the **systems analysis of agricultural systems**. The bar is not "a new
result for crop X" — it is **"a systems question about interactions and trade-offs."** Use this skill to
pressure-test fit before you invest, and to keep a field trial from being mistaken for a systems paper.
## When to trigger
- Choosing among possible projects or framings for an AgSy submission
- A reviewer/colleague said the paper "is just a field trial" or "lacks a systems angle"
- Deciding between a **research paper** and a **short communication**
- Considering a **perspective** (forward-looking opinion) or a **comment** on a published paper
## The AgSy fit test