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asr-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a sociology project fits the American Sociological Review (ASR) and whether to write a full Article or a Comment/Reply. ASR is sociology's general flagship, so the test is broad significance and theoretical payoff across subfields, not novelty within one. Frames the question; it does not collect data.
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# Topic Selection & Fit (asr-topic-selection)
ASR is the discipline's **general** journal. The bar is not "new to my subfield" — it is
**"advances how sociology understands something important."** Use this skill to pressure-test fit
before investing.
## When to trigger
- Choosing among possible projects or framings for ASR
- A reader said the paper feels "too narrow," "merely descriptive," or "subfield-only"
- Deciding between a full **Article** and a **Comment/Reply**
## The ASR fit test
