Become a contributor
Publish behavioral science under your own byline in the publication of the Center for Behavioral Decisions — with a public author profile and an editor in your corner. We look for writers with academic or research experience in the field, because every article here has to stand on evidence.
A science publication, not a blog
Our readers check sources. The applications that get approved come from people who have done research themselves.
- A graduate degree or ongoing research in behavioral science, psychology, behavioral economics, cognitive science or a closely related field
- Peer-reviewed papers, a thesis or working papers you can point us to
- Applied researchers who run experiments and report them honestly, nulls included
- Practitioners who work from the primary literature — and cite it
- Marketing or growth content with a thin behavioral veneer
- Opinion pieces with no studies behind them
- AI-generated drafts, or summaries of someone else’s article
- Thought leadership written to promote a product or an employer
Not from academia? Apply anyway — but show your work. A field experiment you designed, or writing that engages the primary literature, will carry your application much further than a job title.
What we publish
Research translations, write-ups of applied work you’ve run, and honest reviews of contested evidence land best. Every article sits in one of these categories — the interesting pieces usually straddle two.
What a published piece looks like
What you get
The return here is reputational: a byline, a readership, and a portfolio that keeps compounding long after the piece goes live.
A byline and a profile
Every article carries your name and position and links to a public author page with your photo, bio and website. Publish once and you join the public Contributors directory — it’s yours to keep.
Readers who act
Our weekly newsletter, social channels and search reach carry your ideas to people who came to apply behavioral science, not to scroll — under a masthead that means something.
An editor in your corner
Draft in a proper editor, submit, and track every piece from your dashboard. An editor reads every submission and helps the argument land — nobody publishes into the void here.
Four steps to your first byline
Joining is by application, and access is always granted by a person — never automatically. That’s what keeps the byline worth having.
Create a free account
Confirm your email
Apply from your account
A link that shows who you are, an optional writing sample or CV, and a motivation letter. Use the letter to tell us about your research — your field, what you’ve published, and the first two or three pieces you’d write. You can also apply as an editor here.
An editor reviews — and replies
From approved to published
Questions we get
Do I need a PhD?
No — but you do need research literacy. A graduate degree or peer-reviewed work is the clearest signal; a well-run field study, or writing that seriously engages the primary literature, works too. Behavioral vocabulary without behavioral evidence doesn’t.
What’s the commitment?
Lighter than you’d expect. No quotas, no deadlines and no editorial calendar to feed — contributors write alongside their research or practice rather than instead of it, and publish when they have something worth publishing. What you take with you is the byline, the readers and the record.
Can I write about my own work or company?
Draw on it freely — that’s often the most interesting material. Just disclose the connection, and write so a reader who’ll never buy anything from you still learns something.
What if I’m turned down?
It’s usually about the pitch, not the person. Reviewers often leave a note, and your account invites you to refine and apply again — a sharper sample and a more specific idea change the answer surprisingly often.
Ready to write?
Create your free account, then apply from your profile. Tell us what you research and what you’d write about — we read every application and reply by email.
Questions first? hello@becisions.com