jmf-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a project fits the Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) and whether it should be a full article or a brief report. JMF is the interdisciplinary flagship of family science, so the test is a genuine contribution to understanding families and close relationships, not a generic social-science finding. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jmf-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 (jmf-topic-selection) JMF is the **leading interdisciplinary journal of family science**. The bar is not "new finding about people" — it is **"advances how we understand families, couples, parents, children, and kin."** Use this skill to pressure-test fit before you invest. ## When to trigger - Choosing among possible projects or framings for a JMF submission - A colleague said the paper feels like "general sociology/psychology, not family science" - Deciding between a **full article** and a **brief report** - Considering a **replication** or an **important null finding** as the contribution ## The JMF fit test A strong JMF paper usually clears all four: 1. **Family-science contribution.** The family, couple, parent–child, or kin relationship is *central* — not a control variable. A scholar of families should see why this matters for the field. 2. **Interdisciplinary reach.** Family science draws on sociology, psychology, demography, and family studies. State the stakes in terms the broader family-science audience shares (relationship quality, family structure, child wellbeing, family inequality, policy). 3. **Credible on its method's terms.** Quantitative,
- When to trigger
- The JMF fit test
- Family-science framing (lead with the family question)
- Format choice
- Anti-patterns
- Fit pass for Journal of Marriage and Family
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the jmf-topic-selection skill do?
Use when deciding whether a project fits the Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) and whether it should be a full article or a brief report. JMF is the interdisciplinary flagship of family science, so the test is a genuine contribution to understanding families and close relationships, not a generic social-science finding. Helps frame the question; it does not collect data.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jmf-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.