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smr-literature-positioning
Use when positioning a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript against the methods literature across sociology, statistics, econometrics, psychometrics, and computational social science, and avoiding sibling-journal misattribution. Maps the contribution onto prior methods; does not derive or simulate.
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# SMR Literature Positioning
Use this to place the contribution in the *methods* literature, not the substantive one. SMR
reviewers are methodologists who often know the closest prior estimator, the original derivation, and
the competing approach in a neighboring discipline. A missed precedent is the fastest path to a
reject.
## Position against methods, not findings
The literature review of an SMR paper answers "what is the closest *method*, and how is yours
different?" — not "what is known about the substantive topic." Structure the review as a small map:
- **Direct ancestors**: the method(s) your contribution extends, corrects, or replaces. Cite the
primary source, not a textbook summary.