From poq-skills
Positions POQ manuscripts against the literature so they read as contributions to public-opinion or survey-methodology scholarship.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/poq-skills:poq-literature-positioningThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
POQ sits at the intersection of **public-opinion theory, communication, political behavior, and survey
POQ sits at the intersection of public-opinion theory, communication, political behavior, and survey methodology. Positioning means showing reviewers — who are often survey scientists — that you know both the substantive debate and the methodological lineage your design belongs to. The goal is to place the paper where a POQ reader sees the gap and the move.
poq-survey-design-and-measurement).| If your paper is… | also engage… |
|---|---|
| a substantive opinion finding | the measurement literature on how that construct is surveyed |
| a methods contribution | the substantive literatures that will use the method |
| a mode/nonresponse study | the Total Survey Error and AAPOR disclosure framework |
| a communication-effects study | the question-wording / framing and panel-attrition literatures |
poq-submission)Run this as a concrete capability pass. First lock the public-opinion construct, sampling frame, mode effects, weighting/nonresponse plan, and trend or causal interpretation; then test whether the manuscript addresses survey and public-opinion reviewers who inspect measurement, sampling, mode, nonresponse, and inference about attitudes or behavior.
claim / evidence / blocker / next edit rows so the next pass can patch the manuscript directly.resources/official-source-map.md for volatile rules and name the one unresolved fact that could change the recommendation.【Debate】the live disagreement / open question (substantive or methodological)
【Key works】the 3-6 that define it (incl. survey-methods lineage)
【Gap】what is contested / mismeasured / untested
【Move】how this paper changes the debate
【Strongest rival】and how the design will adjudicate it
【Next】poq-theory-and-hypotheses
../../resources/external_tools.md — survey-methodology literature anchors (TSE, AAPOR standards)../../resources/official-source-map.md — POQ scope across opinion, communication, and survey methodsnpx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin poq-skillsRoutes a Public Opinion Quarterly manuscript to the correct sub-skill based on submission type and lifecycle stage. Dispatches only, does not draft content.
Positions an APSR manuscript against the literature to avoid desk rejection for failing to engage relevant work. Helps frame the contribution for a discipline-wide audience.
Positions an AJPS manuscript against the literature while maintaining double-blind anonymity. Engages debates, stakes contributions, and anonymizes self-citations.