poq-workflow

POQ Workflow Router (poq-workflow)

The orchestrator for a POQ submission. Figure out the stage and the submission type, then send the

user to the matching skill. POQ is the leading journal of public opinion and survey methodology —

the router's first job is to make sure the paper is framed as a measurement/opinion contribution

with survey error and AAPOR-standard disclosure taken seriously from the start.

When to trigger

• Starting a new POQ paper and unsure where to begin
• Mid-project and unsure which skill applies next
• Deciding which submission type fits the paper
• Returning with a decision letter (route to poq-rebuttal)

First question: which submission type?

| Situation | Type | Route to |

|-----------|------|----------|

| Full study — opinion or methods contribution | Original Article (≤ 6,500 words text + notes) | normal pipeline below |

| Single finding, extension, or replication | Research Note (< 3,000 words) | normal pipeline, tighter scope |

| Short, timely read of current poll data | Polls in Context (≤ 2,500 words) | poq-data-analysis + poq-writing-style |

| Integrative review of a literature | Research Synthesis (≤ 6,500 words) | poq-literature-positioning + poq-theory-and-hypotheses |

| Brief assessment of a recent book | Book Review (~1,200 words) | poq-writing-style |

> Word caps count text and notes, excluding figures, tables, references, and appendices — so the

> AAPOR disclosure appendix does not eat your budget. Confirm the current caps (待核实 on section

> names).

Routing map (stage → skill)

Idea / fit?                          → poq-topic-selection
Where does it sit in the field?      → poq-literature-positioning
What's the argument/hypothesis?      → poq-theory-and-hypotheses
Is the survey design defensible?     → poq-survey-design-and-measurement
Are the analyses design-based?       → poq-data-analysis
Are the exhibits clear?              → poq-tables-figures
Does it read for POQ?                → poq-writing-style
Repro package + Appendix A?          → poq-transparency-and-data-policy
How will it be judged?               → poq-review-process
Ready to submit?                     → poq-submission
Got an R&R / decision?               → poq-rebuttal

Default order

`topic-selection → literature-positioning → theory-and-hypotheses → survey-design-and-measurement →

data-analysis → tables-figures → writing-style → transparency-and-data-policy → review-process →

submission → rebuttal`

Iterate: most papers loop survey-design ↔ data-analysis several times before writing-style.

Anti-patterns

• Treating POQ like a generic social-science venue — the survey-error and disclosure bar is specific
• Leaving AAPOR disclosure (response rate, sampling, weighting) until the end instead of building Appendix A as you go
• Padding a Research Note or Polls in Context toward Article length
• Skipping the replication package until acceptance — it is archived before typesetting

Router pass for Public Opinion Quarterly

Run this as a concrete capability pass. First lock the public-opinion construct, sampling frame, mode effects, weighting/nonresponse plan, and trend or causal interpretation; then test whether the manuscript addresses survey and public-opinion reviewers who inspect measurement, sampling, mode, nonresponse, and inference about attitudes or behavior.

• Primary move: Run the pack as fit gate, evidence gate, writing gate, source-map gate, and output contract; stop when a gate lacks evidence.
• Decision ledger: return claim / evidence / blocker / next edit rows so the next pass can patch the manuscript directly.
• Sibling comparison: compare against Political Analysis for methods-first work, Journal of Politics for political-science theory, Communication Research for media-effects framing; if the neighboring outlet has the stronger audience claim, recommend re-routing before polishing.
• Verification floor: before submission-ready advice, re-open resources/official-source-map.md for volatile rules and name the one unresolved fact that could change the recommendation.

Output format

【Stage】idea / positioning / theory / survey-design / analysis / exhibits / writing / transparency / review / submit / rebut
【Type】Original Article / Research Note / Polls in Context / Research Synthesis / Book Review
【Route to】poq-<skill>
【Why】one line
【Then】the next skill after that

Supplementary resources

• [../../resources/external_tools.md](../../resources/external_tools.md) — survey data + methodology software by task
• [../../resources/official-source-map.md](../../resources/official-source-map.md) — official POQ / AAPOR URLs behind every fact in this pack