From spq-skills
Determines whether a project fits Social Psychology Quarterly (SPQ) and whether to target an Article or a Note. Helps frame the question by applying SPQ's fit criteria and locating the project within sociological social psychology traditions.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/spq-skills:spq-topic-selectionThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
SPQ is the flagship of **sociological social psychology**. The bar is not "novel to psychology" and not
SPQ is the flagship of sociological social psychology. The bar is not "novel to psychology" and not "important to macro sociology" — it is "does this advance our understanding of how social structure and process connect to the individual?" Use this skill to pressure-test fit before you invest.
A strong SPQ paper usually clears all four:
spq-research-design).| Tradition | Center the contribution on… |
|---|---|
| Symbolic interaction | how meaning, self, and the interaction order are constructed and managed |
| Social structure & personality | how structural position (class, race, gender, networks) shapes self, well-being, attitudes |
| Group processes | status, expectation states, exchange, legitimacy, justice in interaction settings |
| Identity theory | identity salience, prominence, verification, and their structural antecedents |
| Affect / emotion | sentiments, impression formation, emotion management, and their social organization |
Run this as a concrete capability pass. First lock the social-psychological process, measurement, design, and boundary condition across groups or contexts; then test whether the manuscript addresses social-psychology reviewers who expect interaction, identity, group process, or status mechanisms grounded in sociological theory.
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.【Question】one sentence
【Structure–individual link】what connects to the self / interaction / group, and how
【Tradition】symbolic interaction / SSP / group processes / identity / affect
【Mechanism】the social-psychological process at work
【Type】Article (≤10,000) / Note (≤5,000)
【Fit verdict】strong / needs reframing / off-fit (too psychological / too macro — why)
【Next】spq-literature-positioning
../../resources/external_tools.md — data sources by tradition../../resources/official-source-map.md — SPQ scope and article typesnpx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin spq-skillsPositions an SPQ manuscript as a contribution to sociological social psychology by engaging the field's own traditions and theoretical programs.
Guides selection of the correct JPSP section (ASC, IRGP, PPID) and evaluates theoretical-contribution fit for personality/social-psychology projects.
Helps decide whether a sociology project fits the American Journal of Sociology (AJS) and how to frame it for theoretical ambition and general significance.