From jpsp-skills
Positions a JPSP manuscript introduction and literature review against the section's expected literatures to sharpen the gap and contribution.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/jpsp-skills:jpsp-literature-positioningThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
In JPSP the **introduction and literature review are long and load-bearing** — they justify the whole
In JPSP the introduction and literature review are long and load-bearing — they justify the whole
multi-study package and set up the theory. Reviewers in your section judge whether you have engaged
the right literatures and located a real, non-trivial gap. This skill positions the paper; the
argument itself lives in jpsp-theory-and-hypotheses.
jpsp-submission)"The contribution is incremental" is the most common JPSP positioning rejection. The fix differs by what the reviewer distrusts:
| Charge beneath "incremental" | Fix that reads as JPSP-scale |
|---|---|
| "Known effect in a new sample" | Reframe around a mechanism or moderator prior work could not specify |
| "You ignore the canonical debate" | Cite the section's core conversation (ASC cognition; IRGP groups; PPID traits) and locate your tension inside it |
| "A short-report journal owns this" | Show why the claim needs several converging studies |
Illustrative — invented to show the move, not a real literature.
Weak: "Self-control and well-being are understudied together" — a PPID reviewer reads a topic, not a gap. Sharper: "Trait self-control predicts well-being, yet whether it does so by avoiding temptation or resisting it is unresolved — two process accounts make opposite predictions in high-temptation contexts." This names the construct, the tension, and a diagnostic test, and foreshadows the multi-study package needed to dissociate the two processes.
Treat this skill as an executable review pass, not a prose hint. First lock the construct validity, study sequence, power/robustness plan, and boundary conditions; then judge whether the current manuscript answers the venue's real reader: psychology reviewers who need a theoretical construct, validated measurement, and cumulative-study logic.
claim / evidence / risk / manuscript location rows, so the next agent can edit rather than rediscover the issue.resources/official-source-map.md has been checked for volatile rules and the manuscript has one concrete fix for the largest venue-specific risk.【Section literatures engaged】list the 3–5 the editor will expect
【Gap / tension】one precise sentence
【Theoretical contribution】one sentence, stated up front
【Competing accounts】named + how the paper adjudicates
【Study-set foreshadow】why N studies are needed
【Next】jpsp-theory-and-hypotheses
../../resources/external_tools.md — reference managers + APA 7th formatting../../resources/official-source-map.md — section remits and house formatnpx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin jpsp-skillsPositions a JAP manuscript against I-O literature to clarify the theoretical contribution. Useful for drafting the introduction, responding to reviewer concerns about novelty, or distinguishing from sibling venues.
Positions Psychological Science manuscripts against the literature with sharp gap/contribution framing and ~40 reference budgets. Handles reviewer feedback about incremental contributions.
Dispatches JPSP manuscript work to the correct sub-skill based on section (ASC/IRGP/PPID) and lifecycle stage. Does not draft content.