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ajps-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a political-science project fits the American Journal of Political Science (AJPS) and which submission type (Article, Research Note, Correspondence) to target. AJPS is a generalist but quantitatively leaning venue that rewards a sharp, well-identified question with a generalizable payoff. Helps frame the question and pick the type; it does not collect data.
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# Topic Selection & Fit (ajps-topic-selection)
AJPS publishes across the discipline but most of its pages carry **rigorous empirical, experimental,
computational, or formal-empirical** work. The test is not "novel to my subfield" alone — it is a
**clear, well-identified contribution** that a broad political-science audience will cite. Use this
skill to pressure-test fit before you invest.
## When to trigger
- Choosing among possible projects or framings for an AJPS submission
- A colleague said the paper feels "descriptive," "thin on identification," or "too narrow"
- Deciding between a full **Article** and a **Research Note**
- Considering a **Correspondence** critique of a published AJPS finding
