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Use as the entry point for any Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ) manuscript. Routes to the right POQ sub-skill based on where you are in the lifecycle and which submission type (Original Article, Research Note, Polls in Context, Research Synthesis, Book Review) fits. It dispatches; it does not draft content.

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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?

SituationTypeRoute to
Full study — opinion or methods contributionOriginal Article (≤ 6,500 words text + notes)normal pipeline below
Single finding, extension, or replicationResearch Note (< 3,000 words)normal pipeline, tighter scope
Short, timely read of current poll dataPolls in Context (≤ 2,500 words)poq-data-analysis + poq-writing-style
Integrative review of a literatureResearch Synthesis (≤ 6,500 words)poq-literature-positioning + poq-theory-and-hypotheses
Brief assessment of a recent bookBook 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

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