bjps-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a political-science project fits the British Journal of Political Science (BJPS) and which of its three formats to target. BJPS is a broad, internationally-oriented general journal, so the test is wide interest across subfields and beyond one national case, not subfield novelty alone. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill bjps-topic-selection --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Topic Selection & Fit (bjps-topic-selection) BJPS is a **broadly based, general-interest** political-science journal that "aims to cover developments across a wide range of countries and specialisms." The bar is not "new to my subfield" or "first study of country X" — it is **"of wide interest to political scientists."** Use this skill to pressure-test fit before you invest. ## When to trigger - Choosing among possible projects or framings for a BJPS submission - A reviewer/colleague said the paper feels "too narrow," "single-country," or "subfield-only" - Deciding between a **Research Article** and a **Letter** - Considering a **Comment** on a published BJPS piece ## The BJPS fit test A strong BJPS paper usually clears all four: 1. **Wide interest.** A scholar in a *different* subfield or studying a *different* region should see why it matters. Frame the stakes for politics broadly — institutions, behaviour, representation, conflict, political economy, normative order. 2. **A real contribution, not just a finding.** It changes how the field thinks, measures, or argues — a new mechanism, a decisive test, a reconceptualization, a corrected record. 3. **Credible on its own methodol
- When to trigger
- The BJPS fit test
- Travel past your case and your subfield
- Format choice
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- The two-axis fit screen (BJPS-specific)
- Calibration anchors (hedged)
- Supplementary resources
What does the bjps-topic-selection skill do?
Use when deciding whether a political-science project fits the British Journal of Political Science (BJPS) and which of its three formats to target. BJPS is a broad, internationally-oriented general journal, so the test is wide interest across subfields and beyond one national case, not subfield novelty alone. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill bjps-topic-selection --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.