This is the routing skill for the humanities bundle. It does not replace a
single-journal profile; it first classifies the manuscript by sub-field,
contribution type, and method/approach, then routes into the matching per-journal
skill for fit and re-framing. It is a sibling to en-natsci-journal-workflow,
en-engtech-journal-workflow, and en-journal-workflow.
| Manuscript signature | Prefer skill |
|---|---|
| Broad, field-defining historical argument | the-american-historical-review |
| Society/economy/culture history, problem-driven | past-and-present / journal-of-social-history |
| Modern European/transnational history | the-journal-of-modern-history |
| British/medieval/early-modern, archival | the-english-historical-review |
| Early-American / Atlantic history | the-william-and-mary-quarterly |
| Philosophy of history / historical method | history-and-theory |
| Major analytic philosophy article | the-philosophical-review / nous / the-journal-of-philosophy |
| Moral/political philosophy and ethics | ethics / philosophy-and-public-affairs |
| Broad philosophy (esp. UK tradition) | mind |
| Short, sharp philosophical note | analysis |
| Field-defining literary/critical-theory essay | pmla / critical-inquiry |
| Theory of literature / interpretive method | new-literary-history |
| Historicist / material-culture literary study | representations |
| Literary history, period-focused | modern-language-quarterly |
| Cross-linguistic / world-literature comparison | comparative-literature |
| Greek/Latin textual or interpretive scholarship | the-classical-quarterly |
| Roman history / archaeology / material culture | the-journal-of-roman-studies |
| Major art-historical argument (any period) | the-art-bulletin |
| Theoretically engaged art history | art-history / october |
| Connoisseurship / attribution / object study | the-burlington-magazine |
| Religious-studies argument / theory | the-journal-of-religion / history-of-religions |
| Biblical/theological/early-Christian scholarship | harvard-theological-review |
| Core theoretical/empirical linguistics | language / linguistic-inquiry |
| General linguistics / syntax-semantics theory | journal-of-linguistics / natural-language-and-linguistic-theory |
| Historical/analytical musicology | journal-of-the-american-musicological-society |
| Music theory and analysis | music-theory-spectrum |
| Philosophical aesthetics / art criticism | the-journal-of-aesthetics-and-art-criticism |
| Confusable targets | Decision rule |
|---|---|
the-philosophical-review vs nous vs the-journal-of-philosophy |
All are top generalist analytic venues; route by the article's length, sub-area conventions, and fit, and re-check current scopes — they are close substitutes. |
pmla vs critical-inquiry |
PMLA is the MLA's broad literary/language flagship; Critical Inquiry foregrounds theory and interdisciplinary critical intervention. |
the-art-bulletin vs october vs art-history |
The Art Bulletin is the CAA generalist flagship; October and Art History foreground critical/theoretical and contemporary engagement. |
the-american-historical-review vs a specialty history journal |
AHR wants broad significance across fields/periods; period- and area-specialist arguments often fit a specialty venue better. |
language vs linguistic-inquiry |
Language (LSA) is the broad disciplinary flagship; Linguistic Inquiry foregrounds generative theory — route by framework and audience. |
Generalist flagship vs analysis |
Analysis is for short, focused philosophical notes; a full-length argument belongs at a generalist venue. |
[Top journal skill] <skill-name>
[Alt 1] <skill-name> (reason)
[Alt 2] <skill-name> (reason)
[Do not submit to] <journal> (one-line mismatch reason)
[Contribution type] argument / interpretation / theory / sources / edition
[Biggest current gap] argument-originality / source-command / field-fit / theory-idiom / house-style / official requirements
[Next step] invoke <skill-name> for single-venue fit and re-framing