brycewang-stanford JPSP Workflow Router (jpsp-workflow)
The orchestrator for a JPSP submission. JPSP is not one journal with one editor — it is three independently edited sections, each with its own editor, masthead, rules, and Editorial Manager portal. It is also a long-format, multi-study journal: a developed theory plus several related studies, not a single short report. The router's first job is to lock the section, then route by stage.
When to trigger
- Starting a new JPSP paper and unsure where to begin
- Unsure which of the three sections the paper belongs to
- Mid-project and unsure which skill applies next
- Returning with a decision letter (route to
jpsp-rebuttal)
First question: which section?
| Your contribution is about… | Section | Portal |
|---|---|---|
| Attitudes, persuasion, social cognition, emotion/motivation in social context | Attitudes and Social Cognition (ASC) | editorialmanager.com/asc |
| Close relationships, dyads, intragroup/intergroup processes, group behavior | Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes (IRGP) | editorialmanager.com/irg |
| Personality structure/development/assessment, individual differences, traits | Personality Processes and Individual Differences (PPID) | editorialmanager.com/pid |
One paper, one section. The sections are edited separately and apply their own length rules (ASC intro+discussion ≤ 3,500 words; IRGP ≤ 5,000 words and ≤ 5 studies in the main text; PPID "as succinctly as possible"). Confirm the live per-section page — see 待核实 in the source map.
Routing map (stage → skill)
Section + idea fit? → jpsp-topic-selection
Where does it sit in the field? → jpsp-literature-positioning
What's the theory + hypotheses? → jpsp-theory-and-hypotheses
Is the multi-study package sound?→ jpsp-study-design
Are analyses + meta-analysis ok? → jpsp-data-analysis
Are the exhibits APA-clean? → jpsp-tables-figures
Does it read in APA long-format? → jpsp-writing-style
Transparency / JARS / TOP? → jpsp-open-science-and-transparency
How will the section judge it? → jpsp-review-process
Ready to submit (masked)? → jpsp-submission
Got an R&R / decision? → jpsp-rebuttal
Default order
topic-selection → literature-positioning → theory-and-hypotheses → study-design → data-analysis → tables-figures → writing-style → open-science-and-transparency → review-process → submission → rebuttal
Iterate: most JPSP papers loop theory ↔ study-design ↔ data-analysis several times as the package grows from Study 1 to a coherent set with an internal meta-analysis.
Anti-patterns
- Treating JPSP like a short-report journal (it is long-format, multi-study) — see Psychological Science instead for short reports
- Drafting before choosing a section, then forcing the paper into the wrong one
- Building one study and hoping reviewers waive the multi-study expectation
- Leaving the internal meta-analysis / integrative analysis to "later"
Calibration anchors for a JPSP submission
The fixed expectations to hold while routing — binding figures (caps, portals) must be confirmed against the journal's submission guidelines (待核实):
| Anchor | JPSP expectation | Why it shapes routing |
|---|---|---|
| Package size | A converging multi-study set, not one study | An inherently single study → a short-report venue, not JPSP |
| Sections | Three independently edited: ASC / IRGP / PPID | Lock the section before any other step |
| Innovation | Theoretical advance precedes data strength | Theory comes before design |
| Open science | TOP Level 2, JARS, prereg, effect sizes with CIs | Transparency is gated at the editor's desk, not polish |
| Integration | Internal meta-analysis across studies | Plan comparable metrics from Study 1 |
These anchors are the post-credibility-revolution defaults the pack operationalizes; when a stage is unclear, return to the anchor it touches.
Router pass for Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Treat this skill as an executable review pass, not a prose hint. First lock the construct validity, study sequence, power/robustness plan, and boundary conditions; then judge whether the current manuscript answers the venue's real reader: psychology reviewers who need a theoretical construct, validated measurement, and cumulative-study logic.
- Do the pass: Run the pack as a sequence: fit gate, evidence gate, writing gate, source-map gate, and final output contract; stop when a gate lacks evidence.
- Return a ledger: give
claim / evidence / risk / manuscript locationrows, so the next agent can edit rather than rediscover the issue. - Sibling guard: compare against Psychological Science for shorter general-interest findings, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin for field scope, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology for experiment-centered claims; if a sibling owns the contribution, recommend re-routing before polishing format.
- Stop condition: do not give submission-ready advice until the pack's
resources/official-source-map.mdhas been checked for volatile rules and the manuscript has one concrete fix for the largest venue-specific risk.
Output format
【Section】ASC / IRGP / PPID (why this section, one line)
【Stage】section-fit / positioning / theory / design / analysis / exhibits / writing / transparency / review / submit / rebut
【Route to】jpsp-<skill>
【Why】one line
【Then】the next skill after that
Supplementary resources
../../resources/external_tools.md— personality/social-psych data + software by design../../resources/official-source-map.md— official APA JPSP URLs behind every fact in this pack