Topic Selection & Section Fit (jpsp-topic-selection)

JPSP rewards a theoretical contribution, not just a clean effect. Before anything else you must make two decisions: (1) is the contribution big enough for JPSP's long-format, multi-study standard, and (2) which of the three sections is it for. Picking the wrong section is a common, avoidable cause of a desk re-route or rejection — each section is edited separately.

When to trigger

• Deciding whether a project is a JPSP paper or belongs in a shorter / more specialized outlet
• Choosing among ASC, IRGP, and PPID
• Reframing a single-study finding into a JPSP-scale theoretical package

Step 1 — Choose the section