From public-administration-review-skills
Evaluates whether a public-administration project fits PAR and determines the appropriate article type. Guides fit testing, sibling-venue triage, and article-type selection.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/public-administration-review-skills:pubar-topic-selectionThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
PAR is the **flagship of the American Society for Public Administration** and is explicitly designed to
PAR is the flagship of the American Society for Public Administration and is explicitly designed to bridge research and practice. The bar is not "new to my subfield" alone — it is "advances PA scholarship and speaks to practitioners." Use this skill to pressure-test fit before you invest.
A strong PAR paper usually clears all four:
| If the paper is… | Better venue than PAR | PAR fit only if… |
|---|---|---|
| A formal/theory-driven test with no practitioner stake | JPART | you add a credible managerial "so-what" |
| A cost-benefit / program-evaluation policy analysis | JPAM | the contribution is to administration, not policy choice |
| A comparative-institutions governance piece | Governance | the lens is public-management practice, not regime design |
| A subfield-only HR or budgeting note | a field journal | it generalizes to public management broadly |
pubar-theory-building).【Question】one sentence
【PA significance】who across PA subfields cares, and why
【Practitioner so-what】the Evidence-for-Practice seed (1-2 lines)
【Contribution type】theory / test / measurement / reconceptualization
【Article type】Scholarly Take / Conceptualizing PA / Early Career Intel / Practically Speaking
【Fit verdict】strong / needs reframing / off-fit (which sibling venue?)
【Next】pubar-literature-positioning
../../resources/external_tools.md — PA data sources by subfield../../resources/official-source-map.md — PAR article types and scopenpx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin public-administration-review-skillsTests whether a public-administration project fits JPART's theory-and-research focus, or redirects to a sibling venue (PAR, JPAM, Governance).
Explains PAR's double-blind review, desk screening criteria, decision spectrum, and article types to help shape manuscripts for acceptance.
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