joap-review-process
Use when you need to understand how the Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP) evaluates a manuscript — masked (anonymized) peer review, the action-editor model, the dual gate of theoretical contribution and measurement/design rigor, and common desk-reject patterns. Use when stress-testing a paper before submission or interpreting a decision letter. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill joap-review-process --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.
# Review Process (joap-review-process) JAP is selective and exacting. Reviewers and the action editor weigh **theoretical contribution** and **methodological rigor together** — an interesting finding with weak measurement, and a flawless design with no theory advance, are both common rejections. Review is **masked (anonymized)**. Knowing how the gate works lets you pre-empt the standard rejection reasons. ## When to trigger - Before submitting, to stress-test the manuscript - Deciding how to frame the contribution and rigor for masked reviewers - Interpreting a decision letter and setting expectations ## How review works 1. **Masked review.** Author identities are withheld throughout consideration; keep names out of the manuscript and out of repository/preregistration links (see `joap-submission`). 2. **Editorial triage.** The editor / action editor screens for fit, theoretical contribution, and rigor; weak-fit or atheoretical papers are frequently **desk rejected** without full review. 3. **Action-editor model.** An associate/action editor manages the manuscript and several reviewers and writes the decision; the editor's letter is the rubric you must satisfy on revision. 4. **Exte
- When to trigger
- How review works
- The dual gate (what gets papers in)
- Desk-reject and decline-without-review patterns
- Worked micro-example (illustrative triage)
- How reviewers weigh the evidence (calibration anchors)
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the joap-review-process skill do?
Use when you need to understand how the Journal of Applied Psychology (JAP) evaluates a manuscript — masked (anonymized) peer review, the action-editor model, the dual gate of theoretical contribution and measurement/design rigor, and common desk-reject patterns. Use when stress-testing a paper before submission or interpreting a decision letter. Sets expectations and shapes the paper to survive review; it does not contact editors.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill joap-review-process --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.