# Boundary Review

Save to: `RESEARCH/[topic]/context/boundary_review.md`

Use this artifact to record academic boundary decisions before high-risk Qiongli tasks proceed. This is not a chat transcript or generic requirements note. It records the minimum scholarly decisions needed to prevent scope drift, overclaiming, weak evidence linkage, method mismatch, or unsafe submission promises.

## Scholarly Decision Context

- task_id:
- stage:
- paper_type:
- target_venue:
- current_research_question_or_claim:
- trigger_level:
- trigger_reason:

## Artifact Evidence Checked First

List the artifacts inspected before asking the user.

- `context/research_state.md`:
- `context/decision_log.md`:
- `context/stage_handoff.md`:
- stage_specific_artifacts:

## One-Question Academic Loop

| Question ID | Boundary Dimension | Question | Recommended Answer | User Or Artifact Answer | Status | Why This Matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BQ-001 |  |  |  |  | open |  |

## Academic Boundary Map

| Dimension | Included / Claimed | Excluded / Not Claimed | Evidence Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenomenon / population / context |  |  |  |
| Construct definition |  |  |  |
| Contribution type |  |  |  |
| Method / design |  |  |  |
| Generalizability |  |  |  |
| Venue / reviewer expectation |  |  |  |

## Claim Strength And Evidence Threshold

- claim_strength:
- strongest_defensible_wording:
- evidence_required_to_support:
- evidence_that_would_weaken_or_falsify:
- finding_interpretation_implication_boundary:

## Rival Explanations And Counterevidence

| Rival / counterevidence | Why It Matters | How This Workflow Will Address It |
|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |

## Validity Or Trustworthiness Risk

- internal_validity_or_identification:
- construct_validity_or_operationalization:
- external_validity_or_transferability:
- statistical_conclusion_or_inference:
- credibility_dependability_confirmability_if_qualitative:

## Generalizability Limit

- population_limit:
- setting_limit:
- time_period_limit:
- data_or_measurement_limit:
- model_or_assumption_limit:

## Venue Or Reviewer Risk

- likely_reviewer_objection:
- desk_reject_risk:
- claim_or_scope_adjustment:

## Locked Decision

| Decision | Rationale | Confidence | Evidence Basis | Downstream Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  |  |

## Open Questions

| Question | Why It Remains Open | Next Task Or Artifact | Revisit Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  |

## Revisit Trigger

-

## Downstream Sync

- `context/research_state.md`:
- `context/decision_log.md`:
- `context/stage_handoff.md`:
- `manuscript/claims_evidence_map.md`:
- `design/validity-threat-matrix.md`:
- `code/code_specification.md`:
