The answer is a little complicated: as an organisation, we're a collective of students, academics, and private sector researchers. This, of course, adds a certain 'angle' to our publications; however we do our best to straddle all three roles of blogger, journalist, & academic (with each version of the same article roughly corresponding with that role). This is because our core motivation is to improve the accessibility of the subjects we tackle. As such, we've got to do our best to wear three hats!

Well, the gimmick is that you can choose your own degree of conceptual and evidential nuance, so it's rather flexible. That being said, we don't pretend to offer articles that meet the standard required by, say, a peer-reviewed journal as that would be excessive for our purposes here. However, the intention is to provide material that can indeed be cited in external research writing, so it's safe to say we're extremely careful about providing evidence for key claims we're making (as and where appropriate).

Just manipulate the slider at the top of each article to select your own degree of conceptual, evidential, and applicative detail. The less complex the article, the less academic the language is as well so if you’re (understandably) fed up with wading waist-deep in the overly formal, cryptic, and painfully persnickety phrasing that philosophers favour, just move that slider out of there!

Also, none of this is AI assisted/informed, so each version is held to the same careful standard (relative to what the article trying to achieve), by a human being.

We'd love to hear from potential contributors! Please get in touch with us via the 'contact' page form and we'll discuss the possibility with you as soon as we're able.

Please keep in mind, however, that the editors here at Comparative Statics will retain authority over what is published, how it's presented, and the use of it elsewhere (to a limited degree, given submitted articles will remain the intellectual property of you: the author).

Of course! However, given we're not offering peer-reviewed material, the same rules apply here as they would to a blog or news media. Use your judgement, make sure that you're citing the "comprehensive analysis" (most nuanced) version of the articles, and check the "further resources" section in the articles for useful material. Best of luck with your own research and get in touch if you'd like something clarified!