ppsych-topic-selection
Use when judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad, integrative, theoretical, or meta-scientific rather than a single study — and framing its animating question. Decides fit and venue; it does not gather the literature (ppsych-literature-synthesis) or shape the proposal (ppsych-proposal-and-commissioning).
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ppsych-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 for a PoPS Contribution (ppsych-topic-selection) ## When to trigger - You have a candidate idea and need to know if it is "PoPS-shaped" - A topic feels either too narrow (one study, one paradigm) or too sprawling (all of cognition) - You are deciding between PoPS and a sibling (Psychological Science, Psychological Bulletin, Annual Review of Psychology, Current Directions) - A meta-science idea exists but you are unsure whether it is a perspective or a primary methods paper ## What PoPS is for PoPS publishes an **eclectic, broad, integrative mix**: broad integrative reviews, overviews of research programs, theoretical and metatheoretical statements, methodology and **meta-science** commentary, philosophy-of-science pieces, opinion pieces on major issues, and even autobiographical or humorous essays (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准). The reader is a psychologist (or adjacent behavioral/social/neuro/methods scientist) from **any** area who wants the big picture — not a specialist seeking a single result. That cross-area readership sets the fit bar. ## The four PoPS-fit tests A contribution belongs in PoPS when it passes all four. If it fails one, route accordingly. 1. **Breadth /
- When to trigger
- What PoPS is for
- The four PoPS-fit tests
- Decision table (venue)
- Framing the animating question
- Checklist
- Anti-patterns
- Output format
What does the ppsych-topic-selection skill do?
Use when judging whether a question is a Perspectives on Psychological Science (PoPS)-scale contribution — broad, integrative, theoretical, or meta-scientific rather than a single study — and framing its animating question. Decides fit and venue; it does not gather the literature (ppsych-literature-synthesis) or shape the proposal (ppsych-proposal-and-commissioning).
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill ppsych-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 984 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.