jmgmt-topic-selection
Use when scoping the question and choosing the article type for a Journal of Management (JOM) manuscript — empirical vs. meta-analysis vs. systematic review, and which management subfield it speaks to. Locks fit; it does not build the theory (jmgmt-theory-development) or design the study (jmgmt-methods).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jmgmt-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 (jmgmt-topic-selection) ## When to trigger - You have a phenomenon but are unsure it reads as a **general-management** contribution rather than a niche subfield piece - You cannot decide whether to write an **empirical study**, a **meta-analysis**, or a **systematic review** for a Review Issue - The paper could plausibly go to AMJ, SMJ, JMS, or Org Science and you need to know whether JOM is the right home - A coauthor asks "would JOM desk-reject this?" ## What JOM is looking for JOM is the **Southern Management Association's** general-management flagship (SAGE). Its center of gravity is a **theoretical contribution that travels across management** — organizational behavior, HR, strategic management, entrepreneurship, and research methods, plus related I/O psychology. A paper earns its place when a reader in a *different* management subfield still cares about the mechanism. The desk filter is the same one AMJ uses — empirical contribution, theoretical contribution, and a phenomenon that matters — but JOM has one extra door most siblings lack: it actively publishes **stand-alone reviews and meta-analyses** as flagship contributions (biannual Review Issues, Ja
- When to trigger
- What JOM is looking for
- Choosing the article type
- Sibling boundary (where JOM differs)
- Sizing the question against the 50-page wall
- Worked example (illustrative)
- Quick self-test before committing
- When the answer is "not JOM"
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the jmgmt-topic-selection skill do?
Use when scoping the question and choosing the article type for a Journal of Management (JOM) manuscript — empirical vs. meta-analysis vs. systematic review, and which management subfield it speaks to. Locks fit; it does not build the theory (jmgmt-theory-development) or design the study (jmgmt-methods).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jmgmt-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.