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commres-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a communication project fits Communication Research (CR) and is shaped as quantitative, theory-testing social science. CR rewards a clear communication-science question with a testable mechanism, not platform novelty or description. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.
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# Topic Selection & Fit (commres-topic-selection)
CR is SAGE's **quantitative, social-scientific** communication journal. The bar is not "new on this
platform" or "interesting case" — it is **"advances communication science with a testable
mechanism."** Use this skill to pressure-test fit before you invest.
## When to trigger
- Choosing among possible projects or framings for a CR submission
- A reviewer/colleague said the paper feels "descriptive," "atheoretical," or "qualitative for CR"
- Deciding whether CR or a sibling (JoC, HCR, New Media & Society) is the right home
- Sharpening a vague effect into a hypothesis-testing communication-science question
## The CR fit test