smr-topic-selection
Use when deciding whether a project clears the Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) bar — a genuine methodological contribution (develop, evaluate, or critically assess a method), not an application dressed as method. Screens fit and scope; does not derive properties or design simulations.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-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.
# SMR Topic Selection Use this first. SMR's single hardest gate is the difference between **a paper about a method** and **a paper that uses a method**. Most desk rejections at this venue are scope failures: a competent applied analysis with no methodological payoff for other researchers. ## The three SMR contribution modes A submission must clearly be one (or more) of these — name yours before dr
What does the smr-topic-selection skill do?
Use when deciding whether a project clears the Sociological Methods & Research (SMR) bar — a genuine methodological contribution (develop, evaluate, or critically assess a method), not an application dressed as method. Screens fit and scope; does not derive properties or design simulations.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill smr-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.