respol-contribution-framingUse when the one-sentence "so what" is the bottleneck for a Research Policy (RP) manuscript — converting solid results into an explicit advance for innovation theory/evidence that usually carries a policy or managerial implication. Frames the claim; it does not build the mechanism (respol-theory-dev
respol-data-analysisUse when executing and stress-testing the empirical analysis for a Research Policy (RP) manuscript — building bibliometric/patent variables, running estimation or qualitative coding, and assembling robustness that an innovation-studies referee will accept. Executes the analysis; it does not choose t
respol-literature-positioningUse when staking the contribution against the innovation-studies literature for a Research Policy (RP) manuscript — anchoring in the RP/SPRU canon and showing a genuine gap rather than an incremental replication. Positions the paper; it does not build the mechanism (respol-theory-development) or wri
respol-methodsUse when research design, identification, or measurement is the bottleneck for a Research Policy (RP) manuscript — choosing and defending a method (patent/bibliometric, causal policy evaluation, survey, case study, or mixed) appropriate to an innovation-studies claim. Sets the design; it does not ex
respol-rebuttalUse when drafting the response to a Research Policy (RP) decision letter — converting double-blind referee and handling-editor comments into a point-by-point response and a revision plan that protects the innovation-studies contribution. Builds the response strategy; it is the terminal skill in the
respol-review-processUse when calibrating expectations and choreography for the Research Policy (RP) review cycle — the double-blind process, the out-of-scope desk screen, handling-editor routing, the Research Note option, and what RP referees reward versus reject. Sets expectations; it does not draft the response lette
respol-submissionUse when running the final pre-submission preflight for Research Policy (RP) via Elsevier's online submission system — article-type choice, length/abstract limits, double-blind anonymization, data & code statement, and the out-of-scope desk-screen. Final checks; it does not draft content.
respol-tables-figuresUse when exhibits are the bottleneck for a Research Policy (RP) manuscript — designing tables and figures (regression tables, patent/bibliometric maps, event-study plots, case data structures) that carry the innovation mechanism for an interdisciplinary readership. Builds exhibits; it does not run t
respol-theory-developmentUse when the conceptual argument is the bottleneck for a Research Policy (RP) manuscript — building an innovation-studies mechanism or framework that an interdisciplinary readership will accept as a contribution. Builds the theory; it does not run the analysis (respol-data-analysis) or write the fin
respol-topic-selectionUse when scoping or sanity-checking the research question for a Research Policy (RP) manuscript — deciding whether it is a genuine innovation-studies question RP owns versus an economics/strategy paper that will desk-reject as out of scope. Frames the question; it does not build the theory (respol-t
respol-workflowUse when deciding which respol-* sub-skill to invoke next, or when sequencing manuscript work from topic through rebuttal for a Research Policy (RP) submission. Routes — it does not replace — the specialized skills.
respol-writing-styleUse when prose and structure are the bottleneck for a Research Policy (RP) manuscript — making an interdisciplinary innovation-studies argument land for economists, management scholars, and policymakers at once. Polishes the writing; it does not change the contribution (respol-contribution-framing)