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ppsych-topic-selection
Use when judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad, integrative, theoretical, or meta-scientific rather than a single study — and framing its animating question. Decides fit and venue; it does not gather the literature (ppsych-literature-synthesis) or shape the proposal (ppsych-proposal-and-commissioning).
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# Topic Selection for a PoPS Contribution (ppsych-topic-selection)
## When to trigger
- You have a candidate idea and need to know if it is "PoPS-shaped"
- A topic feels either too narrow (one study, one paradigm) or too sprawling (all of cognition)
- You are deciding between PoPS and a sibling (Psychological Science, Psychological Bulletin, Annual Review of Psychology, Current Directions)
- A meta-science idea exists but you are unsure whether it is a perspective or a primary methods paper
## What PoPS is for
PoPS publishes an **eclectic, broad, integrative mix**: broad integrative reviews, overviews of research programs, theoretical and metatheoretical statements, methodology and **meta-science** commentary, philosophy-of-science pieces, opinion pieces on major issues, and even autobiographical or humorous essays (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准). The reader is a psychologist (or adjacent behavioral/social/neuro/methods scientist) from **any** area who wants the big picture — not a specialist seeking a single result. That cross-area readership sets the fit bar.
## The four PoPS-fit tests