Executive summary: The Unjournal is seeking funding to continue and expand its work of commissioning expert evaluations of impactful quantitative social science research, having already evaluated 30 papers and built systems for scaling while maintaining quality.
Key points:
Current achievements: 30 papers evaluated, public database created, evaluation systems built, and network of hundreds of qualified evaluators established
Core funding need: $285,780/year for basic operations to evaluate 40 papers annually ($1,560 per paper)
New “Pivotal Questions” project aims to directly impact funding/policy by evaluating research that informs key organizational decisions
Additional funding priorities ($250k/year) include: building LLM tools, expanding Pivotal Questions, hiring communications director and research fellows
Value proposition: improves credibility of impact-focused research, provides faster/better feedback than traditional peer review, helps funders assess research quality
Offers earmarked donations and various ways for people to contribute beyond funding (evaluators, specialists, advisors)
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Executive summary: The Unjournal is seeking funding to continue and expand its work of commissioning expert evaluations of impactful quantitative social science research, having already evaluated 30 papers and built systems for scaling while maintaining quality.
Key points:
Current achievements: 30 papers evaluated, public database created, evaluation systems built, and network of hundreds of qualified evaluators established
Core funding need: $285,780/year for basic operations to evaluate 40 papers annually ($1,560 per paper)
New “Pivotal Questions” project aims to directly impact funding/policy by evaluating research that informs key organizational decisions
Additional funding priorities ($250k/year) include: building LLM tools, expanding Pivotal Questions, hiring communications director and research fellows
Value proposition: improves credibility of impact-focused research, provides faster/better feedback than traditional peer review, helps funders assess research quality
Offers earmarked donations and various ways for people to contribute beyond funding (evaluators, specialists, advisors)
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A good summary. Note that marginal per paper cost does not include our overhead, communications, building our network and tools, etc.