joap-literature-positioning
Use when positioning a Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP) manuscript against the I-O literature so the theoretical contribution is unmistakable. JAP expects the gap and the advance stated against the closest prior work — and a clear distinction from sibling venues (Personnel Psychology, AMJ, OBHDP, JOB). Stakes the contribution; it does not write the literature review.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill joap-literature-positioning --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.
# Literature Positioning (joap-literature-positioning) In JAP, positioning is where the **theoretical contribution becomes legible**. The introduction must name the open question, the closest prior work, and exactly **what this paper adds to I-O theory** — and it must make clear why the work belongs in JAP rather than a sibling journal. Positioning is argument construction, not a literature survey. ## When to trigger - Drafting or sharpening the Introduction and the "contribution" paragraph - A reviewer said the contribution is "incremental," "not clearly novel," or "overlaps prior work" - You have far more citations than the argument needs and must prioritize - A reviewer suggested the paper "fits another journal better" ## How to position 1. **Open with the phenomenon and its stakes**, for work and for theory — not a textbook history of the construct. 2. **Name the gap precisely.** What is unresolved, contested, or untested in I-O theory — and why settling it matters. Avoid "little is known about X at work." 3. **State the contribution against the closest prior study.** By the end of the Introduction the reader knows the mechanism, the level, and what is new relative to the *spec
- When to trigger
- How to position
- Sibling-venue boundary (position deliberately)
- Worked micro-example (illustrative)
- Citation-budget triage
- Positioning-stage reviewer pushback and the venue fix
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the joap-literature-positioning skill do?
Use when positioning a Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP) manuscript against the I-O literature so the theoretical contribution is unmistakable. JAP expects the gap and the advance stated against the closest prior work — and a clear distinction from sibling venues (Personnel Psychology, AMJ, OBHDP, JOB). Stakes the contribution; it does not write the literature review.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill joap-literature-positioning --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.