Blind review is only possible with a specialized system/website. The EA forum doesn’t support math typesetting like LaTeX, and the arguments would be mixed up with all kinds of other posts. I think the best alternative to a true journal would be a community blog that hosted articles with a review system.
But not all peer review is the same, you want to have some review from people who know the relevant subjects well. E.g., a paper that relates to economic policy should be seen by economists. But if we have unpublished works on a website, I imagine it’s going to be hard to get subject matter experts outside of EA to participate in the review process.
Blind review is only possible with a specialized system/website. The EA forum doesn’t support math typesetting like LaTeX, and the arguments would be mixed up with all kinds of other posts. I think the best alternative to a true journal would be a community blog that hosted articles with a review system.
But not all peer review is the same, you want to have some review from people who know the relevant subjects well. E.g., a paper that relates to economic policy should be seen by economists. But if we have unpublished works on a website, I imagine it’s going to be hard to get subject matter experts outside of EA to participate in the review process.
FWIW, the EA forum does now support inline LaTeX, and I have used it in a couple of essays I’ve published here.