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The primary manifest — the file an agent reads to learn what this artifact does.
JAP is theory-first. A paper lives or dies on whether it makes a theoretical contribution to I-O science — a new mechanism, boundary condition, integration of frameworks, or construct clarification — and whether the hypotheses follow from that theory. The cardinal honesty rule: state theory and confirmatory hypotheses before the data, and label anything generated after seeing data as exploratory.
exchange, conservation of resources, self-determination, JD-R, affective events, justice). The mechanism is the contribution's core, not decoration.
team, or organization level, and whether effects are cross-level (e.g., 1-1-1, 2-1-1, 2-2-1). JAP reviewers read level-of-analysis sloppiness as a theory error.
state mediation and moderation as formal hypotheses, not afterthoughts.
exploratory (post hoc) analyses, clearly, in the text.
the test, and the contribution, credible.
| Contribution type | What it must show |
|---|---|
| New mechanism | a process not previously specified linking established constructs |
| Boundary condition | when/for whom a known effect holds or reverses (a theorized moderator) |
| Integration | two frameworks reconciled to predict something neither does alone |
| Construct work | a clarified, differentiated, or newly measured construct with validity evidence |
| Cross-level model | how a higher-level factor shapes lower-level processes (or emergence upward) |
A servant-leadership package, written so the mechanism, levels, and hypothesis status are legible.
Mechanism: Servant leadership signals safety and worth, building team
psychological safety (social-exchange + safety climate), which
frees members to voice and coordinate, raising team performance.
Levels: Leadership (team, L2) → psychological safety (team, L2) →
performance (team, L2); voice tested as L1 mediator (2-2-2 / 2-1-2).
H1 (confirmatory): Servant leadership relates positively to team performance.
H2 (confirmatory): Team psychological safety mediates H1.
H3 (confirmatory, preregistered in the lab study):
The effect is stronger under high task interdependence (boundary).
Disconfirming: a near-zero indirect effect with a CI spanning zero, or a
reversed safety path, counts against the account — stated up front.| Reviewer pushback | JAP fix |
|---|---|
| "No theoretical contribution" | name the new mechanism/boundary/integration in one sentence before H1 |
| "Level of analysis is muddled" | label every construct's level and the cross-level form (1-1-1, 2-1-1, …) |
| "This looks HARKed" | show the preregistration timestamp; relabel post hoc analyses exploratory |
| "Hypotheses don't follow from the theory" | rebuild each H as a signed deduction from the stated mechanism |
| "Mediation/moderation asserted, not theorized" | give the process reason the indirect/interaction effect should exist |
hospitals" is a setting, not a theory advance.
cross-level hypothesis, stated as such.
after seeing data is exploratory. Preregistration and the data-transparency appendix make the line visible to masked reviewers.
reads as a red flag at JAP.
【Mechanism】the I-O process linking the constructs, briefly
【Levels】each construct's level + cross-level form (1-1-1 / 2-1-1 / 2-2-2 …)
【Hypotheses】directional, signed (H1, H2 mediation, H3 moderation …)
【Status】which are confirmatory (preregistered) vs exploratory
【Disconfirming evidence】what would count against the theory
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