Public journal-independent evaluation of impactful research
The Unjournal is making research better by evaluating what really matters. We aim to make rigorous research more impactful and impactful research more rigorous.
The academic journal system is out-of-date, discourages innovation, and encourages rent-seeking.
The Unjournal is not a journal. We don’t publish research. Instead, we commission (and pay for) open, rigorous expert evaluation of publicly-hosted research. We make it easier for researchers to get feedback and credible ratings of their work, so they can focus on doing better research rather than journal-shopping.
We currently focus on quantitative work that informs global priorities, especially in economics, policy, and social science. We focus on what's practically important to researchers, policy-makers, and the world.
The Unjournal is a registered nonprofit; we don’t charge fees. Visit our knowledge base to learn more.
Research papers and projects
Knowledge Base
Our knowledge base is hosted on Gitbook and provides a more detailed overview of The Unjournal processes and theory of change.
Data Blog
This site and the accompanying dashboards present data and analysis on our pipeline and evaluation output
Our Evaluations
We post public evaluations of the research we prioritize on our PubPub page, available to everyone.
Research Database
We host a public database of the research we prioritized on Coda.
Public Summaries
We provide a quick view of all papers commissioned for evaluation, along with public summaries and reports.