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smr-writing-style
Use when revising prose for a Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) manuscript — methods-paper introduction arc, ASA citation style, the ≤150-word non-parenthetical abstract, and clear exposition of estimands, assumptions, and results. Edits prose and conformance; does not derive or simulate.
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# SMR Writing Style
Use this to make the prose match a methods journal. SMR readers are methodologists who want the
contribution stated early, the assumptions visible, and the math legible — and they want ASA style and
the abstract rules honored exactly, because conformance signals seriousness.
## The methods-paper introduction arc
Open in this order (model it on `resources/worked-examples/01-introduction.md`):
1. **The methodological problem in an applied setting** — what goes wrong when researchers use the
current method, stated concretely, not "X has received much attention."
2. **Why existing methods fail** — the gap, named, not a literature tour.
3. **The contribution** — develop / evaluate / correct, in one proportional sentence (from