jar-contribution-framingUse when turning empirical results into an explicit contribution to accounting knowledge for a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript — stating what we now know about how accounting information is produced, disclosed, audited, or used, and why it matters economically. Frames the contributio
jar-data-analysisUse when running and reporting the empirical-archival analysis for a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript — standard-error clustering, endogeneity execution, construct measurement, and the robustness battery referees expect, plus the reproducible data-and-code package JAR requires. Execut
jar-literature-positioningUse when positioning a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript within the accounting literature — stating the conversation you join, the marginal contribution over prior archival/disclosure/audit work, and why JAR (not TAR/JAE/RAST/CAR) is the home. Positions the paper; it does not build the
jar-methodsUse when the research design and identification strategy are the bottleneck for a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript — choosing the setting, source of identifying variation, and sample to support a causal accounting claim. Designs the study; it does not run the estimation, clustering, o
jar-rebuttalUse after a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) revise-and-resubmit to plan the revision and draft the point-by-point response — prioritizing the Senior Editor's first-order concerns (identification, the channel, measurement) and updating the required data-and-code package. Plans and drafts the res
jar-review-processUse when setting expectations for how Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) review and decisions work, or when reading a JAR decision letter — the Senior-Editor-panel structure, double-anonymized review, the desk-screen and tiered-fee gate, and the distinctive Ray Ball Conference and Registered Repor
jar-submissionUse when running the final pre-submission preflight for a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript — the Wiley Research Exchange portal, double-anonymization, the tiered submission fee and one-week payment window, the article-type choice, and the data-and-code package JAR requires. Checks rea
jar-tables-figuresUse when finalizing the descriptive, results, and identification exhibits for a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript — the summary-statistics table, correlation matrix, main regression tables, and identification plots that an empirical-archival accounting paper lives or dies on. Builds th
jar-theory-developmentUse when building the economic mechanism and deriving signed, falsifiable predictions for a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript — grounding hypotheses in information economics, contracting, and disclosure theory rather than psychology-style construct chains. Builds the mechanism; it does
jar-topic-selectionUse when choosing or sharpening a research question for a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript — testing whether it is a real accounting question with a credible setting, JAR fit, and identification potential before any data work begins. Locks the question; it does not build the mechanism
jar-workflowUse when deciding which jar-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic selection through rebuttal for a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript. Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills.
jar-writing-styleUse when polishing the prose of a Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) manuscript — a design-forward, economically literate style that states the question, setting, and identification early and reads like recent empirical-archival accounting papers. Polishes prose and house style; it does not build