Literature Positioning & Contribution (jf-literature-positioning)

When to trigger

• The related-work section is a chronological list ("X (2015) finds… Y (2018) finds…")
• A reader cannot tell in one paragraph what is new relative to the closest papers
• The intro cites broadly but never names the 3–5 papers it actually builds on / departs from
• A referee is likely to say "this is already in [well-known paper]"

JF norm: position, do not survey

JF introductions are short and lead with the question and finding. The literature is woven into the contribution paragraph(s), not parked in a standalone "Literature Review" chapter. A general-interest AFA reader should leave the introduction knowing the question, the answer, the magnitude, and exactly how it differs from the closest work.

Engage JF's own canon